Powering the digital age: The rise of the African data centre industry
Increased internet access and data usage are fuelling a digital revolution, with Africa emerging as the next frontier in the data centre business.
Linda Oniwe
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Standard Bank, Volante team up to transform African payments
Africa’s largest bank moves payments infrastructure to Volante’s cloud Payments as a Service platform, transforming client experience and accelerating ISO 20022 adoption.
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The heart of AI: Why human insight matters
As we integrate AI into many areas of our lives, it's critical to consider the influence on future generations.
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Endeavor SA Secures R190m to boost African tech start-ups
Endeavor South Africa exceeds its first funding target for Harvest Fund III, and is aiming for R500 million to fuel Africa’s high-growth tech companies.
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Standard Bank Ghana's CIB team wins employee hackathon
The team developed a system that recommended using Artificial Intelligence capabilities for reviewing and verifying international trade documents
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Standard Bank Group hosts 10th employee hackathon
This year, the bank received 395 submissions from across its global footprint. The top 47 teams, comprising over 250 hackers, have been selected to compete.
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Standard Bank unveils loan management digital platform
Reach, a Standard Bank Investment Banking platform, the bank says, offers a considerable improvement in digital enablement and data analytics.
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South African banks to cut digital payments to CMA countries
The termination of these services is due to changes in regulations implemented by the South African Reserve Bank.
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The drive for inclusive banking benefits for all Africans is being won, but much remains to be done
Amongst the issues that need to be addressed is the uneven acceptance level of digital solutions across different countries.
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Africa's biggest lender raises stake in SA IT firm
The lender has acquired a beneficial interest in the securities of Mustek, such that the the securities of the company held by the bank is now 14%.
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Standard Bank backs start-up Float with $11m
Float already works with almost seven million preapproved credit cards and allows customers to ‘buy now’ and spread repayment instalments over 24 months, interest- and fee-free.
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Peach Payments, Nedbank target ecommerce sites with new offering
Nedbank Direct EFT enables online shoppers to make secure payments straight from their Nedbank bank account without having to input their card details.