by Dianne Bayley | Jul 1, 2019 | Fintech
Technology has changed – and is still changing – many industries, but none more so than financial services. From the introduction of ATMs, to internet banking via apps, to today’s seemingly new online-only digital banks, technology is transforming the business models...
by Dianne Bayley | Jun 25, 2019 | Security and Legal
Today’s banks are almost unrecognisable from what they were even a decade ago, writes Nicola Els, commercial strategist, Striata Africa. Thanks to technology, the primary focus of banking has moved from the branch to the computer and, currently, the smartphone. It’s...
by Dianne Bayley | Apr 24, 2019 | Featured Articles
Africa is a large continent, and investors tend to pick and choose their markets based on a multitude of criteria. Some see opportunities in emerging arenas while others focus on more developed and mature opportunities. Byron Clatterbuck, CEO at SEACOM, notes that...
by Kathy Gibson | Mar 13, 2019 | Fintech
By Seshree Govender, Associate at Webber Wentzel, specialist in financial services regulation The draft Conduct of Financial Institutions Bill was recently published. Once enacted, the Conduct of Financial Institutions (CoFI) Bill may become one of the first pieces of...
by Kathy Gibson | Mar 13, 2019 | Featured Articles
By Gerhard Greyling, Financial Services, Wipro Limited, Africa Changes in the world of banking have already been massive. Digitalisation means people are banking from their mobile phones, making payments via barcode scanning and even transacting using cryptocurrency....