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One of the keynote conversations at Bloomberg's inaugural Africa Business Summit featured Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Ronald Lamola (Image supplied)

EXCLUSIVE: Bloomberg reflects on the inaugural Africa Business Summit

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FNB, Mastercard launch cross-border platform for cheaper, faster transfers

12 Nov 2025

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How Ninety One is closing Africa’s infrastructure gap

25 Nov 2024

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Nearly 70% of consumer payments to be instant by 2027

9 Mar 2023

#BizTrends2023: What's next for payments in Africa?

#BizTrends2023: What's next for payments in Africa?

Karen Nadasen 19 Jan 2023

Source: Supplied. Kent Marais, head of Platform Domain at Standard Bank.

Standard Bank's Kent Marais unpacks the acceleration of Africa's thriving platform economy

Katja Hamilton 11 Jan 2023

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Egyptian startup Blnk raises $32m in funding round

Mahmoud Salama 10 Nov 2022

Source: Supplied. On-ground app demonstrations by the Yabx onboarding team educating the new-to-credit segments on how to apply for credits and loans through the platform.

Yabx enters Nigeria market, aims to double its growth in Africa

9 Nov 2022

Climate change: What a just transition means for Africa

Climate change: What a just transition means for Africa

Garth Napier 4 Nov 2022

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Buy now pay later spend to soar, fuelled by macro-economic pressures

26 Oct 2022

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Cost of e-commerce fraud to exceed $48bn in 2023 - BNPL poses major risk

12 Oct 2022

Source: Reuters.

Flutterwave adds Nigeria's eNaira as payment option for merchants

Chijioke Ohuocha 15 Sep 2022

Source: Supplied. Thabo Mofokeng, the insights analyst at DataEQ.

Loans and affordability key for cash-strapped Kenyan banking customers

Thabo Mofokeng 2 Sep 2022

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Visa announces grant to help African women fund managers grow their businesses

18 Aug 2022

Image supplied. All the Sanlam financial journalism award winners

All Sanlam financial journalism awards winners

15 Aug 2022

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'Buy now pay later' users to exceed 900 million by 2027

8 Aug 2022

5 digital innovation trends enabling better customer journeys

5 digital innovation trends enabling better customer journeys

Leon Jacobs 12 Jul 2022

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New app simplifies inventory management for Africa's informal retailers

28 Jun 2022

Jacques Celliers, CEO of FNB. Source: Supplied

FNB eBucks recognised as loyalty champion in global awards

20 Jun 2022

Source: Supplied. Oneal Bhambani, Flutterwave's new chief financial officer.

Flutterwave appoints former American Express executive, Oneal Bhambani as CFO

15 Jun 2022

Source: Supplied. FNB chief executive officer, Jacques Celliers.

FNB Connect named best digital MVNO in the world

13 Jun 2022

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8th Africa Bank 4.0 Summit: promoting digital innovation within the African fiscal sector

3 Jun 2022

Biz Most Read Award winners May 2022

Biz Most Read Award winners May 2022

Bizcommunity.com 1 Jun 2022

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Constant Ventures launches $100m venture capital fund for tech startups across West Africa

1 Jun 2022

Citi, UK's BII agree $100m risk-sharing lending deal for Africa

Citi, UK's BII agree $100m risk-sharing lending deal for Africa

18 May 2022

Bitcoin adoption by Central African Republic baffles cryptoverse

Bitcoin adoption by Central African Republic baffles cryptoverse

29 Apr 2022

Central African Republic adopts Bitcoin as an official currency

Central African Republic adopts Bitcoin as an official currency

28 Apr 2022

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Prudential Financial and LeapFrog Investments make surprise announcement

18 Mar 2022

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World Bank's $157bn takes edge off global pandemic fallout

2 Mar 2022

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Kenya's Cellulant targets 50,000 new merchants

Duncan Miriri 28 Feb 2022

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New Africa cross-border payments system to boost trade

20 Jan 2022

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Smart finance for Kenyan MSMEs

20 Dec 2021

Source: ©Ion Chiosea

Global pension systems study highlights gender pension gap

21 Oct 2021

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