By Wayne Steppe, Enterprise Architect & Bernard van Der Merwe, Information Security Officer at Ecentric Payment Systems While the majority of people may not think twice about how they pay for their goods, ever-evolving retail payments, both in person and virtually, keep many CIOs awake at night worrying about where the next attack will come
Last year, the World Economic Forum called Africa the “world leader” in digital and mobile banking. There’s no doubt that banking in Africa has undergone significant changes in the last few years and that it will continue to change and grow in the coming years. How can business leaders prepare for this? How has the
By Dean Baker, Squad Lead, BFSI from Infobip South African banks have weathered rough seas during the past year, with many of their customers coming under severe pressure from a stagnant economy, rising cost of living and high interest rates. Despite these storms, the financial services industry is still delivering good profits and growth, but
South Africa’s financial sector faces an Anti-Money Laundering compliance crisis, with authorities cracking the whip on institutions that fail to meet their obligations to combat financial crime and the country’s continued presence on the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) grey list, adding to the cost of doing business. That’s according to Bradley Elliott, CEO at
By Rory Bosman, Executive for Sales & Marketing at Ecentric Tough economic conditions may well force financial institutions into a type of survival mode where the priority and focus is on retaining and growing market share, which is crucial, of course, but purpose-driven banking is not only possible in difficult times, it should form the
Jonathan Jacobs, Head of Product and Operations at Halo Dot In recent years, there has been a gradual shift towards going cashless. This is something that is impacting every society around the world. However, in developing countries like South Africa, this transition has become a layered one. Influenced by the divide that separates people when
Mastercard and MTN Group Fintech have signed a multi-market agreement that will set in motion a new era of collaboration to connect millions of people and small businesses across Africa with digital tools to transact through secure mobile payments, expanding access to the benefits of the cashless digital economy. The partnership will use Mastercard’s cutting-edge
While it’s unlikely that the Conduct of Financial Institutions (COFI) Bill will be tabled before Parliament rises ahead of the elections this year, market players are eagerly awaiting its enactment and the many benefits it will bring, especially when it comes to low risk, rapid innovation in the fintech space. Designed to complement the Banks
The ability for small businesses to accept payments on a smartphone has been revolutionary for businesses of all sizes. Tap-on-phone technology, although in its early days, has the potential to play a key transformative role in driving financial inclusion throughout Africa. As South Africa’s biggest digital bank, TymeBank announced the migration of their Tap-on-Phone customer
iKhokha, the KZN based fintech who recently picked up the MTN Financial App of the Year Award, has announced that they have surpassed the impressive milestone of disbursing more than R2bn in working capital to their SME customer base, in partnership with Retail Capital, now a division of TymeBank. “In a tough South African economic
