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Law Practice

Fica compliance risks for law firms: 5 red flags

Hawken McEwan 7 hours

AI, identity, and the future of finance: Why personhood matters more than ever

Financial Services

AI, identity, and the future of finance: Why personhood matters more than ever

Carrie Peter, Issued by Perfect Word 3 days

Source: Sameer Kumandan, managing director of SearchWorks360.

Finance

Why microlenders are under the regulatory spotlight

Sameer Kumandan 24 Apr 2025

Transforming data into actionable insight for banking and financial services

Banking

Transforming data into actionable insight for banking and financial services

Issued by AfriGIS 3 Apr 2025

How Africa’s businesses pay the price for cutting fraud prevention corners

Markets & Investment

How Africa’s businesses pay the price for cutting fraud prevention corners

Issued by Tishala Communications 3 Apr 2025

Africa’s mobile payment boom demands robust security to safeguard growth

Cybersecurity

Africa’s mobile payment boom demands robust security to safeguard growth

Jarryd Jensen, Issued by Tishala Communications 27 Mar 2025

Trust without borders: Setting standards for global interoperability with digital identities

Technology

Trust without borders: Setting standards for global interoperability with digital identities

Issued by Perfect Word 25 Mar 2025

Source: Supplied. Michael Bowren, co-founder of Finch Technologies.

Fintech

Unmasking fraudsters: real-time data changes the credit game

13 Mar 2025

Criminal Law

How the SRD grant system has been defrauded

Nathan Geffen 2 Jan 2025

Shoprite introduces GetPaid, a self-service payment for small businesses

Banking & Finance

Shoprite introduces GetPaid, a self-service payment for small businesses

3 Dec 2024

Source: Reuters/Dado Ruvic.

Financial Services

One year of leading Binance in a new era of crypto

Richard Teng 28 Nov 2024

Pictures: Aida Diarra, senior vice president and head of sub-Saharan Africa at Visa with Clayton Hayward, group CEO of EFTCorp. Together they have formed a five year partnership to enhance financial inclusion in Africa (Image supplied)

Fintech

Visa invests $1bn to grow financial inclusion in Africa, partners with EFTCorp

28 Oct 2024

Source: Microsoft Designer

Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity risk: 31% of children are unsupervised on parents' work devices

16 Oct 2024

IDECO CEO Marius Coetzee

Services

KYC not just for security, but customer satisfaction

Marius Coetzee 18 Sep 2024

Source: Supplied. Sameer Kumandan, managing director of SearchWorks.

Property

Avoid Fica sanctions as a property practitioner

19 Jun 2024

Sumsub's Non-Doc Identity Verification extends global coverage, transforming African market

Services

Sumsub's Non-Doc Identity Verification extends global coverage, transforming African market

Issued by Tishala Communications 23 May 2024

Source: Reuters/Dado Ruvic.

Fintech

Cryptocurrency exchange, Binance secures Dubai license

18 Apr 2024

Navigating FICA compliance for the SA retail industry

Regulatory

Navigating FICA compliance for the SA retail industry

4 Apr 2024

Trends

Study reveals annual cost of financial crime compliance totals $85bn in EMEA

5 Apr 2024

Location intelligence is the secret weapon of data-driven banking

Financial Services

Location intelligence is the secret weapon of data-driven banking

Issued by AfriGIS 13 Mar 2024

Fintech

Velmie's new platform transforms banking for fintechs, banks

16 Feb 2024

Image source: welcomia –

Tax Law

Can crypto regulation help SA shake off FATF greylisting?

Andre van den Berg, Zanrie Linstrom and Pooja Pu 16 Feb 2024

The power of geospatial data to enhance KYC and customer service in banking

Digital

The power of geospatial data to enhance KYC and customer service in banking

Charl Fouché, Issued by AfriGIS 27 Nov 2023

Source: Supplied. Paul Carter-Brown, Ukheshe’s co-founder and chief technology officer.

Fintech

Ukheshe and Komuniti SA join forces to revolutionise digital-banking accessibility

24 Oct 2023

Parliament unimpressed by NSFAS's turnaround plan

Bursaries, Scholarships & Finance

Parliament unimpressed by NSFAS's turnaround plan

Marecia Damons 5 Oct 2023

Source: Supplied. Tracy-Lee Schoeman, vice president of loyalty and rewards at Ukheshe.

Fintech

South Africans can now Scan to Pay with crypto

28 Sep 2023

Image source: lorenzot81 –

Corporate & Commercial Law

How to keep compliant when operating in greylisted countries

John Félicité 21 Jul 2023

Source: Supplied.

Fintech

AI and data science can help banks make smarter and fairer credit decisions

Bryan McLachlan 12 Apr 2023

Source: Supplied. Ola Oyetayo, chief executive officer at Verto.

Markets & Investment

The grey list survival guide: compliance strategies for South African and Nigerian companies

Ola Oyetayo 3 Apr 2023

How geospatial data is revolutionising banking

Banking

How geospatial data is revolutionising banking

Charl Fouché, Issued by AfriGIS 14 Mar 2023

Fraxeum's Khaya Maloney and Barry Tuck

Fintech

How 3 South African entrepreneurs are using blockchain to drive financial inclusion

5 Jan 2023

5 tech trends for SMEs to watch in 2023

Trends

5 tech trends for SMEs to watch in 2023

James Bergin 14 Dec 2022

Optimising efficiency and improving profits with geospatial data

Digital

Optimising efficiency and improving profits with geospatial data

Marna Roos, Issued by AfriGIS 9 Dec 2022

All the BCX Digital Innovation Awards 2022 winners!

4th Industrial Revolution

All the BCX Digital Innovation Awards 2022 winners!

25 Nov 2022

Fintech

Remote facial authentication on the rise for mobile banking

24 Nov 2022

Source: Supplied. Anton Coertzen, chief commercial officer at Ukheshe.

Financial Services

New payment solution a lifeline for thousands of students

22 Nov 2022

Responsible Minerals Initiative cuts ITSCI from approved traceability list

Sustainability

Responsible Minerals Initiative cuts ITSCI from approved traceability list

Helen Reid 1 Nov 2022

Source: Supplied. Loren Lubanga, key account executive at Infobip Kenya.

Fintech

Onboarding banking customers in the digital era is a journey, not just a transaction

Loren Lubanga 31 Oct 2022

Source: Supplied. Nedbank's Neo Mushwana.

Fintech

Nedbank's Chipo Mushwana on a cashless society in SA

Katja Hamilton 30 Sep 2022

Image source: rawpixel –

Corporate & Commercial Law

SA fintech: Regulatory and deal developments

Ashlin Perumall 6 Sep 2022

Source: Supplied. Anton Coertzen, chief commercial officer of Ukheshe.

Financial Services

How embedded finance is eclipsing the fintech competition

Anton Coertzen 11 Aug 2022

The South African Reserve Bank announces intention to declare cryptocurrency as a financial product

Economy

The South African Reserve Bank announces intention to declare cryptocurrency as a financial product

Kenrick Newport, Issued by Capital Legacy 18 Jul 2022