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New approach fast tracks youth skills for the rapidly expanding digital economy

New approach fast tracks youth skills for the rapidly expanding digital economyProject codeX

Wigwag launches Apple Pay, Google Pay, and Capitec Pay for Shopify and WooCommerce

Wigwag launches Apple Pay, Google Pay, and Capitec Pay for Shopify and WooCommerce

4 Nov 2024

Responsible innovation driving the future of cross-border payment in Africa

Responsible innovation driving the future of cross-border payment in Africa

28 Oct 2024

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Elize Botha, managing director, Old Mutual Unit Trusts

#YouthMonth: The curious case of millennials and their money

Nicci Botha 4 Jun 2018

Sun Exchange opens crowd-sale for new 473kW solar project

Sun Exchange opens crowd-sale for new 473kW solar project

30 May 2018

Fintech hackathon winner to walk away with R62k

24 May 2018

Easy, accessible banking with Shoprite's new mobile wallet

Easy, accessible banking with Shoprite's new mobile wallet

23 May 2018

Tim Hutchinson, head of digital for financial markets, Standard Bank

#AfricaMonth: Fintech breaks down borders in FX trading

23 May 2018

#AfricaMonth: Africa could be the next frontier for cryptocurrency

#AfricaMonth: Africa could be the next frontier for cryptocurrency

Pavithra Rao 18 May 2018

Harnessing blockchain technology to transform global cybersecurity

Harnessing blockchain technology to transform global cybersecurity

Colin Thornton 17 May 2018

Nathen Pillay, sales director for applications at Oracle South Africa

Where is the bank employee in the digital experience?

Nathen Pillay 17 May 2018

Moroccan e-commerce platform Hmizate expands into fintech

Moroccan e-commerce platform Hmizate expands into fintech

Tom Jackson 16 May 2018

Image credit: Zapper

Mastercard to announce new collaboration with Zapper

Andy Walker 14 May 2018

Jaza Duka benefits local communities by giving them quicker, more reliable access to the products they need most to support their families.

Pilot study to overcome cash constraints for entrepreneurs

9 May 2018

Kharom Klamphian © –

#AfricaMonth: Pitching for Africa

Leigh Andrews 8 May 2018

#AfricaMonth: The power of smart technology in Africa

#AfricaMonth: The power of smart technology in Africa

Greg Morris 8 May 2018

Rumours of Telegram ICO used as cryptocurrency scam

Rumours of Telegram ICO used as cryptocurrency scam

7 May 2018

What is Bitcoin, and why should I care?

What is Bitcoin, and why should I care?

Showmax 4 May 2018

Christophe Viarnaud, founder of AfricArena and CEO of French-South African tech company, Methys.

#AfricaMonth: Feed our startup gazelles and unicorns with funding

leigh andrews 3 May 2018

The chameleon appeal of blockchain

The chameleon appeal of blockchain

3 May 2018

Chantel Troskie, customer experience senior sales manager at Oracle

Banks need to rethink customer experience

Chantel Troskie 30 Apr 2018

Building out a new communications world through the blockchain

Building out a new communications world through the blockchain

Carrie Daly 25 Apr 2018

The infinite potential of blockchain

The infinite potential of blockchain

Darren Gorton 24 Apr 2018

The 2018 Nirox Winter Sculpture Fair returns with a new name

The 2018 Nirox Winter Sculpture Fair returns with a new name

OnPoint PR 24 Apr 2018

Kenya's Twiga Foods partners IBM for blockchain-based microfinancing

Kenya's Twiga Foods partners IBM for blockchain-based microfinancing

Tom Jackson 19 Apr 2018

Ghanaian startup crowned 2018 Seedstars Global Winner

Ghanaian startup crowned 2018 Seedstars Global Winner

16 Apr 2018

Deloitte: CFOs are getting left behind when it comes to cognitive technology

Deloitte: CFOs are getting left behind when it comes to cognitive technology

12 Apr 2018

Patience Panashe

Could regulation stifle fintech innovation?

Patience Panashe 11 Apr 2018

Blockchain for travel made simple

Blockchain for travel made simple

Natalia Rosa 11 Apr 2018

20 out of 65 Seedstars Summit finalists from Africa

20 out of 65 Seedstars Summit finalists from Africa

Ilse van den Berg 11 Apr 2018

Why my startup scene is better than yours: Senegal

Why my startup scene is better than yours: Senegal

Tom Jackson 9 Apr 2018

Taxation of cryptocurrencies

Taxation of cryptocurrencies

Chetan Vanmali and Kagiso Nonyane 29 Mar 2018

LaunchLab invites entrepreneurs to pitch startup ideas

LaunchLab invites entrepreneurs to pitch startup ideas

23 Mar 2018

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Sun Exchange opens crowd-sale for new 473kW solar project

Sun Exchange opens crowd-sale for new 473kW solar project

30 May 2018

Fintech hackathon winner to walk away with R62k

24 May 2018

Easy, accessible banking with Shoprite's new mobile wallet

Easy, accessible banking with Shoprite's new mobile wallet

23 May 2018

Tim Hutchinson, head of digital for financial markets, Standard Bank

#AfricaMonth: Fintech breaks down borders in FX trading

23 May 2018

#AfricaMonth: Africa could be the next frontier for cryptocurrency

#AfricaMonth: Africa could be the next frontier for cryptocurrency

Pavithra Rao 18 May 2018

Harnessing blockchain technology to transform global cybersecurity

Harnessing blockchain technology to transform global cybersecurity

Colin Thornton 17 May 2018

Nathen Pillay, sales director for applications at Oracle South Africa

Where is the bank employee in the digital experience?

Nathen Pillay 17 May 2018

Moroccan e-commerce platform Hmizate expands into fintech

Moroccan e-commerce platform Hmizate expands into fintech

Tom Jackson 16 May 2018

Image credit: Zapper

Mastercard to announce new collaboration with Zapper

Andy Walker 14 May 2018

Jaza Duka benefits local communities by giving them quicker, more reliable access to the products they need most to support their families.

Pilot study to overcome cash constraints for entrepreneurs

9 May 2018

Kharom Klamphian © –

#AfricaMonth: Pitching for Africa

Leigh Andrews 8 May 2018

#AfricaMonth: The power of smart technology in Africa

#AfricaMonth: The power of smart technology in Africa

Greg Morris 8 May 2018

Rumours of Telegram ICO used as cryptocurrency scam

Rumours of Telegram ICO used as cryptocurrency scam

7 May 2018

What is Bitcoin, and why should I care?

What is Bitcoin, and why should I care?

Showmax 4 May 2018

Christophe Viarnaud, founder of AfricArena and CEO of French-South African tech company, Methys.

#AfricaMonth: Feed our startup gazelles and unicorns with funding

leigh andrews 3 May 2018

The chameleon appeal of blockchain

The chameleon appeal of blockchain

3 May 2018

Chantel Troskie, customer experience senior sales manager at Oracle

Banks need to rethink customer experience

Chantel Troskie 30 Apr 2018

Building out a new communications world through the blockchain

Building out a new communications world through the blockchain

Carrie Daly 25 Apr 2018

The infinite potential of blockchain

The infinite potential of blockchain

Darren Gorton 24 Apr 2018

The 2018 Nirox Winter Sculpture Fair returns with a new name

The 2018 Nirox Winter Sculpture Fair returns with a new name

OnPoint PR 24 Apr 2018

Kenya's Twiga Foods partners IBM for blockchain-based microfinancing

Kenya's Twiga Foods partners IBM for blockchain-based microfinancing

Tom Jackson 19 Apr 2018

Ghanaian startup crowned 2018 Seedstars Global Winner

Ghanaian startup crowned 2018 Seedstars Global Winner

16 Apr 2018

Deloitte: CFOs are getting left behind when it comes to cognitive technology

Deloitte: CFOs are getting left behind when it comes to cognitive technology

12 Apr 2018

Patience Panashe

Could regulation stifle fintech innovation?

Patience Panashe 11 Apr 2018

Blockchain for travel made simple

Blockchain for travel made simple

Natalia Rosa 11 Apr 2018

20 out of 65 Seedstars Summit finalists from Africa

20 out of 65 Seedstars Summit finalists from Africa

Ilse van den Berg 11 Apr 2018

Why my startup scene is better than yours: Senegal

Why my startup scene is better than yours: Senegal

Tom Jackson 9 Apr 2018

Taxation of cryptocurrencies

Taxation of cryptocurrencies

Chetan Vanmali and Kagiso Nonyane 29 Mar 2018

Tigo managing director, Simon Karikari, (second left), and the general manager of Uber East Africa, Loic Amado, shake hands after announcing the partnership between Tigo and Uber Tanzania in Dar es Salaam. Others are: Uber country manager, Alfred Msemo and Tigo’s head of mobile financial services, Hussein Sayed. Source: Tigo.

Tigo and Uber partner up in East Africa

23 Mar 2018

LaunchLab invites entrepreneurs to pitch startup ideas

LaunchLab invites entrepreneurs to pitch startup ideas

23 Mar 2018

Understanding Bitcoin Lightning Network: Your guide to the complicated world of Bitcoin

Understanding Bitcoin Lightning Network: Your guide to the complicated world of Bitcoin

Bitcoin Lightning Network 14 Mar 2018

Payment trends in Africa - driven by tech with an African twist

Payment trends in Africa - driven by tech with an African twist

David Noel Lardin 13 Mar 2018

Sim Tshabalala, CEO: Standard Bank. Photo: Martin Rhodes

'Get ready for next revolution'

12 Mar 2018

Shirley Maltz, CEO of HomeChoice Holdings. Picture: Hetty Zantman via Business Day

Homechoice to step up its digital sales platform

12 Mar 2018

Photo: KCB M-Pesa

#SeamlessAfrica: Fintech a distraction rather than a disruption in Kenya

Nicci Botha 7 Mar 2018

Lance Mambondiani, CEO: Steward Bank

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

Nicci Botha 6 Mar 2018

Call for applications: Orange Social Venture Prize in Africa, Middle East

Call for applications: Orange Social Venture Prize in Africa, Middle East

2 Mar 2018

Using blockchain to stamp out development aid fraud

UCT Graduate School of Business 1 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

Matthew Barnard, BBD executive

Regulatory sandboxes: A good space for fintechs and Sarb to play nicely

28 Feb 2018