Standard Bank taps Founders Factory Africa to help establish tech-enabled businesses over the next five years.

Standard Bank's move to select Amazon Web Services as its preferred cloud provider marks the latest ramp-up in the adoption of cloud-based services.

Innovation, time to market and agility to adapt to changing environments will set organisations apart.

In three-and-a-half years, the bank has added over 670 000 active users to its mobile virtual network operator, FNB Connect.

The bank reportedly plans to cut 1 200 jobs and shut down 91 branches, ramping up plans to adopt more digital channels.

The JSE-listed company says Cedric Miller will join the technology group on 1 May, from Standard Bank.

The big four bank witnesses massive gains in its digital platforms, with customers moving away from traditional channels.

Making fintech work for the informal sector is not about the most advanced technology, it's about people, says Standard Bank's Naomi Snyman.

Standard Bank has announced its first foray into the telecoms market, launching SB Mobile.

MTN's $10 billion battle with the Nigerian authorities could increase the risk to SA's financial system depending on the outcome, says the South African Reserve Bank.

Local mobile virtual network operators have not managed to shake up the market as much as promised, but they keep trying, say analysts.

Taariq Mowzer from Fairbairn College won the Standard Bank trophy for the second time, becoming only the third person to do so.