New insurance accounting standard adds comparability

The new insurance contracts accounting standard recently published by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) brings greater comparability for investors and analysts, according to KPMG International. The organisation welcomes the publication of the new,...

FNB promotes access to banking in rural SA

FNB has introduced a non-cash dispensing ATM with deposit capability. These ATMs are a smaller version of the standard ATM which FNB introduced in 2013 as a way of bringing banking services directly into communities. The roll-out out of the new generation of ATMs...

Entersekt wins second Banker Africa 2017 award

South African fintech company, Entersekt has won the Judges’ Choice: Best Technology Provider at the fourth Banker Africa East Africa Awards held recently at a gala dinner in Nairobi. A total of 30 institutions across seven countries – Kenya, Ethiopia,...

Bytes MS, NCR, Nedbank win innovation award

Bytes Managed Solutions (Bytes MS) has received the Best Branch Automation Project award at The Asian Banker Technology Innovation Awards ceremony. Bytes MS jointly received the award with NCR Corporation, its technology partner and a global leader in omni-channel...

Turn your phone into an authenticator

HID Approve, from HID Global, turns a mobile device into a handheld validation device or “authenticator” that verifies online access and transaction requests, such as digital banking transactions or corporate VPN access. HID Approve adds a new level of trust for...