South African based Ukheshe has received top honours in West Africa after being named as one of the winners of the Ecobank Fintech Challenge. The company was praised for its work during the event ceremony streamed live from Accra, Ghana. Nokwary Technologies, edged out the rest of the finalists to emerge winner of the competition. […]
Standard Bank has today announced it has acquired a 35% stake in South African fintech, TradeSafe. Established in 2013, TradeSafe is an online escrow platform that safeguards the buyer’s funds in trust in a transaction involving two or more parties. Tradesafe was the first digital escrow organisation in the world to offer an API gateway […]
Cassava Fintech International (CFI) and the Liquid Telecom Group (LTG) have announced the launch of Sasai Wi-Fi Finder, a potential game-changer in driving digital and financial inclusion in Africa. The service, which will be offered across the continent, was announced today, and is set to be rolled at thousands of hotspots across Africa. A 2019 […]
The Small, Medium and Micro Enterprise (SMME) digital banking platform provider, Ukheshe, is a finalist in the Ecobank Group’s 2020 Ecobank Fintech Challenge. In its third edition, the programme is designed to deepen collaboration between Ecobank and fintechs with Africa-focused products. Ukheshe is one of three South African businesses in the top 10 finalists out of […]