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By George Muhia, Head of Enterprise Business, East Africa at Infobip Across Africa, financial inclusion is no longer limited by the availability of financial services – it is limited by whether people can reliably access and use them. The real battleground is the communication layer. Financial inclusion increasingly succeeds or fails at the communication layer. […]
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AfrexInsure, the wholly-owned Specialty Insurance Subsidiary of African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), has announced the appointment of Lesley Ndlovu as its new Chief Executive Officer, effective 2026, replacing Jonas Mushosho. The appointment comes at a critical inflection point for AfrexInsure as it advances its mission to provide tailored specialty insurance solutions for trade and trade-related investments. […]
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Standard Bank Group, Africa’s largest financial institution by assets, has announced the official launch of its Representative Office in Egypt during an event held at the Pyramids of Giza in Cairo. The Group’s Representative Office will strengthen trade and investment flows between Egypt, Sub-Saharan Africa, and the Middle East, recognising Egypt’s role as a vital […]
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By Hennie de Villiers Africa’s population is projected to exceed 1.7 billion by 2030, one of the youngest and mobile-first populations on the planet, making the continent fertile ground for the reimagining of financial services. But Africa also sits at a crossroads: an accelerating trajectory of digital innovation challenged by deep digital divides, including access and infrastructure, […]
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Partnership combines Mastercard’s global payments network with Smile ID’s capabilities to combat fraud and expand financial inclusion across Africa. From left to right: Selin Bahadirli, executive vice president, services, Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa at Mastercard, Mark Straub, CEO Smile ID, Dennis Gamiello executive vice president, and global head of identity at Mastercard Nairobi, […]
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By Adam Bateman, Head: Business Development & Strategic Partnerships, Investor Services and Johan De Bruyn, Head: Fund Services, Investor Services at Standard Bank CIB As pension fund investment portfolios grow larger and more diversified, the volume and complexity of investment data have seen investment administration taking a much more central role in how these funds operate. The […]
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Recognised as Africa’s Best Bank in a haul of 26 awards 18 July 2025, Johannesburg – Standard Bank has once again demonstrated its leadership as the best bank in South Africa and Africa after receiving 26 accolades across its continental footprint at the Euromoney Awards for Excellence 2025. At an awards ceremony hosted in London, Standard […]
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Ghana has emerged as one of the first of 27 countries to officially launch the SanlamAllianz brand, signifying a crucial step in the integration of these two insurance giants. At an event hosted in Accra, Sanlam Allianz Life Insurance Ghana LTD (“SanlamAllianz Life Insurance Ghana”) and Sanlam Allianz General Insurance Ghana LTD (“SanlamAllianz General Insurance […]
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Mastercard and Onafriq (previously MFS Africa), a pan-African payments company, have collaborated to bring secure, cost-effective, and innovative payment options to consumers, as well as small and medium enterprises (SME) across the continent. Africa’s mobile money sector is one of the most established and fastest growing fintech industries in the world. According to The State of the Industry Report on Mobile Money 2024 by the GSM Association, there are 835 million registered mobile money accounts […]
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By Kirsten Wortmann, Regional Director of Sub-Saharan Africa, Paymentology Across the globe, millions remain without access to basic financial services. Increasing financial inclusion through digital innovation is regarded as one of the best solutions to this challenge- and has been a guiding principle of the fintech sector. Now, innovators are stepping up efforts to bring the unbanked into the financial system by leveraging embedded finance, the […]
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