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Nepotism is stealing Africa's future

Nepotism is stealing Africa's futureBertie Jacobs, North-West University (NWU)

Empowering Africa's financial future: Pioneering a path of transformation

Empowering Africa's financial future: Pioneering a path of transformationDentsu

CIMA partners with ICAZ to elevate the accounting and finance profession in Zimbabwe

CIMA partners with ICAZ to elevate the accounting and finance profession in ZimbabweAICPA & CIMA

Chatbots can be utilised to enhance customer experience. PIUS UTOMI EKPEI/AFP via Getty Images

More Nigerian banks are using chatbots to serve customers, but with mixed results

Emmanuel Mogaji 27 Jul 2021

Customers at an ATM at a branch of South Africa's Standard Bank in Cape Town, 15 March, 2016. Reuters/Mike Hutchings/File Photo

Mozambique central bank fines Standard Bank for fraudulent practices

Manuel Mucari 13 Jul 2021

Source: Supplied

Banking and payment channels in Africa are showing positive growth

2 Jul 2021

West African leaders and officials stand for a photo at the Ecowas extraordinary summit on terrorism in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Reuters/Anne Mimault

West African regional bloc adopts new plan to launch single currency in 2027

21 Jun 2021

Image source: Getty/Gallo

Nigeria is making progress with financial inclusion: here's how

Emmanuel Mogaji 20 May 2021

Herbert Wegwe, CEO, Access Bank

Sarb gives Grobank, Access Bank deal the nod

29 Mar 2021

Bank buildings rise above the business district of Lagos. Banks must effectively communicate the impact of their engagement with women. Tim Graham/Getty Images

How Nigerian banks empower women through corporate social responsibility

Emmanuel Mogaji 17 Mar 2021

Bizcommunity and NSP Consultants congratulate BizListing winners!

Bizcommunity and NSP Consultants congratulate BizListing winners!

Bizcommunity.com 26 Oct 2020

A man makes a payment from his mobile phone for basic food items including bread at a local tuck shop in Epworth, on the outskirts of Harare. Photo by Jekesai Njikizana/AFP via Getty Images

Zimbabwe's restrictions on mobile money transfers are a blow to financial inclusion

Marcia Kwaramba 14 Oct 2020

Tijsbert Creemers, managing director and partner, Boston Consulting Group

Mobile payments will unlock new business for banks in Africa

8 Sep 2020

#WorldEntrepreneursDay: Pezesha, Kenya's digital financial enabler platform and marketplace

#WorldEntrepreneursDay: Pezesha, Kenya's digital financial enabler platform and marketplace

Evan-Lee Courie 21 Aug 2020

Akinwumi Adesina leads a bank that has the USA as its second largest shareholder. CGIAR/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-NC-SA

Independence is at the heart of the African Development Bank's ability to be effective

Kalu Ojah 13 Jul 2020

Safeguarding our communities through the Covid-19 pandemic

Safeguarding our communities through the Covid-19 pandemic

Olga Arara-Kimani 6 Jul 2020

A warning sign advising users to be aware of their surroundings while playing a video game. Stefan Heunis/AFP via Getty Images

Electronic banking fraud in Nigeria: how it's done, and what can be done to stop it

Oludayo Tade 24 Jun 2020

Cloud technology can significantly reduce banking costs in Africa

Cloud technology can significantly reduce banking costs in Africa

21 Apr 2020

#BlockchainAfrica: So you think you need a blockchain?

#BlockchainAfrica: So you think you need a blockchain?

Cayle Sharrock 5 Mar 2020

#BlockchainAfrica: The impact of blockchain on the global economy

#BlockchainAfrica: The impact of blockchain on the global economy

Ilija Acimovic 4 Mar 2020

John Lombela, managing director, Cryptovecs Capital

#BlockchainAfrica: Building an inclusive, transparent digital African economy

John Lombela 4 Mar 2020

CFA franc countries will no longer have to keep 50% of their foreign exchange reserves at the French Treasury. Shutterstock

Is the time right for a single currency in West Africa?

Iwa Salami 27 Feb 2020

No coordination on macroeconomic policies in Nigeria Red Confidential/shutterstock

What Nigeria needs to do to avoid World Bank's worst case scenario

Wale Fatade 20 Jan 2020

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Chatbots can be utilised to enhance customer experience. PIUS UTOMI EKPEI/AFP via Getty Images

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Customers at an ATM at a branch of South Africa's Standard Bank in Cape Town, 15 March, 2016. Reuters/Mike Hutchings/File Photo

Mozambique central bank fines Standard Bank for fraudulent practices

Manuel Mucari 13 Jul 2021

Source: Supplied

Banking and payment channels in Africa are showing positive growth

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West African leaders and officials stand for a photo at the Ecowas extraordinary summit on terrorism in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Reuters/Anne Mimault

West African regional bloc adopts new plan to launch single currency in 2027

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Image source: Getty/Gallo

Nigeria is making progress with financial inclusion: here's how

Emmanuel Mogaji 20 May 2021

Herbert Wegwe, CEO, Access Bank

Sarb gives Grobank, Access Bank deal the nod

29 Mar 2021

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How Nigerian banks empower women through corporate social responsibility

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Bizcommunity and NSP Consultants congratulate BizListing winners!

Bizcommunity and NSP Consultants congratulate BizListing winners!

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A man makes a payment from his mobile phone for basic food items including bread at a local tuck shop in Epworth, on the outskirts of Harare. Photo by Jekesai Njikizana/AFP via Getty Images

Zimbabwe's restrictions on mobile money transfers are a blow to financial inclusion

Marcia Kwaramba 14 Oct 2020

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Mobile payments will unlock new business for banks in Africa

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#WorldEntrepreneursDay: Pezesha, Kenya's digital financial enabler platform and marketplace

#WorldEntrepreneursDay: Pezesha, Kenya's digital financial enabler platform and marketplace

Evan-Lee Courie 21 Aug 2020

Akinwumi Adesina leads a bank that has the USA as its second largest shareholder. CGIAR/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-NC-SA

Independence is at the heart of the African Development Bank's ability to be effective

Kalu Ojah 13 Jul 2020

Safeguarding our communities through the Covid-19 pandemic

Safeguarding our communities through the Covid-19 pandemic

Olga Arara-Kimani 6 Jul 2020

A warning sign advising users to be aware of their surroundings while playing a video game. Stefan Heunis/AFP via Getty Images

Electronic banking fraud in Nigeria: how it's done, and what can be done to stop it

Oludayo Tade 24 Jun 2020

Cloud technology can significantly reduce banking costs in Africa

Cloud technology can significantly reduce banking costs in Africa

21 Apr 2020

#BlockchainAfrica: So you think you need a blockchain?

#BlockchainAfrica: So you think you need a blockchain?

Cayle Sharrock 5 Mar 2020

#BlockchainAfrica: The impact of blockchain on the global economy

#BlockchainAfrica: The impact of blockchain on the global economy

Ilija Acimovic 4 Mar 2020

John Lombela, managing director, Cryptovecs Capital

#BlockchainAfrica: Building an inclusive, transparent digital African economy

John Lombela 4 Mar 2020

CFA franc countries will no longer have to keep 50% of their foreign exchange reserves at the French Treasury. Shutterstock

Is the time right for a single currency in West Africa?

Iwa Salami 27 Feb 2020

No coordination on macroeconomic policies in Nigeria Red Confidential/shutterstock

What Nigeria needs to do to avoid World Bank's worst case scenario

Wale Fatade 20 Jan 2020

#BizTrends2020: 2020 - Africa's year for digital disruption

Geoffrey White 14 Jan 2020

#BestofBiz 2019: Finance & Insurance

#BestofBiz 2019: Finance & Insurance

17 Dec 2019

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What's been done to fight cybercrime in East Africa

Mercy Muendo 3 Dec 2019

Technology makes it easier for taxpayers

29 Nov 2019

#AfricaCom: Smartphone costs the biggest barrier to a digitally inclusive Africa

#AfricaCom: Smartphone costs the biggest barrier to a digitally inclusive Africa

Sindy Peters 15 Nov 2019

#AfricaCom: "Every consumer today behaves like a millennial, your business needs to catch up!"

#AfricaCom: "Every consumer today behaves like a millennial, your business needs to catch up!"

Leigh Andrews 15 Nov 2019

Pieter de Villiers, co-founder and CEO, Clickatell

#AfricaCom: Chat commerce leapfrogs in Africa

13 Nov 2019

Continuous adaptation: Staying ahead of customer needs

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Melissa Campbell 8 Nov 2019

#FairnessFirst: Go beyond pink branding for true female customer satisfaction

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Leigh Andrews 4 Nov 2019

Image source: Getty/Gallo

From the missing middle to the co-economy

Bronwyn Williams 24 Oct 2019

Taking a loan has never been easier thanks to the proliferation of mobile lending platforms. Rosenfeld Media/Wikimedia Commons

Mobile-based lending is huge in Kenya: but there's a downside too

Victor Odundo Owuor 4 Oct 2019

Know your business inside out with a Biz Office

Know your business inside out with a Biz Office

Bizcommunity.com 2 Oct 2019

Top ratings for Biz Rate Card 2019

Top ratings for Biz Rate Card 2019

Bizcommunity.com 27 Sep 2019

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Hello Paisa consumers can now transact on WhatsApp

25 Sep 2019

Dr Jacques Ludik

4 ways automation is revolutionising financial services

3 Sep 2019

Central banks and other financial sector regulators have not always paid adequate attention to the sector’s impact on the environment. Shutterstock

Central banks are waking up to climate change dangers. It's about time

Danny Bradlow 2 Sep 2019

Africa Halal Week returns to Cape Town

26 Aug 2019

Moody’s, the only rating agency that keeps South Africa above junk, is scheduled to review its credit rating in November 2019. Shutterstock

South Africa close to 'junk status' from all three rating agencies. What would follow?

Misheck Mutize & Sean Gossel 23 Aug 2019

3 steps towards 'glass boxing' your company with a Biz Press Office

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Bizcommunity.com 23 Jul 2019

Why abandoning the CFA Franc would be a risky operation

Why abandoning the CFA Franc would be a risky operation

Cheikh Ahmed Bamba Diagne 22 Jul 2019