Featured FintechPayShap: South Africa’s first rapid payments programmeIFM CorrespondentMay 29, 2023May 29, 2023 by IFM CorrespondentMay 29, 2023May 29, 2023 In the initial phase, PayShap users can access the real-time payment feature to pay recipients instantly, using either their bank details or a proxy via a unique identifier called ShapID... Read more
Banking FeaturedIF Insights: First Republic Bank’s downfall & American banking’s ‘Big Bond Holdings’ problemWebAdminMay 15, 2023 by WebAdminMay 15, 2023 On May 1, 2023, JPMorgan took over the First Republic Bank’s administration... Read more
Featured FintechFingo Africa App: All you need to knowWebAdminMay 15, 2023 by WebAdminMay 15, 2023 Users of the Fingo Africa app can send money to fellow Fingo users for free and to M-Pesa, Vodafone's mobile money service, at a subsidised rate... Read more
Banking Business Leaders FeaturedBusiness Leader of the Week: Meet Ajay Banga, new World Bank chiefIFM CorrespondentMay 12, 2023May 17, 2023 by IFM CorrespondentMay 12, 2023May 17, 2023 Ajay Banga was nominated by US President Joe Biden to lead the World Bank... Read more
Banking and Finance MagazineData protection: Banks must rethink strategiesIFM CorrespondentApril 20, 2023April 20, 2023 by IFM CorrespondentApril 20, 2023April 20, 2023 Criminals can threaten to publish the stolen data on the dark web after the encryption... Read more
Banking FeaturedGlobal banking crisis: Something catastrophic is comingIFM CorrespondentApril 6, 2023April 6, 2023 by IFM CorrespondentApril 6, 2023April 6, 2023 Credit Suisse’s profitability and the future of its investment banking section were under scrutiny... Read more
Featured FintechStart-up of the Week: Radpay, acing game of card payment with ledger techIFM CorrespondentMarch 29, 2023 by IFM CorrespondentMarch 29, 2023 Radpay's operation revolves around a patent-pending merchant card payment solution... Read more
Banking FeaturedIF Insights: The heavy blows & eventual downfall of Credit SuisseIFM CorrespondentMarch 27, 2023 by IFM CorrespondentMarch 27, 2023 Credit Suisse was known for its CreditRisk+ model of risk assessment in loans... Read more
Banking FeaturedAccess Bank Mozambique: Moving towards achieving fast-track & sustainable growthIFM CorrespondentFebruary 28, 2023 by IFM CorrespondentFebruary 28, 2023 Customers can take out loans at Access Bank Mozambique and receive money instantly, through M-Pesa, without needing a Bank account... Read more
Banking Cover Story MagazineKicking Off Laos’ Banking RevolutionWebAdminJanuary 14, 2023January 16, 2023 by WebAdminJanuary 14, 2023January 16, 2023 LDB has grown in each area in terms of personnel, professionalism, and modernization by applying new technologies in the banking network... Read more