With only 10% of payments currently digital, Sub-Saharan Africa has a tremendous window of opportunity for digital payments growth, say industry insiders.
To enhance security and peace of mind, the new Standard Bank Visa Fleet cards will be issued with an encrypted chip and PIN solution.
The company says the impact of COVID-19 delayed clients’ decisions on projects and new terminal orders, but it weathered those pressures.
After completing its six-month soft launch phase, the new home-grown crypto player introduces a mobile app to enable users to buy and sell Bitcoin.
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Stakeholders and observers of the crypto-currency industry attribute the exponential growth to various factors, including the global recognition the industry has received.
The telco says it put in motion a campaign to promote its financial products and will launch new services in the next 12 months.
The local crypto exchange launches VALR Pay, a platform to send South African rand payments to any mobile number or e-mail address.
Huawei Cloud drives African FinTech innovation
Mark Wang, Solution Architect at Huawei Cloud Southern Africa, spoke to ITWeb about Huawei being a strategic partner in the banking sector. He also addressed challenges for banks in SA and potential growth in the payment ecosystem for customers. #huaweicloud #fintech #digitalbanking
As the crypto-assets marketplace grows, there will be options available that will make transactions in the digital world easy and very secure.
While vigilance remains everyone’s responsibility, the CSO’s role is continually expanding to incorporate a deeper understanding of the human psyche.
The telco fortifies its business model, scaling up fibre, financial services, IOT and network expansion plans in a bid to become dominant in its markets.
The Intergovernmental Fintech Working Group releases a paper which takes the position that the country should begin to regulate the crypto-currency markets.
Consumers are seeking greater personal control and financial empowerment in their banking activities, and are using multiple banks to achieve this.