Finance

Growth in fintech drives growth in cyberattacks

Bethwel Opil, enterprise sales manager at Kaspersky in Africa. (Image source: Kaspersky)

Africa’s fintech sector is booming, according to Toby Shapshak in an article for Forbes

Thales supports Ghana’s financial inclusion drive

Thales is lending support to Ghana’s financial inclusion drive via a single card with two applications. (Image source: Thales)

The French aerospace company Thales, through its subsidiary Gemalto, is working in partnership with Paycode to supply dual card technology to Ghana Interbank Payment and Settlement Systems (GhIPSS)

ZACCI urges government to speed up the implementation of AfCFTA

The trade agreement can guide Zambia to become a major player in Africa’s evolving regional economy and market. (Image source: Fabio Achilli/Flickr)

The Zambia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ZACCI) has urged the government to speed up the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)

First Brick Holdings to help accelerate Ethiopia’s digital economy with data centre

Raxio Ethiopia will offer data centre colocation services where businesses operating out of Ethiopia can house their critical IT infrastructure in an optimally operated and secure environment. (Image source: Ethen Rera/Flickr)

First Brick Holdings, a US-based investment company, has announced that it is establishing and investing in ‘Raxio Ethiopia’, which will build and operate the first privately owned data centre in Ethiopia

There's still time to implement South Africa's reforms, says Afreximbank chief

Dr Hippolyte Fofack, chief economist at Afreximbank. (Image credit: Afreximbank)

Dr Hippolyte Fofack, chief economist at the African Import/Export Bank, (Afreximbank) talks to African Review about the potential growth of South Africa’s economy despite the challenges ahead