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Failure to integrate gender equality is costing African economies billions of dollars

18 Apr 2019

Sim Tshabalala, CEO, Standard Bank Group

US-Africa pension funds explore investment opportunties

11 Apr 2019

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Digital media platform for African finance needs repurposed

11 Apr 2019

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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

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Listen up! Why Mastercard is becoming a sonic brand

Leigh Andrews 8 Feb 2019

#BizTrends2019: Private equity's African story

#BizTrends2019: Private equity's African story

18 Jan 2019

Visa and Vivo Energy partner to enhance digital payments

Visa and Vivo Energy partner to enhance digital payments

28 Nov 2018

Bizcommunity Recruitment in Africa Focus

Bizcommunity Recruitment in Africa Focus

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

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Digital culture makes or breaks digital transformation initiatives

Jonathan Houston 26 Sep 2018

John Kamaro, director for Global Gaming Africa

Blockchain as a solution to Africa's challenges

Katy Micallef 21 Sep 2018

Why Tanzanian women entrepreneurs don't apply for formal loans

Why Tanzanian women entrepreneurs don't apply for formal loans

Vanessa Naegels 4 Sep 2018

Beijing has lent $90bn to African governments, SEOs

Beijing has lent $90bn to African governments, SEOs

Said Aboubaker & Savious Kwinika 31 Aug 2018

Fay Mukaddam, CEO of 4AX

Are cryptocurrencies the next step in colonialism or the road to upliftment?

24 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

Housing microfinance can be win-win for poor people and financial institutions

Housing microfinance can be win-win for poor people and financial institutions

13 Apr 2018

Make the most of your money with AI and machine learning

Make the most of your money with AI and machine learning

Bradley Elliott 9 Feb 2018

Africa's first digital free trade area for rollout in 2018

Africa's first digital free trade area for rollout in 2018

Julius Barigaba 28 Dec 2017

SA approves cross-border mobile money transfers

SA approves cross-border mobile money transfers

7 Sep 2017

Afribiz Invest recognises its women-owned entities

Afribiz Invest recognises its women-owned entities

1 Sep 2017

Innovation doesn't have to be disruptive

Innovation doesn't have to be disruptive

8 Aug 2017

The convergence of credit card and cash in Africa

The convergence of credit card and cash in Africa

Simeon Tassev 1 Aug 2017

African winners in mobile remittance awards

African winners in mobile remittance awards

25 Jul 2017

[BizTrends 2016] African mega-projects: opportunities and challenges for specialist insurers

[BizTrends 2016] African mega-projects: opportunities and challenges for specialist insurers

Karl Bishop 18 Jan 2016

Uganda's M-PESA services to boost economic growth

Uganda's M-PESA services to boost economic growth

30 Dec 2015

Mobile survey informs Global Entrepreneurship Summit

Mobile survey informs Global Entrepreneurship Summit

24 Jul 2015

Credit reference bureaus will increase your chances of getting a bank loan

Credit reference bureaus will increase your chances of getting a bank loan

21 Jul 2015

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