Islamic banking assets are set to increase 10 per cent over the next five years in total African banking assets, according to Moodys
Banking & Finance
Banque du Caire opens new representative office in UAE
Banque du Caire (BDC) has launched its new representative office in the UAE, with an aim to strengthen its overseas presence
Vista Bank selects Temenos to power its digital transformation across Africa
Vista Group has partnered with Temenos, the banking software company, to power its digital transformation journey
Paxful and Bitmart form JV to help Africa’s unbanked population
Paxful, a peer-to-peer Bitcoin marketplace, has announced integration onto BitMart, global digital asset trading platform in the cryptocurrency market, aiming to increase liquidity and scalability
Standard Bank builds international payments blockchain
Standard Bank’s hyperledger fabric-hosted foreign exchange payments and settlement system is expected to go live in the first half of 2019, aiming to significantly increase the international trades and speed up foreign exchange payments, according to Richard de Roos, head of foreign exchange for Standard Bank Group