Ukheshe a South African finalist in Ecobank Fintech Challenge 2020
MME digital banking platform provider, Ukheshe, has announced that it is a finalist in the Ecobank Group’s 2020 Ecobank Fintech Challenge. In its third edition, the programme is...
This Pig Farmer Is The World’s Fastest-Rising Billionaire
China’s pork crisis, worrying consumers as it pushed inflation to a multi-year high last month, has still produced some huge winners.
Chief among them is Qin Yinglin.
The...
Financial inclusion firmly on Africa’s agenda
uKheshe celebrates reaching its first milestone
A year since launching, uKheshe, South Africa’s cheapest and most convenient QR cash card and micro transaction platform, has left...
Rates clearance certificate process improved by digitilisation
Fintech software specialist, e4, recently rolled out a rates clearance solution for Msunduzi Municipality. e4 Rates aims at alleviating the backlog of requests currently...
20 micro businesses stand to win R25 000 from uKheshe
Financial inclusion and QR card platform rewards entrepreneurs
In its constant drive to help micro businesses grow, uKheshe, South Africa’s cheapest and most convenient QR cash...
Fintech specialist, e4, appoints new CEO
Grant Phillips - CEO
e4
Hyde Park, Johannesburg.
30 October 2019
Photograph: John Hogg
Fintech software specialist, e4, has announced the appointment of Grant Phillips as the Chief...
uKheshe wins Global Fintech Hackcelerator @ Southern Africa
Financial inclusion took another step forward as local start-up, uKheshe, South Africa’s cheapest and most convenient QR cash card and micro transaction platform, won the...
As capex opportunities wane, market starts looking to TPM for a...
In the increasingly tough economic climate, enterprise-sized businesses are looking to alternate approaches to not only save money in the short-term, but strategies that...
Commonwealth finance ministers urge progress on taxing digital commerce to tackle...
Commonwealth finance ministers have recognised the potential of technology to improve debt transparency while urging closer collaboration to resolve tax challenges arising from growing...
Finance ministers to discuss joint action to prevent future debt crises
Commonwealth finance ministers will meet in Washington D.C. on 17 October 2019 to discuss coordinated interventions to prevent future debt crises.
The meeting will be...
Financial inclusion start-up, uKheshe, successfully gains seed funding
10 months since launching its financial inclusion platform, uKheshe, the fintech company has announced the completion of its first seed investment round. Initially under incubation...
Supporting SA’S Women in Business.
The Mastercard Index of Women Entrepreneurs report revealed that in South Africa women in early-stage entrepreneurial activity dropped by 15.7% in 2018. This essentially...
The rise of Sub-Saharan Africa as a fintech hub
Sub-Saharan Africa is one of the fastest-growing investment zones for financial technology companies according to new research says Forbes. The GSM Association says in its...
South African Mining Tycoon Mzi Khumalo Demands $132 Million From Zimbabwe...
Metallon Corporation, the Zimbabwean gold producing company owned by South African business mogul Mzi Khumalo, has announced that it is suing the Reserve Bank...
Steps to Successful Client onboarding
The excitement of acquiring a new client can sometimes make accountants miss out on one of the most important phases in the accountant-client relationship:...