SilverBridge launches AI division

SilverBridge, a provider of insurance software solutions for the African financial services industry, has launched its artificial intelligence (AI) division focusing on Merlynn’s Tacit Object Modeller (TOM). “Given the amount of data available to insurers,...

Fintech Hackcelerator finalists go head to head

The top 12 innovative and sustainable fintech solutions have been shortlisted for the Global Fintech Hackcelerator @ Southern Africa. The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) will host a Fintech Demo Day on 29 October 2019 to select the two winning solutions. In August...

CredoLab jumpstarts financial inclusion in SA

Alternative credit scoring fintech company CredoLab has officially launched on the African continent with the signing of three new clients – two banks and a leading airtime credit provider. Starting from South Africa, CredoLab is seeking to drive financial...

EU and banks are ‘falling behind in the global fintech race’

The CEO of one of the world’s largest independent financial organisations is calling on the EU to launch its own cryptocurrency in order to compete globally. Joining a line-up at the Delta Summit in Malta that includes Apple co-founder Steve Wozniack and the...

FNB scoops global Data Anywhere award

First National Bank (FNB) has won the Data Anywhere Award at the Data Impact Awards Celebration in New York City. The Data Impact Awards recognize organisations’ data success and recognizes the best of the best organizations, leaders of industry and creators of...

New SearchWorks update aids KYC

Eleven years since its initial launch of SearchWorks, fintech company e4 says that the web-based search application service has continued to prove itself as a vital administrative tool. As a key service to professionals across a multitude of industry sectors, e4 has...