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Fintech
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 […]
Fintech policies and regulatory frameworks – National Treasury programme update
“Financial Technology (FinTech) has become an increasingly popular phenomenon, with people familiarising themselves with crypto-currencies such as Bitcoin, SAFcoin and many others. The main issue with all these currencies is that they operate […]
Fintech triggers regulatory scrutiny in South Africa
In a recent ITNewsAfrica article Dave van Niekerk, Executive Chairman of MyBucks, a Frankfurt-listed fintech with operations in Europe, Africa and Australia, said that fintech is able to take businesses anywhere. “Fintech is […]
Machine Platform Crowd
Harnessing Our Digital Future This is the title of a new book by Andrew McAfee and Erik Brynjolfsson, directors of the MIT Centre for Digital Business, which was recently reviewed in News24. Below […]
