Innovation, Partnership, And Co-Creation Key To Driving Digital Payment Growth In Sub-Saharan Africa
Aida Diarra, Senior Vice President & Head of Sub-Saharan Africa at Visa The last decade has seen enormous growth in digital technology, including payments. Innovation and technological advances are bringing exciting opportunities for financial inclusion to the fore. Technology is now a tool to leapfrog over old processes, systems, and protocols for the benefit of […]
Standard Bank Group Announces Firm Offer To Buy 100% Of Liberty Holdings
“Creation of a united and formidable competitor in financial services in Africa, at scale” Highlights of the proposed transaction The integration closer of Standard Bank Group and Liberty’s products and services will create a strong and established, unified financial services powerhouse in Africa. Represents a natural evolution of the successful and strategic relationship between the […]
Nedbank Leverages Innovative Additional Tier 1 Instruments To Help Drive The Net Zero Economy
Achieving a net zero economy requires urgent, unprecedented action and cooperation from all stakeholders. Acknowledging the swift action required and the sheer size of wallet that would be needed to strategically finance the transition Nedbank has once again approached the investment market to raise ‘use-of-proceeds’ green finance, this time through the issuance of the first […]
Aleph Acquires 86% In Connect Ads, MENA’s Launchpad For Digital Innovations
The Acquisition is done to extend Aleph Holding’s Global Footprint Aleph Holding, global partner to the world’s biggest digital media players, has today announced its acquisition of 86% of Connect Ads in a cash and shares’ swap transaction. The acquisition sees Aleph Holding entering the MENA market as it continues its drive to expand globally […]
Abjel Communications Announced As Official Communications Agency For Ghana Fintech Outlook 2021
Abjel Communications, one of the top 50 tech PR companies globally, has been chosen as the lead agency for the Ghana Fintech Outlook 2021, the most comprehensive mapping of the fintech ecosystem in Ghana. Ghana’s fintech landscape is evolving and fintech businesses are involved in various services including insurance, agriculture, banking, education, health, pensions and […]
Broll Property Group Set To Revolutionise The Real-Estate Sector In Africa
Real-estate services group with a proud legacy since 1975 looks to the future with five-year plan A new five-year plan and reinvigorated group strategy for growth and innovation is set to position Pan-African professional real-estate services provider Broll Property Group to revolutionise the property sector in South Africa and across the continent. “Now is the […]
Five Ways To Measure The Effects Of A Crisis Like Covid-19 On Women
Social issues and crises tend to affect women more severely than men. This is why terms like “gender mainstreaming policies”, “gender-responsive interventions” and “gender-based budgeting” have become more popular in public policy discussions in recent years. The case has been made for the need to include gender in every analysis of social policy. But many of the toolkits which have been designed […]
Calls For Zimbabwean Journalist Jeffrey Moyo To Be Given A Fair Trial After Bail Is Denied
By Busani Bafana As international correspondent Jeffrey Moyo was denied bail for allegedly breaching a section of the Zimbabwe Immigration Act by helping two foreign journalists work in the country without proper media accreditation, local organisations have called for his release and for him to be accorded a fair trial. Moyo (37), a correspondent for Inter Press […]
