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Metropolitan Life and Nazareth Baptist (Shembe) Church announce partnership to advance financial inclusion

Insurance & Actuarial

Metropolitan Life and Nazareth Baptist (Shembe) Church announce partnership to advance financial inclusion

Issued by Metropolitan Life 24 Oct 2024

Healthcare

Mental Health Month: Transforming financial fears into hopeful futures

18 Oct 2024

SA entrepreneurs who are changing the game in townships and cities

SMEs

SA entrepreneurs who are changing the game in townships and cities

10 Oct 2024

Union Credit: Empowering business growth with tailored financial solutions

Financial Services

Union Credit: Empowering business growth with tailored financial solutions

Issued by eQvest 7 Oct 2024

Agriculture

African Agri Investment Indaba targets transformative change in agriculture sector

7 Oct 2024

Finance

Pink tax: How women fight back

26 Sep 2024

Fintech

FSDAi Nyala Facility's $1m boosts rising African fintech

23 Sep 2024

The Finternet: A new global financial system could be closer than we think

Fintech

The Finternet: A new global financial system could be closer than we think

Briana Marbury, Issued by Semaphore Communications 19 Sep 2024

Why retailers should consider embedded finance

Banking & Finance

Why retailers should consider embedded finance

12 Sep 2024

Innovating to impact: dentsu leads the way

Digital

Innovating to impact: dentsu leads the way

Issued by Dentsu 29 Aug 2024

Source: Supplied. Babalwa Nonkenge, head of retail investments.

Banking

Empowering South Africa’s women through financial independence and security

Babalwa Nonkenge 21 Aug 2024

Source: Supplied. Thabo Molefe, head of Africa Regions at TransUnion.

Fintech

How data sharing can drive financial inclusion in Africa

Thabo Molefe 24 Jul 2024

Franchising

Finding and securing the right franchisee for your brand

3 Jul 2024

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Corporate & Commercial Law

Debarments reveal systemic issues within the financial services industry

Jean-Paul Rudd 2 Jul 2024

Blockchain vs Crypto

Fintech

Blockchain vs Crypto

Issued by Mesh Trade 25 Jun 2024

Source: Supplied. Schalk Malan, CEO of BrightRock.

Insurance & Actuarial

Simplifying insurance is the key to resolving the trust paradox

Schalk Malan 22 May 2024

Crypto takes one step closer to regulation in South Africa. Source: Coinahko/Unsplash

4th Industrial Revolution

South Africa takes lead in crypto regulation, approving 59 licenses

Lindsey Schutters 14 Mar 2024

Africa takes centre stage as the gender hub for mainstreaming success

Employment Equity

Africa takes centre stage as the gender hub for mainstreaming success

Issued by Business Engage 4 Mar 2024

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Tax Law

Can crypto regulation help SA shake off FATF greylisting?

Andre van den Berg, Zanrie Linstrom and Pooja Pu 16 Feb 2024

Source: Supplied. David Adams, chief commercial officer at Payfast.

Trends

#BizTrends2024: Revitalising commerce - tech solutions for financial inclusion

David Adams 18 Jan 2024

Source: André François McKenzie/Unsplash

4th Industrial Revolution

Bitcoin-based stock trading gets US regulatory approval

Lindsey Schutters 11 Jan 2024

Source: © 123rf Despite fraud cases dominating the news cycle, there has been a decrease in fraudulent and dishonest life insurance claims

Insurance & Actuarial

AI steps up the fight against insurance fraud

21 Dec 2023

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Law Practice

New Ombud Council chairperson appointed

28 Nov 2023

Dominique d'Hotman, head of ooba Solar

Smart Buildings & Cities

Fewer than 4% of SA homes have adopted solar, but it is growing fast

27 Nov 2023

Source: Supplied. Paul Carter-Brown, Ukheshe’s co-founder and chief technology officer.

Fintech

Ukheshe and Komuniti SA join forces to revolutionise digital-banking accessibility

24 Oct 2023

A trading platform for any South African

Markets & Investment

A trading platform for any South African

Issued by Mesh Trade 29 Aug 2022

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Trends

Digital finance regulations - trends and developments

Christoff Pienaar, Analisa Ndebele & Shannon 'O Brien 20 Sep 2023

Zambian neobank Lupiya secures $8.25m funding

Funding

Zambian neobank Lupiya secures $8.25m funding

18 Sep 2023

Bybit is using AI to help educate crypto traders. Source: Anna Tarazevich/Pexels

4th Industrial Revolution

Bybit launches AI-powered education tool for crypto traders: TradeGPT

4 Sep 2023

Africa is bucking the global trend for women leaders in fintech. Source: Christina @ wocintech/Unsplash

Tech Startups

#WomensMonth: Fintech needs more women in leadership

Erin Louw 29 Aug 2023

Savvy businesses are achieving digital transformation with GIS

Technology

Savvy businesses are achieving digital transformation with GIS

Brian Civin, Issued by AfriGIS 30 Jun 2023

From left: Ashleigh Butterworth (Finch Technologies), Heine Bellingan (JobJack), Michael Bowren (Finch Technologies), Hayley Parry (Worth), Ean Barnard (Fincheck Academy). Source: Supplied

4th Industrial Revolution

Technology is the key to unlock financial inclusion in SA

29 Jun 2023

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Marketing

First-time award for Nigeria in Warc Awards for Effectiveness 2023

15 Jun 2023

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Corporate & Commercial Law

The role of private equity investment in Africa's transformation

Angela Simpson and Lydia Shadrach-Razzino 3 May 2023

Financial Services

Should financial advisors consider ESG factors when advising their clients?

Jessica Blumenthal and Talia Cullinan 13 Apr 2023

Taking flight: Checklist for SA fintechs eyeing global expansion

Technology

Taking flight: Checklist for SA fintechs eyeing global expansion

Christoff Pienaar, Safiyya Patel, Dawid de Villiers 28 Mar 2023

Source: Supplied. Harsha Maloo is head of payments at Synthesis.

Banking

Open banking has the potential to transform South Africa's financial-services sector

Harsha Maloo 28 Mar 2023

How geospatial data is revolutionising banking

Banking

How geospatial data is revolutionising banking

Charl Fouché, Issued by AfriGIS 14 Mar 2023

Source: Supplied. Jeremy Awori new chief executive officer of the Ecobank group.

Banking

Meet Ecobank group's new CEO

3 Mar 2023

Source: Supplied. Clinton Abbott, head of product management at SunTec.

Trends

#BizTrends: Dynamic segmentation will be the key to banks winning the customer experience in 2023

Clinton Abbott 17 Feb 2023

Source: Supplied. Avatars exploring Sanlam's virtual world.

Banking

Sanlam hosts SA's first fully immersive media briefing in the metaverse

31 Jan 2023

#BizTrends2023: What's next for payments in Africa?

Trends

#BizTrends2023: What's next for payments in Africa?

Karen Nadasen 19 Jan 2023

Source: Supplied. Alice Tomdio, chief financial officer at Yellow Card Financial.

Trends

#BizTrends2023: The future of crypto in Africa

Alice Tomdio 11 Jan 2023

Ashlin Perumall, Partner - Corporate and M&A Practice Group, Baker McKenzie

Trends

#BizTrends2023: African fintech is trending

Ashlin Perumall 9 Jan 2023

5 tech trends for SMEs to watch in 2023

Trends

5 tech trends for SMEs to watch in 2023

James Bergin 14 Dec 2022

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Fintech

Swiss financial centre tests trading and settlement of tokenised investment products

13 Dec 2022

Markets & Investment

New e-platform links 7 African capital markets with $1.5tn market capitalisation

12 Dec 2022

Ukheshe to further international expansion after funding

Technology

Ukheshe to further international expansion after funding

9 Dec 2022

Can Africa's startup sector keep up its record funding run amidst global turmoil?

Funding

Can Africa's startup sector keep up its record funding run amidst global turmoil?

Thabiso Foto, Issued by Irvine Partners 2 Dec 2022