The telco sees strong growth potential for customer adoption and is targeting 73 million financial services customers in three years.
President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s administration is consulting on crypto-currency mechanisms to ease payments and currency woes.
The deal will see the benefits of buy-now-pay-later offered to small and medium enterprises, which the companies say will help them to increase revenue.
Nokia's threat report highlighted an 80% year-on-year increase in the number of new banking trojans.
NSFAS fintech partners to challenge contract cancellations
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Armed with the provisional banking licence in Nigeria, Africa’s biggest telco’s intention to diversify revenue streams has been accelerated, analysts say.
The big-four bank reaches a milestone in “record time” as more businesses and individuals rely on its super app to access essential services.
The centre will accelerate research on blockchain, central bank digital currencies, cyber security and digital inclusion.
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
Most of the bank’s new accounts are opened at kiosks, with just under 20% of new accounts now opened online, up from 15% since April.
Africa’s biggest telco says it is committed to investing in the capacity and resilience of its networks, while scaling its platforms to drive accelerated growth.
JSE-listed Net1 takes control of one of SA’s biggest fintech firms, Connect Group, in a R3.7 billion “transformational” deal.
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Fintech revenue grew by 55.2%, as customers continued to increase their use of the telco’s broader fintech services, while digital revenue surged by 56%.