IPT Africa: Shaping the Future of African Payments with Frictionless End-To-End B2B Transactions

IPT Africa launched at the recent Africa Fintech Festival (AFF) as it seeks to position itself as the platform for Frictionless African Payments. IPT Africa launched at the recent Africa Fintech festival as it seeks to position itself as the platform for Frictionless African payments, delivering a continent -wide, multi-channel payment platform tailored to the

FNB | The five Financial Steps you must Take in Your Golden Years

People have different views about getting older. For some, reaching their sixties is a difficult moment as they find themselves unable to do some of the things they could in their youth. For others, their sixties are an exciting period filled with new opportunities, fewer responsibilities, and all the time they need to do the

BancABC Partners with Mastercard and Zimswitch to Transform Zimbabwe’s Payment Landscape

BancABC is the first bank to launch Mastercard and Zimswitch co-branded cards The collaboration will see BancABC introduce several card innovations including a Home and Away card that links to both a local currency and foreign currency account Cards can be used for contactless payments, as well as for e-commerce, thereby minimising contact BancABC Zimbabwe announced

Top 3 reasons to attend SWIFT’s African Regional Conference 2021

Be part of Africa’s premier financial services event Like many other events, the global pandemic has prompted us to shift the SWIFT African Regional Conference (ARC) to a unique and immersive digital experience, taking place virtually on 23-24 November 2021. Register today! The good news is that you can still expect to hear from and

Equity Named Africa’s Best Bank for SMEs 2021 at the Euromoney Awards

Equity Bank has been named Africa’s best bank for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in the 2021 Euromoney awards. This distinction further validates Equity as the country’s preferred bank by SMEs. While acknowledging this recognition, Equity Group Managing Director and CEO, Dr. James Mwangi, emphasized that the award reinforced and cements the Bank’s vision, of

FirstBank Partners NIBSS to Drive Digital Payment Convenience with Nigeria Quick Response (NQR)

First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Nigeria’s premier and leading financial inclusion services organisation has announced its partnership with Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System plc (NIBSS) on its recently launched Nigeria Quick Response (NQR) Payment Solution. The NQR is an innovative payment option implemented for all financial service providers and designed to promote quick and fast transactions

Verdant Capital Advises Baxi, a Leading Super-agent in Nigeria, on its Sale to MFS Africa

The sale of Baxi is Verdant Capital’s fifth successful fintech transaction of the year MFS Africa is acquiring Baxi to expand its network into Nigeria, Africa’s largest economy and perhaps its most fintech dynamic market. Nigeria is also the largest remittance market in Africa representing one-third of intra-Africa remittance flows, and is home to the largest

Mastercard South Africa Bags Prestigious Award as South Africa’s Most Innovative Payment Solutions Provider 2021

Mastercard, a global technology company, has been named South Africa’s Most Innovative Payment Solutions Provider in 2021 by International Business Magazine. The award was given in recognition of Mastercard’s continuous innovation of payment technologies and its ability to reimagine the consumer payment experience in South Africa. The International Business Magazine Awards honour top companies across

Standard Bank Wins Big at The EMEA Treasury Services Awards

Standard Bank Group is pleased to announce that it has been recognised as the ‘Best Transactional Bank for Financial Institutions in Africa’ and the ‘Best Trade Finance Services in Africa’ at the EMEA Finance’s Treasury Services Awards 2021. These awards, launched in 2010, celebrate the achievements of banking institutions that have recorded consistent performance, demonstrated

Introducing VodaPay – Our New Super-app! Pay Anyone, Shop Anywhere

Download now for deals starting from R1 Vodacom Financial and Digital Services is pleased to announce that the much anticipated VodaPay super app is now live and can be accessed in the Google and Apple app stores. Available to customers on any mobile network, VodaPay launches with significant partners and discounts including exclusive R1 deals