Fintech Wallpost South Africa

Katja Hamilton
#WEF24: Startups to test their AI models on European Commission supercomputers

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[Katja Hamilton] Ursula von der Leyen, the European Commission president, cautions about AI risks at WEF, while emphasising Europe's ambition for AI leadership...

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Katja Hamilton
Standard Bank Top Women Conference 2023: Unveiling global solutions for gender disparities

Source: Supplied. Lineshree Moodley, Visa’s country head for South Africa.
Source: Supplied. Lineshree Moodley, Visa’s country head for South Africa.
[Katja Hamilton] Dive into the pressing issue of global gender economic disparities as we explore insights from the Standard Bank Top Women Conference 2023...

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Katja Hamilton
WhatsApp's smartphone changes poised to disrupt global banking services

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[Katja Hamilton] As it stops supporting older devices, WhatsApp's smartphone changes may derail global banking services...

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Katja Hamilton
Finance 2.0 is finally here thanks to Osidon and Discovery!

Source: Source: Hennie Ferreira, chief executive officer of Osidon.
Source: Source: Hennie Ferreira, chief executive officer of Osidon.
[Katja Hamilton] Osidon has teamed up with Discovery to launch a one-of-a-kind AI tax-advisory offering for South African taxpayers...

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Katja Hamilton
Cryptoverse: a platform for all South Africans?

Source: Mandla Magagula.
Source: Mandla Magagula.
[Katja Hamilton] There remain barriers to entry into the crypto space for low-income earners in South Africa, and unless we address these challenges, a large sector of the population looks set to miss the boat on the savings and investment opportunities this platform holds...

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Katja Hamilton
Nedbank's Chipo Mushwana on a cashless society in SA

Source: Supplied. Nedbank's Neo Mushwana.
Source: Supplied. Nedbank's Neo Mushwana.
[Katja Hamilton] Nedbank's Chipo Mushwana highlights the latest trends and technologies driving digital payments in South Africa...

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Katja Hamilton
Amazon One's palm-scanning payment technology gains traction

Source: Amazon.
Source: Amazon.
[Katja Hamilton] Dozens of US Whole Foods stores will soon let consumers pay with just a scan of their palm...

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Joon Chong
A minefield of taxes lies ahead for crypto asset transactions

Source: Supplied. Joon Chong, partner at Webber Wentzel.
Source: Supplied. Joon Chong, partner at Webber Wentzel.
[Joon Chong] Sars is looking at how to tax all possible crypto activities, a wake-up call to crypto traders...

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Katja Hamilton
Introducing the new Fintech Association of South Africa

Source: LinkedIn/Darren Franks. Co-founders of Finasa, Lavina Ramkissoon and Kagiso Dichabe.
Source: LinkedIn/Darren Franks. Co-founders of Finasa, Lavina Ramkissoon and Kagiso Dichabe.
[Katja Hamilton] The Fintech Association of South Africa brings with it investment opportunities and advocacy for the country's fintechs...

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Katja Hamilton
#EcomAfrica: Is Big Retail missing out by not delivering to townships?

#EcomAfrica: Is Big Retail missing out by not delivering to townships?
[Katja Hamilton] A huge portion of the population gets written off by retail planners because they're living and shopping in an informal settlement. A conversation with Simon Hartley, lead executive of Delivery Services at Massmart Group e-commerce could change their standpoint...

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Katja Hamilton
SA's central bank to launch digital monetary unit?

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[Katja Hamilton] The Project Khokha 2 report - backed by The South African Reserve Bank - reveals the feasibility of South Africa's central bank and commercial banks using tokenised money, blockchains and digital currency in the future...

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Richard Rattue
Where to next? The case for crypto asset regulation just got bigger

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[Richard Rattue] The alleged loss of some $3.6bn Bitcoin through Africrypt investment company brings home just how risky this asset class truly is...

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Eugene Yiga
Cryptocurrency adoption in Africa: The ups and downs

[Eugene Yiga] Africa is booming in terms of cryptocurrency adoption, according to the 2020 Geography of Cryptocurrency Report by Chainalysis...

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Jessica Tennant
The rules are changing, money is opening up

The rules are changing, money is opening up
[Jessica Tennant] The eighth and final session for the year of Heavy Chef's Inspire Sessions series in collaboration with Discovery Business Insurance featured The Fintechnologists, Simon Dingle of Lettuce...

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Lee Naik
Driving the fintech and regulation success story

Lee Naik, CEO of TransUnion Africa
Lee Naik, CEO of TransUnion Africa
[Lee Naik] Tell me if you've heard this one before. Somewhere in Africa, some savvy entrepreneurs come up with a potentially disruptive solution to a longstanding infrastructural challenge...

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Bronwyn Williams
Data costs are preventing African consumers from taking full advantage of the crypto economy

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Image source: Getty/Gallo
[Bronwyn Williams] Cryptocurrencies offer a financial lifeline to people excluded from the formal financial economy and to those living in oppressive political or economic regimes...

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Kate Mollett
Hyper-availability is the key to success for fintechs

Kate Mollett, regional manager, Veeam
Kate Mollett, regional manager, Veeam
[Kate Mollett] African fintech startups have enjoyed a massive wave of investment in the last two years. But if they don't deliver on shareholder expectations, they may well go the way of the Dot.Com bubble...

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Nicci Botha
Nav(igating) your way to financial health

Nav(igating) your way to financial health
[Nicci Botha] We've all had those moments of looking at our bank balance and wonder where all your money has gone, well FNB has launched a new app that keeps track of your spending at any time or place...

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

Photo: KCB M-Pesa
Photo: KCB M-Pesa
[Nicci Botha] In Kenya, fintech is a currently distraction not a disruption given the runaway success story of the country's mobile payment system, M-Pesa, since 2007...

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