Independent ATMs keep cash accessible in South Africa

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<p><img src=”https://biz-file.com/c/2409/752048-208×117.jpg?5″ width=”208″ height=”117″ alt=”Independent ATMs keep cash accessible in South Africa” align=”left”><p>According to The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) <a href=”https://www.resbank.co.za/content/dam/sarb/publications/media-releases/2024/payments/SARB%20Payments%20Study%20Report%202023.pdf” target=”_blank”>Payments Study Report</a> released in August 2024,...

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India payments authority eyes Africa, S. America for digital payment push, official says

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<p><img src=”https://biz-file.com/c/2409/752065-208×117.jpg?5″ width=”208″ height=”117″ alt=”Source: Reuters.” align=”left”><br><span >Source: Reuters.&lt;/span><p>India is in talks with countries in Africa and South America to help them build a digital payments system using its...

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Kenya’s Safaricom raises $117m with local sustainability-linked loan

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<p><img src=”https://biz-file.com/c/2409/752031-208×117.jpg?2″ width=”208″ height=”117″ alt=”Pedestrians walk outside the Safaricom mobile phone customer care centre during the launch of its 5G internet service in the central business district of Nairobi,...

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Brics currency proposal: A misguided venture doomed to fail

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<p><img src=”https://biz-file.com/c/2409/751986-208×117.png?5″ width=”208″ height=”117″ alt=”Source:” align=”left”><br><span >Source: [[https://pixabay.com/vectors/brics-brazil-russia-india-china-1301745/ Pixabay]]&lt;/span><p>Brics is a nonsensical trade alliance that really shouldn’t exist at all, much less be proposing a shared digital currency. We...

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FSDAi Nyala Facility’s $1m boosts rising African fintech

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<p><img src=”https://biz-file.com/c/2409/751948-208×117.jpg?5″ width=”208″ height=”117″ alt=”Source: 123RF.” align=”left”><br><span >Source: 123RF.&lt;/span><p>FSDAi Nyala Facility, created by FSD Africa Investments to support new local investors, is putting $1m into Africa-focused venture capital fund...

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Radio Ad campaign for Naked Insurance sparks controversy over weight loss play on words

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<p><img src=”https://biz-file.com/c/2409/751924-208×117.jpg?3″ width=”208″ height=”117″ alt=”Source:” align=”left”><br><span >Source: [[www.unsplash.com]]&lt;/span><p>In a recent ruling, the Advertising Regulatory Board (ARB) was asked to weigh in on a consumer complaint regarding a series of...

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Care for Wild and Investec: 10 years of conserving SA’s black and white rhino population

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<p><img src=”https://biz-file.com/c/2409/751923-208×117.png?1″ width=”208″ height=”117″ alt=”This World Rhino Day the Care for Wild Rhino Sanctuary celebrated 10 years of conserving South Africa’s black and white rhino population (Image supplied)” align=”left”><br><span...

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Capitec poll reveals how heritage shapes Mzansi’s money habits

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<p><img src=”https://biz-file.com/c/2409/751904-208×117.jpg?5″ width=”208″ height=”117″ alt=”Source:” align=”left”><br><span >Source: [[https://www.pexels.com/search/savings/ Pexels]]&lt;/span><p>In celebration of Heritage Day tomorrow, Capitec has released poll results highlighting how South Africans’ cultural backgrounds and family traditions continue...

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Standard Bank opens up Mauritius offshore unit to Africa’s small to mid-sized businesses

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<p><img src=”https://biz-file.com/c/2409/751900-208×117.jpg?5″ width=”208″ height=”117″ alt=”Source: Reuters.” align=”left”><br><span >Source: Reuters.&lt;/span><p>Standard Bank, Africa’s largest bank by assets said on Wednesday, 18 September 2024, it will allow small to mid-sized businesses operating...

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Zimbabwe’s new currency faces headwinds five months on

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<p><img src=”https://biz-file.com/c/2409/751854-208×117.jpg?5″ width=”208″ height=”117″ alt=”Source: Reuters.” align=”left”><br><span >Source: Reuters.&lt;/span><p>Five months after its launch, Zimbabwe’s new currency is under pressure as increased grain imports eat away at foreign reserves, putting...

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