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In a new episode of Connecting Africa, CNN International’s Eleni Giokos hears the latest technology updates from some of the biggest banks on the continent as they continue to digitise. According to McKinsey, cash is still used in more than 90% of all transactions in Africa. One of the key reasons for this is access […]
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Crosby Mkhwanazi, Group Head of Transactional Products and Services at Standard Bank Group Digital acceleration is transforming the banking sector globally and Africa is no exception. Technological advancements are increasingly shaping how financial products are distributed, how clients are served, and how underlying financial infrastructures are scaled. Moreover, digitisation has sparked a marked adjustment in […]
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By Justus Wanzala When 33-year-old Kimani Mwaniki, an Irish potato farmer in Elburgon, Nakuru County in Kenya’s Rift Valley, heard about a farmer’s virtual school, he didn’t hesitate to enrol. He was keen to learn how the programme will enable him to get higher crop yields for his market in the capital city Nairobi and elsewhere. […]
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By Mantoe Phakathi Placing an online order for farming inputs saves Velebantfu Dlamini about USD12 in transport fees for a round trip of about 320 kilometres. The 26-year-old vegetable farmer from Nkhungwini in the Shiselweni Region, south of Eswatini, uses a portal to order from the National Agriculture Marketing Board (NAMBoard) Farm Store. NAMBoard then delivers […]
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