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A man poses with a handful of Zimbabwean dollars at a bank in central Harare, 15 June 2015. Zimbabweans began exchanging old notes of local dollars for US dollars, as President Robert Mugabe's government seeks to officially bury the worthless currency. Reuters/Philimon Bulawayo/File Photo

Zimbabwe launches gold-backed currency to replace battered local dollarNyasha Chingono

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First Abu Dhabi Bank starts selling 5-year debt - IFR

21 Feb 2024

Source: Islamic Development Bank Institute (IsDBI).

IsDBI unveils flagship Islamic finance marketplace

3 Jan 2024

The fruit of your coins

Facebook's Libra has staggering potential - state control of money could end

Gavin Brown 27 Jun 2019

Daniel Acton, regional tech lead, Google Cloud.

How Nomanini built its remote POS voucher platform

13 Jun 2019

Akinwale Goodluck

Policy and the potential of mobile money for financial inclusion

Akinwale Goodluck 29 Mar 2019

Interoperability and financial inclusion in Africa

Interoperability and financial inclusion in Africa

Nicci Botha 20 Mar 2019

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Brand Finance releases report for the world's most valuable brands in 2019

22 Jan 2019

Bizcommunity Recruitment in Africa Focus

Bizcommunity Recruitment in Africa Focus

Bizcommunity.com 23 Oct 2018

Omar Abdisalan/Amisom/Flickr

Mobile money transfers have taken off in Somalia. But there are risks

Victor Odundo Owuor 15 Oct 2018

Is Africa the Silicon Valley of banking?

Is Africa the Silicon Valley of banking?

27 Sep 2018

John Kamaro, director for Global Gaming Africa

Blockchain as a solution to Africa's challenges

Katy Micallef 21 Sep 2018

Absa embraces Africa with new brand

11 Jul 2018

Visa partners Ivorian government to bring e-payment solutions

Visa partners Ivorian government to bring e-payment solutions

5 Jul 2018

Feature image: Via . © via Flickr ()

Akon's building a Senegalese 'smart city' with his cryptocurrency 'Akoin'

Andy Walker 28 Jun 2018

Truecaller eyes out sub-Saharan Africa's mobile payment space

Truecaller eyes out sub-Saharan Africa's mobile payment space

19 Jun 2018

Kora is the blockchain platform empowering social change in rural Africa.

Kora uses blockchain platform to empower social change in rural Africa

1 Jun 2018

Sarb and BoE team up to train African central banks

Sarb and BoE team up to train African central banks

17 Apr 2018

Barclays Accelerator.

Why African banks must work with fintech startups

Tom Jackson 13 Apr 2018

Lance Mambondiani, CEO: Steward Bank

#SeamlessAfrica: Banking is not about the app, but connectivity and content

Nicci Botha 6 Mar 2018

Mastercard to use Messenger to help SMEs leverage digital payments in Africa, Asia

Mastercard to use Messenger to help SMEs leverage digital payments in Africa, Asia

1 Mar 2018

#BizTrends2018: Make sure you're at the heart of disruption

Damian Michael 8 Jan 2018

Instant, secure, cashless payment for 33 African countries

Instant, secure, cashless payment for 33 African countries

13 Oct 2017

First solar-powered Nedbank branch launched

First solar-powered Nedbank branch launched

20 Sep 2017

Innovation doesn't have to be disruptive

Innovation doesn't have to be disruptive

8 Aug 2017

New mobile payment system for fuel in Namibia

18 Apr 2017

FNB awarded Best Retail Bank in Southern Africa by Banker Africa Awards

FNB awarded Best Retail Bank in Southern Africa by Banker Africa Awards

18 Apr 2017

UnionPay International signs strategic memorandum of understanding with GIM-UEMOA

UnionPay International signs strategic memorandum of understanding with GIM-UEMOA

UnionPay International 21 Jul 2016

Namibia joins Africa's mobile phone banking boom

Namibia joins Africa's mobile phone banking boom

10 Feb 2016

Brad Gillis, Head of Payments, Personal and Business Banking Africa at Standard Bank.

InstantMoney now in Botswana and Uganda: Namibia to follow

22 Jul 2015

Cash-only Malawi moving forward to digital payments

4 May 2015

Email scam nets $214m in 14 months: FBI

Email scam nets $214m in 14 months: FBI

23 Jan 2015

Unicef's David Anthony says that education and investing in children are vital components in Africa's struggle to survive and develop its huge consumer market potential. Image: Unicef

Could Africa become like China?

Jana Marais 19 Aug 2014

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First solar-powered Nedbank branch launched

First solar-powered Nedbank branch launched

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Innovation doesn't have to be disruptive

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New mobile payment system for fuel in Namibia

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FNB awarded Best Retail Bank in Southern Africa by Banker Africa Awards

FNB awarded Best Retail Bank in Southern Africa by Banker Africa Awards

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UnionPay International signs strategic memorandum of understanding with GIM-UEMOA

UnionPay International signs strategic memorandum of understanding with GIM-UEMOA

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Namibia joins Africa's mobile phone banking boom

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Email scam nets $214m in 14 months: FBI

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SA Taxi will no longer finance old taxis as these tend to be unreliable. Image:

SA Taxi's cash pile opens new frontiers

12 Jun 2014

Johan van Zyl blamed Sanlam Sky's poor performance on the strike among platinum miners. Image:

Sanlam looking to invest in Africa, South-East Asia

Phakamisa Ndzamela 6 Jun 2014

Zimbabwe's new Reserve Bank Governor John Mangudya says he is powerless to do anything about the economy. Image:

Zimbabwe central bank has 'no tools' to fix economy

8 May 2014

Old Mutual expects profits to increase as business in Africa's emerging markets expands. Image: Fotomek

Old Mutual sees strong customer growth

Gillian Jones 3 Mar 2014

Zimbabwe imposes tax on mobile money services

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Zimbabwe customers storm bank after it runs out of cash

18 Dec 2013

FirstRand remains committed to growing African presence

FirstRand remains committed to growing African presence

Gillian Jones 11 Sep 2013

Africa is a target for Citibank

Africa is a target for Citibank

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African e-commerce may be about to come of age

2 Jul 2013

Strong growth of African banking sector

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