South Africa’s smallest businesses are punching above their weight when it comes to job creation – but the system is still actively working against…
Nigerian fintech Touch and Pay wins $50k in challenge
A Nigeria-based fintech, Touch and Pay, has won a $50 000 cash prize in this year’s edition of the Ecobank Fintech Challenge. This announcement was…
Emerging technologies are fuelling an intelligent data-driven banking future
Developments during the past two years have reshaped our expectations of normality forever, as we adapted to new patterns and ways of living and…
Women-only hackathon to solve ‘financial services woes’
African women have the potential to be at the leading edge of technology if they are given the opportunity, says WeThinkCode chief executive Nyari…
M-KOPA unlocks $600m in credit for underbanked customers
M-KOPA, a fast-growing African fintech platform, says it unlocked $600 million worth of credit for customers by the end of 2021. In its latest…
