Standard Bank

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.
Samuel Mungadze
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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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Sep 16, 2024

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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Sep 10, 2024

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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Aug 7, 2024

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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Jul 31, 2024

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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Jul 9, 2024

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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Mar 20, 2024

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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Mar 7, 2024

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.
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Aug 15, 2023

Founders Factory Africa raises $114m

With the funding, the development company will be able to scale its projects and better serve technology-driven start-ups and founders across the continent.