Are South Africans ready for the digital payment revolution?
The South African Reserve Bank’s inaugural Payments Study Report provides extensive insights into how the public perceives and uses various payment methods and instruments.
Fintech
Discovery announces 2025 contribution increases: average hike of 9.3%
Discovery Health Medical Scheme’s contribution adjustments will be more evenly distributed across its members, highlighting the widespread effects of increasing medical inflation on contribution rates.
Videos
Watch: MBSE launches RE training for FAIS representatives
Watch: FPI Financial Planner of the Year on key issues shaping the financial landscape
Animated video explains the two-pot retirement system
Is South Africa on track to getting off the grey list?
Looking back at this year’s FPI Professional’s Convention
Enhance your HR skills by attending our insightful webinars in November
Webinars on how to investigate misconduct and address poor performance
FSCA Commissioner highlights balance between innovation and regulation
FSCA Commissioner Unathi Kamlana underscores the importance of balancing the costs and benefits of regulation to foster innovation and protect consumers.
Acquisition of OUTvest paves the way for ‘digital disruption’, Alexforbes says
While the saying ‘build it and they will come’ may not always hold true for fintech start-ups, Alexforbes is aiming to make a difference by bringing its significant reach to bear.
Insurtech founder shares the skinny on getting ahead in a competitive market
Local insurtech startup shows how it’s done in the face of a significant decline in global venture capital funding.
Naspers, Sanlam Private Equity make fintech investments
Naspers and Sanlam Private Equity (SPE) have invested in fintech firms recently, with Naspers Foundry investing R40 million in financial advice platform LifeCheq and SPE acquiring a controlling interest in payment solutions provider […]
What does 2021 hold for Fintech?
“Each year, at AlphaCode, we use our vantage point of the fintech landscape to share what we expect this year. We had no idea last January that a whole new world awaited. One […]
Non-traditional data – Impact on the provision of financial services in South Africa
At the end of November 2020, the Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) published a research report on the impact of Non-traditional (Alternative) Data on the provision of financial services in South Africa. “Alternative […]
Fintech Vision for South Africa – Progress update and Covid-19 impact
Earlier this year, the Intergovernmental Fintech Working Group (IFWG) Innovation Hub was launched to respond to changes in the financial sector driven by financial technology (fintech) and to promote responsible innovation in the […]
Fintech Vision for South Africa – Progress update and Covid-19 impact
Earlier this year, the Intergovernmental Fintech Working Group (IFWG) Innovation Hub was launched to respond to changes in the financial sector driven by financial technology (fintech) and to promote responsible innovation in the […]
Launch of the Intergovernmental Fintech Working Group (IFWG) Innovation Hub
South Africa’s financial regulators have just launched an Intergovernmental Fintech Working Group (IFWG) Innovation Hub in response to changes in the financial sector driven by financial technology (Fintech) and to promote responsible innovation […]
Fintech – What can possibly happen in 2020?
The fintech space has seen a lot of exposure in the last few months, from international reports to the release of the Fintech Landscaping Report by the Intergovernmental Fintech Working Group (IFWG). In […]
Fintech Reshaping the financial world – But what about you?
Reshaping the financial services industry by “removing market inefficiencies” sounds suspiciously like trying to eradicate human error. This raises the very serious question about the function of the financial advisor in the future. […]
Fintech update – FSCA mapping the current landscape
SA has a small but fast-growing fintech industry, presenting considerable benefits and risks. As a result, regulators need an understanding of the fintech landscape in South Africa in order to manage risks in […]
Fintech is the ‘new normal” – More than half of the customers are regular users
More than half of banking and financial services customers around the world use fintech products and services, according to a new global poll carried out by deVere Group. Of the 883 customers surveyed […]
FinTech – Insight into the South African players and facing challenges
RMB recently released the SA FinTech in motion Report. The paper looked at who the FinTech players are in South Africa as well as the ecosystem in which they operate. According to the […]
FinTech – Insight into the South African players and facing challenges
RMB recently released the SA FinTech in motion Report. The paper looked at who the FinTech players are in South Africa as well as the ecosystem in which they operate. According to the […]
South African fintech in 2019 – What can we expect?
According to Wikipedia financial technology, often shortened to FinTech or fintech, is the new technology and innovation that aims to compete with traditional financial methods in the delivery of financial services. It is […]
