
Fintech’s power lies in solving problems not just in delivering shiny apps
By Industry Contributor 1 October 2021By Andy Jury, Chief Executive Officers at Mukuru FULL STORY >

Empowering Fintechs with microservices and partner ecosystems
By Press Release 10 November 2020Large organisations that once dominated the financial services industry have been facing disruption from smaller, leaner fintech companies for some time now. FULL STORY >

AfricArena and Ozow launch Hackathon challenge
By Staff Writer 30 October 2020Ozow has teamed up with AfricArena to launch a Hackathon Challenge across South Africa, with entrants standing a chance to win R100 000. FULL STORY >

SixThirty makes first African investment into Click2Sure startup
By Press Release 19 October 2020SixThirty has made a multi-million Rand investment in Cape Town-based InsurTech company Click2Sure, marking the first time an African startup has caught the eye of the US-based tech venture fund. FULL STORY >

AlphaCode awards R450k to healthcare fintech at virtual demo day
By Press Release 5 October 2020Rand Merchant Investments (RMI) startup incubator AlphaCode has taken another step to find the next unicorn in financial services when it chose Oyi Medical Card and awarded it R450 000 at its first virtual demo day. FULL STORY >

Experts weigh in on when blockchain’s time will arrive
By Staff Writer 27 August 2020There are clear trends of increased investment, commercial use cases, growing education and improved tools - all contributing to blockchain’s growing influence. But when will the emerging tech really have its place in the sun? Experts... FULL STORY >

Microsoft, Mastercard collaborate to accelerate innovation
By Staff Writer 31 July 2020Microsoft and Mastercard have announced a new collaboration, aimed at building pathways to financial security and provide tools for sustainable growth FULL STORY >

Blockchain: is it the answer to everything?
By Staff Writer 30 July 2020Emerging technology Blockchain may well merit the praise it receives for portending breakthroughs, but it has its limits, according to Andile. FULL STORY >
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Blockchain? It’s simpler than you think
By Industry Contributor 11 June 2020Erick van der Linde, senior software engineer, Andile Solutions unpacks the basics of the elusive Blockchain and how it works. FULL STORY >

MTN Announces the Go Live Date of Mobile Money Service, MoMo, in South Africa
By Staff Writer 18 December 2019MTN today announced that its mobile money service, MoMo will go live in January 2020, allowing customers to send, receive, save and spend money as well as pay for goods and services using their mobile phones. FULL STORY >

Black Friday 2019 was anything but black
By Staff Writer 17 December 2019The Black Friday postmortum is in - and this year, the year's biggest shopping day was a terrific one according to Transaction Junction. FULL STORY >

Industry Insight - Facebook Pay: a game-changer for payments, brands and social media
By Industry Contributor 9 December 2019Thomas Pays, CEO of Ozow, offers insight into Facebook Pay and why its introduction spells a massive disruption for the payments industry. FULL STORY >

Kaspersky predicts key threats in 2020
By Ryan Noik 6 December 2019Kaspersky has predicted that predicted that fintech, mobile banking and e-commerce are in the crosshairs in the year ahead. Here's some advice on how you can stay cybersafe. FULL STORY >

SARB calls on local firms to enter Fintech Hackcelerator
By Staff Writer 23 August 2019SARB calls fintech firms to enter Global Fintech Hackcelerator FULL STORY >

Naked demonstrates the usefulness of AI in its insurance solution
By Ryan Noik 11 June 2019Naked, an innovative AI driven insurance offering, is demonstrating just how much of a difference leveraging artificial intelligence can make to a business. FULL STORY >
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