The Editorial Team

The quiet Technology Revolution in South African Trading

Merlin Rajah, Head of Equities Electronic Product at Absa Corporate and Investment Banking believes that South Africa is the most exciting emerging market for electronic trading right now – as he explains the vital connection between the right tech and international investment. Technology is often not the first thing that springs to mind when the international community thinks of Africa, however it is no longer possible to dismiss the entire continent on these grounds. One…

SearchWorks celebrates 15 years of enabling powerful decisions for South African businesses

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SearchWorks is celebrating 15 years as South Africa’s most trusted single one-stop shop for accurate and up-to-date data and providing businesses with the information they need to make meaningful business decisions. SearchWorks is an online data aggregation platform that allows users to conduct live, accurate individual, company and property searches and in-depth KYC checks online. The platform offers 160 different search types, covering more than 20 data sources to give companies onboarding new clients instant…

How Africa’s Financial Sector Can Manage Risk in Volatile Times By Thabo Molefe, Head of Africa Regions, TransUnion Africa

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Right now, every financial services company in Africa wants the same thing: to grow revenues, and reduce their risk. But with consumers across the continent struggling in the face of rising inflation and interest rates, they’re experiencing a growing wave of non-performing loans (NPLs), which is putting a brake on their growth ambitions. At the same time, regulators and governments across the continent are challenging the financial services sector to drive greater financial inclusion. The…

Celebrating 10 years of AFSIC – Investing in Africa: An Interview with MD, Rupert McCammon

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What can I expect to experience when attending AFSIC? AFSIC, now in its 10th year, is believed to be the largest African investment event taking place annually outside Africa and has become one of the most important conduits of investment into Africa. Over the past ten years AFSIC has been entirely focused on bringing together Africa’s business leaders and Africa’s most interesting investment opportunities with the continent’s most important investors and dealmakers to facilitate new…

Conversational AI: Fighting fraud while reducing friction for customers – Brendan Van Staaden, Managing Executive, MoData Interactive.

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The risks of identity fraud remain as high as ever for consumers and banks alike. Global research from Experian shows that 58% of consumers have been a victim of online fraud or know someone who has been a victim, or both. The challenge that banks face is protecting their customers from increasingly sophisticated identity thieves and scammers without adding undue friction to customer experience (CX). One of the most powerful tools institutions can leverage to…

Merck Foundation marks ‘World Art Day’ through their best Film, Song and Fashion Awards 2022, 2023

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NAIROBI, Kenya, April 15, 2023/ — Merck Foundation’s pan African TV program “Our Africa” addresses Social and Health issues through the ‘Fashion and Art community with Purpose’ Community created by Senator Dr. Rasha Kelej, CEO of Merck Foundation (www.Merck-Foundation.com). Merck Foundation emphasizes on the importance of Art and Media communities as critical partners to raise awareness about sensitive health and social issues through their “OUR AFRICA” TV program and Fashion, Film and Song awards to mark…

AfDB approves trade finance transaction guarantee facility to Banque Commerciale du Burundi

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ABIDJAN (Capital Markets on Africa): The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) has approved a trade finance transaction guarantee facility to Banque Commerciale Du Burundi (Bancobu). Leveraging Bancobu’s strategic footprint in the East African nation, this instrument will provide support to Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs) and local corporates, to facilitate their import and export trade finance requirements. The Bank will provide a guarantee to Confirming Banks for the non-payment…

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