by Dianne Bayley | Jul 1, 2019 | Fintech
Technology has changed – and is still changing – many industries, but none more so than financial services. From the introduction of ATMs, to internet banking via apps, to today’s seemingly new online-only digital banks, technology is transforming the business models...
by Dianne Bayley | Jun 25, 2019 | Security and Legal
Today’s banks are almost unrecognisable from what they were even a decade ago, writes Nicola Els, commercial strategist, Striata Africa. Thanks to technology, the primary focus of banking has moved from the branch to the computer and, currently, the smartphone. It’s...
by Dianne Bayley | Jun 18, 2019 | Innovation
South African businesses funded by venture capital (VC) are competing on the world’s stage, billing in US dollars and earning investors market leading returns, while simultaneously granting access to offshore exposure. The question is: Can they offer investors global...
by Dianne Bayley | May 8, 2019 | Fintech
More than two-thirds of high-net-worth individuals will be invested in cryptocurrencies in the next three years, according to a new global poll. Carried out by independent financial advisory organisation deVere Group, the survey shows that 68% of poll participants are...
by Dianne Bayley | May 7, 2019 | Featured Articles
With mobile money continuing to dominate the continent’s commerce growth, opening doors to business to everyone from a rural farmer to an entrepreneur, and cross-border seeing inter-country transactions on the rise, the continent is making a play to be the world’s...
