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$TBWA\South Africa has appointed Karabo Motsepe as its new head of talent acquisition (Image supplied)$

Karabo Motsepe appointed TBWA\South Africa's head of talent acquisition

From Amazon to Massmart: discover Black Friday deals in South Africa

Evan-Lee Courie

Donald Trump elected US president in stunning comeback

Steve Holland, Nandita Bose, Stephanie Kelly and Joseph Ax

Free WhatsApp Business incoming service conversations

Why personalisation trumps segmentation in understanding your audience

Cezanne Joynt

22nd Absa Champagne in Africa Festival: A feast for the senses

SA’s MellowVans brings mobile EV stores to African telcos

Why South African advertising needs to rediscover its storytelling roots

Stefanie Davis

2024 Earthshot Prize - the 5 winners of £1m

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Akinwale Goodluck

Policy and the potential of mobile money for financial inclusion

Akinwale Goodluck 29 Mar 2019

Africa's guide to sustainable development goals

Africa's guide to sustainable development goals

25 Mar 2019

Interoperability and financial inclusion in Africa

Interoperability and financial inclusion in Africa

Nicci Botha 20 Mar 2019

Adesh Kisten, head of sales i-Pay.

Is the African retail market ready for the digital boom?

25 Jan 2019

#BizTrends2019: Payments, engagement, partnership - African retail trends for 2019

#BizTrends2019: Payments, engagement, partnership - African retail trends for 2019

Mark Schech 22 Jan 2019

Mobile payments boost Nigerian economy

Mobile payments boost Nigerian economy

17 Jan 2019

170 million mobile wallets across Africa

170 million mobile wallets across Africa

14 Dec 2018

Orange, MTN launch pan-African mobile money

Orange, MTN launch pan-African mobile money

27 Nov 2018

Bitcoin has evolved from a currency to a commodity

Bitcoin has evolved from a currency to a commodity

2 Nov 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

Nigeria's Paga raises $10m for international expansion

Nigeria's Paga raises $10m for international expansion

Tom Jackson 7 Sep 2018

Nigerian WhatsApp chatbot launched for UBA bank

Nigerian WhatsApp chatbot launched for UBA bank

7 Sep 2018

Demand for affordable, cross-border payments drives innovation in Africa

Demand for affordable, cross-border payments drives innovation in Africa

3 Sep 2018

Nigeria's mobile payment system, mCash relaunches

Nigeria's mobile payment system, mCash relaunches

7 Aug 2018

Paxful, Zam Zam Water make Bitcoin-funded charity in Africa a reality

Paxful, Zam Zam Water make Bitcoin-funded charity in Africa a reality

6 Aug 2018

Luko Onke Binase

How cryptocurrencies could offer solutions to Africa's payments challenges

Luko Onke Binase 23 Jul 2018

(L-R): Allen Semboze, Regional Head Africa of Unimoni, and Promoth Manghat, Executive Director of Finablr.

Unimoni rebrand targets 14 African markets

23 Jul 2018

AfricaCom 2018 launches conference, expos

16 Jul 2018

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Akinwale Goodluck

Policy and the potential of mobile money for financial inclusion

Akinwale Goodluck 29 Mar 2019

Africa's guide to sustainable development goals

Africa's guide to sustainable development goals

25 Mar 2019

Interoperability and financial inclusion in Africa

Interoperability and financial inclusion in Africa

Nicci Botha 20 Mar 2019

Adesh Kisten, head of sales i-Pay.

Is the African retail market ready for the digital boom?

25 Jan 2019

#BizTrends2019: Payments, engagement, partnership - African retail trends for 2019

#BizTrends2019: Payments, engagement, partnership - African retail trends for 2019

Mark Schech 22 Jan 2019

Mobile payments boost Nigerian economy

Mobile payments boost Nigerian economy

17 Jan 2019

170 million mobile wallets across Africa

170 million mobile wallets across Africa

14 Dec 2018

Orange, MTN launch pan-African mobile money

Orange, MTN launch pan-African mobile money

27 Nov 2018

Bitcoin has evolved from a currency to a commodity

Bitcoin has evolved from a currency to a commodity

2 Nov 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

Nigeria's Paga raises $10m for international expansion

Nigeria's Paga raises $10m for international expansion

Tom Jackson 7 Sep 2018

Nigerian WhatsApp chatbot launched for UBA bank

Nigerian WhatsApp chatbot launched for UBA bank

7 Sep 2018

Demand for affordable, cross-border payments drives innovation in Africa

Demand for affordable, cross-border payments drives innovation in Africa

3 Sep 2018

Nigeria's mobile payment system, mCash relaunches

Nigeria's mobile payment system, mCash relaunches

7 Aug 2018

Paxful, Zam Zam Water make Bitcoin-funded charity in Africa a reality

Paxful, Zam Zam Water make Bitcoin-funded charity in Africa a reality

6 Aug 2018

Luko Onke Binase

How cryptocurrencies could offer solutions to Africa's payments challenges

Luko Onke Binase 23 Jul 2018

(L-R): Allen Semboze, Regional Head Africa of Unimoni, and Promoth Manghat, Executive Director of Finablr.

Unimoni rebrand targets 14 African markets

23 Jul 2018

AfricaCom 2018 launches conference, expos

16 Jul 2018

African entrepreneurs join Alibaba's eFounders Fellowship in China

African entrepreneurs join Alibaba's eFounders Fellowship in China

Gabriella Mulligan 6 Jul 2018

Unlocking opportunities in payment systems in Africa

Unlocking opportunities in payment systems in Africa

5 Jul 2018

Visa partners Ivorian government to bring e-payment solutions

Visa partners Ivorian government to bring e-payment solutions

5 Jul 2018

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

Andy Walker 28 Jun 2018

Investing in your customers yields returns

Investing in your customers yields returns

14 Jun 2018

Global digital commerce spend forecast to reach $14.7tn by 2022

Global digital commerce spend forecast to reach $14.7tn by 2022

6 Jun 2018

Orange, Google to co-invest in EMEA startups

Orange, Google to co-invest in EMEA startups

Gabriella Mulligan 5 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

African bank wins digital strategy award

African bank wins digital strategy award

21 May 2018

Moroccan e-commerce platform Hmizate expands into fintech

Moroccan e-commerce platform Hmizate expands into fintech

Tom Jackson 16 May 2018

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#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

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

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

Barclays Accelerator.

Why African banks must work with fintech startups

Tom Jackson 13 Apr 2018

Building knowledge-based economies in Africa

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

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

Thomson Reuters launches Eikon mobile app in Africa

Thomson Reuters launches Eikon mobile app in Africa

20 Feb 2018