by Kathy Gibson | Mar 13, 2019 | Fintech
By Seshree Govender, Associate at Webber Wentzel, specialist in financial services regulation The draft Conduct of Financial Institutions Bill was recently published. Once enacted, the Conduct of Financial Institutions (CoFI) Bill may become one of the first pieces of...
by Kathy Gibson | Nov 7, 2018 | Fintech
Those who believe that ‘tap and go’ credit cards are the pinnacle of banking payment solutions are in for a big surprise. Chris Michael, a UK-based payments specialist and head of technology at Open Banking UK, says that developments in open banking APIs could render...
by Kathy Gibson | Sep 11, 2018 | Fintech
Lower costs and better access to investment are fundamental for growth and jobs. Those advantages become reality when you apply the appropriate technologies. But technology can be risky and everyone prefers a stable hand to help guide the process. The South African...
by Kathy Gibson | Aug 14, 2018 | Fintech
Investment experts have often sceptically dismissed cryptocurrencies as excessively volatile. Technologists have described them as revolutionary. Who is correct? Will cryptocurrencies become a mainstream asset class? By Stéphane Monier, chief investment officer at...
by Kathy Gibson | Aug 14, 2018 | Fintech
Ever since the Lydians – the ancient civilisation in Western Asia that first used coin-based monetary systems in the 5th century BC – we’ve been creating payments infrastructure that connects buyers and sellers. By Sreekanth Kodumur, GM: banking and financial services...
by Kathy Gibson | Jul 17, 2018 | Fintech
Contactless card, or “tap and go”, payments are slowly gaining popularity as more banks and retailers adopt this method of payment. Shoppers with the technology-enabled cards are benefitting from the speed and convenience that contactless payments offer. However, with...
