Jan 26, 2026
Looking back on the payments industry in 2025, the year was defined by the long-anticipated completion of SWIFT’s global migration to the ISO 20022 messaging standard, as well as the “summer of digital currencies” – where discussions around stablecoins and other...
Dec 12, 2025
Tsedey Bank has selected the Nutanix Cloud Platform to modernise its banking infrastructure as part of its transformation from a microfinance institution to a fully licensed commercial bank. After 25 years operating as the Amhara Credit and Savings Institute (ACSI),...
Dec 10, 2025
South Africa’s insurance sector is entering a critical inflexion point, with Deloitte’s view being that that AI ambition across the industry will stall unless insurers accelerate cloud modernisation at the same time as their AI strategies are being implemented. The...
Dec 1, 2025
By 2026, nearly every payment in South Africa will touch artificial intelligence in some way, but not every provider will keep up. Izak van Heerden, senior manager: development at Altron FinTech In reality, AI isn’t coming for payments, it’s already running them. The...
Nov 5, 2025
The convergence of blockchain technology with traditional financial markets is no longer speculative – it is a structural shift redefining how investors access, trade, and interact with listed securities. By Dr Wiehann Olivier, partner and fintech and digital...
Oct 30, 2025
FNB and Visa have renewed its partnership, reinforcing a relationship that has helped South Africans and customers across Africa pay and get paid more easily, for more than 55 years. The partnership has played a key role in shaping payments in South Africa. The...
