Banks Across Africa Turn to IBM Hybrid Cloud and AI Solutions to Accelerate Digital Innovation

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Africa’s leading banks including EcoBank, Nedbank, Attijariwafa Bank, United Bank of Africa, Co-operative Bank of Kenya and Banco Mais are tapping into IBM technologies to help advance financial inclusion across the continent IBM has announced that major financial institutions across Africa have selected hybrid cloud and AI capabilities from IBM to unlock digital innovation and continue

Juniper Research | Future Digital Award Winners Announced for Fintech & Payments 2021

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It is with great pleasure that Juniper Research announces the 2021 winners of the Future Digital Awards for Fintech & Payments. This year’s awards had a record number of applications; making choosing the winners more difficult than ever! This category recognises the most impactful financial products and services operating across numerous areas, including: Banking, Fraud

Mastercard Launches Strive: A Global Small Business Initiative to Accelerate Economic Recovery

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Strive kicks off with initial commitment of $25 million in philanthropic funding to strengthen financial resilience and growth of small businesses globally   Micro and small enterprises are important contributors to job creation and global economic development, representing approximately 90% of business and more than 50% of employment worldwide. However, the pandemic necessitated a rapid shift

Ukheshe Technologies Partner with Africa’s Latest Tech Unicorn, Chipper

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Leading fintech enablement partner, Ukheshe Technologies has announced a new partnership with Chipper, one of Africa’s most valuable startups, to enhance and accelerate the rollout out of Chipper’s digital payment offerings. These include free and unlimited P2P payments across South Africa, value-added services such as airtime and data and the ability to legally buy, sell

Visa Expands She’s Next initiative in Africa, Empowering Women Entrepreneurs with Digital Capabilities

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New Visa research reveals that 54% of ‘cash only’ merchants have missed business opportunities, with 70% of women-owned businesses expecting eCommerce to expand beyond the pandemic September 23rd, 2021 – As the rate of women entrepreneurs across Sub-Saharan Africa continues to rise, Visa is expanding its global She’s Next initiative to empower women entrepreneurs on

DPO Group Acquired by Network International as Landmark Deal Closes

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DPO Group (DPO), Africa’s largest and fastest-growing payment service provider (PSP), has finalised its acquisition by Network International, a globally renowned enabler of digital commerce across the Middle East and Africa. In a landmark deal for the African payments space, Network International has acquired 100 per cent of DPO Group, which will continue to operate

Ozow | The Evolution of Payments is Helping to Create a Contactless Society

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While people have been paying for goods and services for millennia, the arrival of the internet in the ‘90s became a major turning point for the payments sector. Since then, digital innovation has evolved payments solutions at breakneck speeds. Everything from contactless payments, QR codes and digital wallets, consumers have so many new ways to

Winning App Creates Convenient Payment Method for Small Merchants – HelloPay’s SoftPOS

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There is no doubt that the COVID-19 pandemic has fast-tracked digitalisation over the past 18 months. The development of solutions that enable people to live a more connected existence, far from slowing down, has accelerated beyond our wildest expectations. Despite enormous changes and disruptions to life and work as we know it, the level of

FG Signs Pact with Konga to Aid Nigerians in Diaspora

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Konga, Nigeria’s leading composite e-commerce giant, has signed a partnership with the Federal Government through the Diaspora Commission to further strengthen the relationship between Nigerians abroad, their relatives and the nation. To this effect, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed between Konga and the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) on Tuesday, September 14, 2021 in

Congratulations to CR2’s customer CIB, Egypt, as they announce a record-breaking performance in Digital Banking

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CR2 is extremely proud of CIB’s phenomenal growth achieved across its digital banking services. Commercial International Bank Egypt (CIB), Egypt’s leading private sector bank, recently announced exponential growth in its digital banking service for H1 2021, highlighting the success of their long-term digital transformation strategy adopted in 2012. During the period H1 2021, CIB achieved a