Financial services

Free webinar to explore benefits of backup-as-a-service

Data resilience, cloud storage costs and BaaS - find out about the latest trends at this upcoming free-to-attend webinar.
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Mar 17, 2025

Kenya’s GDP to grow by 4.7%, supported by digitisation

An economic outlook published by Mastercard has highlighted digital adoption and advances made by the East African country, which are helping to support strong economic growth.
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40 percent of Kenyan SMEs use digital payments

Kenya’s digital payments landscape is experiencing a dynamic growth, fuelled by a rising preference for innovative payment methods, says Chad Pollock, VP and general manager, Visa East Africa said.
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Dec 2, 2024

Zambia provides public free WiFi in Lusaka

Zambia unveils free public WiFi at the InterCity bus station in Lusaka to help bridge the digital divide.
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Nov 27, 2024

Safaricom to launch second money market fund

The Kenyan telco has received regulatory approval from the country’s Capital Market Authority to launch Zidi.
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Oct 28, 2024

M-KOPA assembles 1.5m phones in Kenya

M-KOPA also aims to begin exporting locally produced phones to Uganda.
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How ChatGPT can help Africa’s financial services industry

Financial Services Institutions are adopting generative AI capability to better empower employees, such as relationship managers or advisors, to create better experiences with customers.
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Know Your Customers, better

Banks can now adopt personalisation technology that harnesses the power of AI to manage customers, says Dennis Lupambo, managing executive, Mint Africa.
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Keeping up with the mobile banking evolution

The use of mobile devices is exploding across the banking, trading, and insurance markets.