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Demand-Side Digital: Q&A With United Bank for Africa CFO Ugochukwu Nwaghodoh

Ugochukwu Nwaghodoh, group CFO of United Bank for Africa, speaks with Global Finance about how the continent’s youthful populations have rapidly embraced digital technology, and the vast market opportunities that remain.

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Democratic Republic of the Congo: Rich Nation, Risk Nation

The DRC has immense mineral resources and other investment opportunities, but they come with political corruption and risk.

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Mobile’s Last Barriers

Sub-Saharan Africa is already light years ahead of the rest of the world in advancing mobile banking. Now, governments are pressing for more cross-system compatibility.

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Nurturing A Savings Culture: Q&A With Chairman of Bank Zero Michael Jordaan

Michael Jordaan, co-founder and chairman of Bank Zero, and his team are working around the clock to launch their digital-only bank, which will provide competitive fees and savings rates for consumers.

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Riding The Digital Wave: Q&A With Barclays Africa Chief Executive Maria Ramos

Maria Ramos, chief executive of Barclays Africa (Absa), wants to tap into Africa’s tech savviness to get ahead of the digital wave that is breaking across the continent.

Award Winners

Serving A Diverse Client Base: Q&A with Standard Bank CEO Sim Tshabalala

Sim Tshabalala, group CEO of Standard Bank, explains how Africa’s biggest bank is using its new digital capabilities to better understand its clients.

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Serving The Average African

Given the continent’s large youth population, the future of banking is digital. But who will win the battle for clicks over bricks? The incumbent banks—or fintechs and telcos?

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South Africa’s New Challengers

Out with the old, in with the new? Not quite, as the region’s incumbent banks are stepping up to the challenge presented by a spate of new, digital-only entrants that have no legacy system costs.

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The Next Frontier For African Banking

With customers hungry for new digital experiences and a large unbanked population, Africa is shaping up as a bellwether of how banks can truly embrace the digital age and serve customers better.

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Will Rising Debt Undermine Africa’s Progress?

The IMF is increasingly worried about Africa's debt levels.

Award Winners

World’s Best Bank Awards 2018: Africa

Slow GDP growth clouds outlook:Mobile technology is bringing banking to the continent’s unbanked, and is expected to help stimulate growth.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

44 African Nations Sign On To Single African Market

The creation of an African free-trade area is the first step towards a pan-African single market of1.2 billion people.