15th March, 2022
Statistically, Africa is the least responsible continent for the out of control greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) that are threatening our future. Despite this, Africa…. Read more.
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The road to Africa’s zero emission target
Investment in Africa during Covid – building on the unicorn boom
15th March, 2022
We can clearly see that the Covid 19 pandemic has done little to dissuade potential investors from African nations. Business models within the technology sector were actually sped up by the economic conditions throughout the pandemic. Digital platforms became vital, rather than a choice, spurring developers and tech companies…. Read More
How emerging tech is disrupting the way art collectors invest
28th January, 2022
Great works of art are scattered around the world. Some are displayed in global museums, while others are in private collections. But technology is changing every aspect of our world, and art collecting is no exception …. Read more.
Why banking and art are intrinsically linked
27th January, 2022
Art and banking go hand in hand in a way that many people are unaware of. In 2021, pretty much every major bank is snapping up contemporary art at auctions. Contemporary art is changing hands at ever-higher prices…. Read More
Who are the biggest art collectors in the world?
12th January, 2022
It’s often assumed that the world’s most staggeringly expensive art collections are almost exclusively in the hands of Royal families and aristocrats, however, the true art collection narrative is linked inextricably with commerce, business …… Read more.
Green One and Riverview set up a fund to raise 100 million and invest in Portugal
25th December, 2021
The tourism, housing and hospitality sectors are the bets of the “Growth Fund” private equity fund. This fund is the result of an alliance between …… Read more.
US banker and philanthropist David Rockefeller’s legacy
18th November, 2021
Among the people throughout history who inspire N’Gunu Tiny for various reasons is David Rockefeller. US banker, philanthropist and art collector David Rockefeller was the longest-lived member of the third generation of this iconic family… Read More
Art collector and Wall Street banker Andre Meyer and his legacy
17th November, 2021
There are many figures from industry and banking that have inspired me and continue to inspire me. Whether it’s their legacy in the form of great art collections and vast fortunes, or their tenacity during their life, there is much to admire…… Read more.
JP Morgan was one of the men who built America
18th October, 2021
Mr Tiny finds inspiration from significant figures from the past and present. One such person is JP Morgan. Here’s why. Read More
The history of banking and art shows they are inextricably interlinked
17th October, 2021
Banking and art have been inextricably linked for centuries, and in fact many financial innovations have been responsible for great moments in art…… Read more.
The historical link between banking and the arts through Henry Clay Frick
01st October, 2021
N’Gunu Tiny talks about industrialist Henry Clay Frick and his pioneering work during the 19th and 20th century as well as the legacy he left in arts and culture that resonates today. Read More
The Art and Culture Legacy of Banker Robert Lehman SNR
17th September, 2021
Several key figures from the world of finance, business leadership and the arts have all influenced me personally and the route I have taken in my career. Read more.
Why Andrew Carnegie an inspiration to all business leaders and philanthropists
18th August, 2021
With a focus on bringing financial inclusion to everyone in Africa, the Emerald Group functions with an eye to morals, ethics and helping others. And part of that is the importance of education, philanthropy and social innovation. Read More
Forbes Lusophone Africa kicks off with Special Edition
17th August, 2021
Internationally-renowned business and finance magazine Forbes, has just launched the first edition of the FORBES ÁFRICA LUSÓFONA, the first international title to cover the portuguese-speaking African markets in Angola, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Equatorial Guinea, Mozambique and São Tomé and Príncipe as a whole and cohesive economic force. Read more.
Why Sir Siegmund Warburg remains an inspiration for modern day banking
13th August, 2021
The Group’s ambition – and that of Mr Tiny – is to bring financial inclusion to everyone in Africa, and to foster this most ambitious continent’s potential to change the world. Read more.
PRIMEIRA EDIÇÃO DA FORBES ÁFRICA LUSÓFONA CHEGA ÀS BANCAS ESTE SÁBADO
06th August, 2021
A Forbes África Lusófona, título que assume o lugar da Forbes Angola na nova estratégia editorial traçada na sequência da aquisição do licenciamento pelo Emerald Group………. Read More
How COVID-19 has changed the future of impact investment
4th August, 2021
How much of our world has COVID-19 really changed? With the pandemic ongoing, a global death toll of more than three million and enormous economic challenges facing the world, its impact is unprecedented. Read more.
Why cybersecurity is vital for social innovation in Africa to progress
27th July, 2021
Transformative tech and social innovation expert N’Gunu Tiny on the link between cybersecurity and online safety in Africa and social innovation in Africa. Read More
African fintech goes from strength to strength despite pandemic pressures
17th July, 2021
Among all the challenges of the pandemic and current climate, African fintech is holding its own. Overseas and domestic investors are putting money into innovative start-ups offering all kinds of services. Read more.
How COVID-19 has changed the future of impact investment
14th July, 2021
How much of our world has COVID-19 really changed? With the pandemic ongoing, a global death toll of more than three million and enormous economic challenges facing the world, its impact is unprecedented. Read More
An interview with N’Gunu Tiny on COVID and its impact on education in Africa
16th June, 2021
Transformative tech and social innovation expert N’Gunu Tiny is interviewed on education in Africa, how its been adversely impacted by the pandemic and what happens next. Read more.
O impacto da pandemia na desigualdade e na pobreza em todo o mundo
14th May, 2021
N´Gunu Tiny, fundador do Emerald Group, escreve sobre a forma como a Covid-19 tornou os ricos ainda mais ricos e os pobres cada vez mais pobres – e sublinha que a pandemia pode revelar-se o maior e mais prejudicial revés da vida desta geração. Read More
Interviewing N’Gunu Tiny about impact investment in Africa
30th April, 2021
Transformative tech and social innovation expert N’Gunu Tiny is interviewed about impact investment in Africa including future challenges and the impact of the pandemic. Read more.
Why impact investing and positive commercial returns go hand in hand
30th April, 2021
Transformative tech and social innovation expert N’Gunu Tiny talks impact investing and why it is becoming much more mainstream in 2021. Read More
How impact investment will better enable social mobility in Africa
06th April, 2021
N’Gunu Tiny discusses social mobility in Africa and why it’s now urgent that impact investors and Governments rectify the vast gap between rich and poor. Read more.
How African businesses can unleash its ESG and sustainable investment potential
01st April, 2021
The opportunities for sustainable and impact investment in Africa due to rising global interest in ESG factors. Read More
N’Gunu Tiny compra Forbes Portugal e vai lançar edição para a África Lusófona
25th March, 2021
A licença de publicação da Forbes foi adquirida pela Emeral Europe, uma subsidiária do Emerald Group, holding de investimentos detida pelo advogado e empresário angolano, N’Gunu Tiny. Read more.
Emerald Group acquires Forbes Portugal; Forbes Lusophone Africa to be launched
25th March, 2021
All the Lusophone African countries will now be joined into a brand new edition of ‘Forbes Lusophone Africa’. Read More
Emerald Group compra Forbes Portugal e lança Forbes África Lusófona
25th March, 2021
A Emerald detém agora “os direitos da Forbes para Angola, Cabo Verde, Guiné-Bissau, Guiné-Equatorial, Moçambique, e São Tomé e Príncipe, perspetivando uma forte aposta no mercado lusófono”. Read more.
Optime Investments passa para o Emerald Group com Pedro Cardoso ao leme
19th March, 2021
O Emerald Group concluiu esta terça-feira a aquisição de 68% do capital da Optime Investments, detendo agora a totalidade da empresa. O conselho de administração é presidido por Pedro Cardoso. Read More
Emerald Group compra totalidade da Optime Investments
19th March, 2021
A Optime Investments vai passar a ser liderada por Pedro Cardoso, antigo presidente do BNU. Read more.
Emerald Group announces acquisition of private equity firm Optime Investments
19th March, 2021
Emerald Group, through its Lisbon-based investment holding company Emerald Europe, has finalised the acquisition of a 68% stake on OPTIME INVESTMENTS – Sociedade de Capital de Risco, SA, bringing its participation to 100% of the firm’s capital. Read More
Digital transformation in Africa and the Middle East continues to increase
18th March, 2021
N’Gunu Tiny examines the rate of digital transformation in Africa and the Middle East, with a focus on cryptocurrencies and e-governance. Read more.
Why gender diversity and social mobility in Africa have a long way to go
18th March, 2021
N’Gunu Tiny on the twin diversity areas of gender diversity and social mobility in Africa and how the continent’s energy sector must unleash its potential. . Read More
Why is cryptocurrency in Africa becoming more popular than ever?
12nd March, 2021
Africa’s complex attitude to banking and financial services is well illustrated by the surge in cryptocurrency transactions over recent years. Despite the continent’s outdated economic policies and slow regulatory changes, virtual currency is striding ahead as it’s embraced by the tech-savvy youth in Africa. Read more.
Why digitising Africa will kickstart the wider economy?
10th March, 2021
Transformative tech and social innovation expert N’Gunu Tiny on cryptocurrency in Africa and its increasing use by young, tech-savvy professionals looking for new ways to make money. Read More
Why social entrepreneurship supports local communities throughout Africa
11th February, 2021
Transformative tech and social innovation expert N’Gunu Tiny talks about how social entrepreneurship helps communities in Africa. Read more.
Is COVID-19 an opportunity to advance social innovation?
8th February, 2021
Transformative tech and social innovation expert N’Gunu Tiny on social innovation and why COVID-19 presents an opportunity to rewrite the rules on healthcare through technology and grassroots initiatives. Read More
Islamic finance has the potential to lead social innovation in Africa
19th January, 2021
N’Gunu Tiny, Founder and Executive Chairman at the Emerald Group looks at the advancement of Islamic finance and the massive potential opening up in Africa to take the lead on social innovation. Read more.
How the EU is leading the way for financing social innovation
5th January, 2021
Transformative tech and social innovation expert N’Gunu Tiny on the European Union’s leading initiatives for supporting and financing social innovation. Read More
Tendências globais em Inovação Social agora que entrámos em 2021
4th January, 2021
Para o gestor e banqueiro, já está criado um ecossistema de inovação social global, mas o seu impacto coletivo sobre a pobreza, a educação, a saúde e o meio ambiente não é suficiente, como foi demonstrado pelas dificuldades económicas e de Infraestruturas que os países mais frágeis revelaram na reação à pandemia de Covid-19. Read More
Como pode o Sistema de Ensino Africano ser transformado no pós COVID-19?
29th December, 2020
Dizem que a necessidade é a mãe da invenção, e é certamente verdade que tempos de grandes desafios são, frequentemente, catalisadores de mudanças profundas. Em África, a COVID-19 tem dado um foco renovado à reforma educativa. Há uma necessidade urgente de soluções inovadoras no Sistema de Ensino Africano, e de que os Governos invistam em educação online, acessível e de alta qualidade. Read more.
How the pandemic has changed the focus for social innovation in Africa
21st December, 2020
Transformative tech and social innovation expert N’Gunu Tiny the urgent need for investment and infrastructure policies for social innovation in Africa in the wake of the pandemic. Read More
O investimento de impacto na Europa deve ser tendência dominante
28th November, 2020
Os responsáveis políticos e investidores querem impulsionar a inovação social e o investimento de impacto como tendência dominante na Europa. Mas existem desafios. O avanço do investimento de impacto na Europa depende de como essas questões são abordadas. Read more.
How can the African education system be transformed post COVID-19?
02nd November, 2020
Transformative technology and social innovation expert N’Gunu Tiny on the African education system and how it could be transformed for a post-pandemic future. Read More
Why social innovation in Africa is so important
21st October, 2020
The population of Africa is set to increase to 2.4 billion over the next 30 years. And across a continent that is finding itself after decades of uneven economic growth, there is an urgent need for social innovation. Read more.
This year’s European Social Innovation Competition is to Reimagine Fashion
13th October, 2020
This year’s European Social Innovation Competition focuses on the fashion industry. As one of the most environmentally damaging and problematic industry sectors in the world, it’s encouraging to see so many entrepreneurs across Europe coming up with new ways to tackle it. Read More
Bridging Trade Globally Beyond The Middle East and Africa with Emerald Group
08th October, 2020
Empowering the Middle East and Africa (MEA) through investing in future partnerships and innovations is important. It allows the region to not only import the latest technology but also develop its own home-grown solutions. Read more.
How is the pandemic affecting global fintech?
16th September, 2020
Emerald Group CEO N’Gunu Tiny on the pandemic and global fintech, including new opportunities and the race towards digitisation. Read More
How blockchain funding will disrupt the games industry in Africa?
16th September, 2020
Fintech and innovate tech expert N’Gunu Tiny on the potential of blockchain funding models to transform the global gaming industry and the games industry in Africa. Read more.
Impact Investor Is Banking on the Truth
August 28th, 2020
N’Gunu Tiny, an impact financier, invested in Poligrafo, a fact-checking enterprise that helped debunk several pandemic-related myths this year. Read More
What’s the future of cryptocurrency and blockchain?
12th August, 2020
Investor and fintech expert N’Gunu Tiny analyses the near and long-term future of cryptocurrency and associated blockchain technology, including institutional investors, stablecoins and market volatility. Read more.
How COVID-19 is affecting the African banking sector
August 11th, 2020
N’Gunu Tiny, CEO of the Emerald Group discusses the impact COVID-19 is having on the African banking sector and why digitisation could be the answer. Read More
N´Gunu Tiny: o “menino de ouro” angolano das finanças
July 28, 2020
N’Gunu Tiny recebeu o epíteto de “menino de ouro” das finanças após ter fechado uma parceria com um membro da família real do Abu Dhabi. Lidera o Emerald Group e é sócio de José Maria Ricciardi e Jorge Tomé na Optimal Investments. Read more on Jornal de Negócios and Tekdeeps.
How the pandemic is creating new opportunities for fintech
July 28, 2020
Digital solutions will be in even more demand due to the ramifications of the pandemic, including distributed working and the need to cut costs. Could fintech lead innovation into a new normal? Read More
Point of view: The importance of Ethics and Morals in Banking
July 11, 2020
Every recession has its poster child of immoral and unethical practices. We had Bernie Madoff exposed during the 2008 ‘Financial Crisis’, and currently WireCard’s Marcus Braun are all over the headlines. Both are examples of why Ethics is vital for the Financial Services sector and why it must be led from the top down. Read More
How DLT and Blockchain underpin the Fourth Industrial Revolution
July 03, 2020
Investor, fintech expert and CEO of Emerald Group N’Gunu Tiny on the technological advances that have led to blockchain, distributed ledger technology and the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Read More
N’Gunu Tiny On The Fintechs Offering Free Tech To Banks During Coronavirus
June 02, 2020
Times of crisis and challenge bring out the best in many individuals. And during the COVID-19 pandemic, the fintech sector is proving its ability to empathize with clients, consumers and customers by offering free tech to banks and financial institutions. Read More
How COVID-19 is affecting the fintech sector around the world?
May 01, 2020
Investor and fintech expert N’Gunu Tiny on how COVID-19 is affecting the fintech sector, and how slower financial services businesses are working with fintech to digitally enhance their services. Read More
Emerald partners with HH Hamad Bin Khalifa Bin Mohamed Al Nahyan to develop infrastructure and finance in Africa
April 26, 2020
The Emerald Group announced its strategic partnership with Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Bin Mohamed Al Nahyan’s Personal Office, the Department of Projects. Read More
A guide to impact investing and its increase among mainstream investors
April 07, 2020
Investor and fintech expert N’Gunu Tiny on the importance of impact investing in a world that needs to balance business and society more than ever before. Including analysis of the difference impact investment makes to financial inclusion. Read More
Digital banking as the answer for Africa’s financial inclusion
April 07, 2020
Digital banking in Africa is becoming much more widespread, with start-ups challenging traditional financial institutions for consumer share. And financial inclusion is a term used a lot in the media when it comes to discussing accessible finance in Africa. Read More
What’s The Future of Blockchain Technology?
March 17, 2020
Investor and fintech expert N’Gunu Tiny on the future of blockchain technology and its revolutionary potential, including how it works, why it’s popular and real-world uses of blockchain tech. Read More
Does Bitcoin hold any value as an investment
March 11, 2020
Blockchain may have leapt from concept to reality with the launch of Bitcoin (BTC) in 2009, but it took me slightly longer to get on board as an investor. I began following Bitcoin from afar in 2015 as a tradable asset but felt it too early and regulations too unclear to remove the risks associated with trading it. Read More
Empowering women in Africa through microfinancing
January 16, 2020
Technology is changing the world of finance by encouraging innovation in the sector and creating new ways of thinking. In Africa, it is helping to tackle gender inequality by creating opportunities for equal and fair access to banking services and the development of regional and local communities. Read More
The future of African Banking and the impact of mobile money
January 6, 2020
Technology is changing the world of finance at a staggering pace and Africa is quietly leading the way in mainstream adoption. General infrastructure has been a historical deterrent to the dissemination of financial services in the continent, which made for a largely unbaked population. Today that represents a unique opportunity both businesswise and to social development. Read More
The Basics of the African banking market
October 27, 2019
The Banking market is changing rapidly across the globe, from a technology and product perspective. Like most markets, Africa has clearly defined segments, but also a large population expected to enter the banking market in the coming years. Read More
Fintech and the power of Financial Inclusion in the developing world
August 14, 2018
The industrial revolution was a revelation for many countries whose economies were able to advance at speeds not seen before. An unfortunate side effect of this was that the disparity between growth in the developed world and growth in the developing world……. Read More
The helping hand of FinTech in the world of SME’s
August 05, 2018
FinTech is changing the rules for Small to medium sized enterprises. Whilst the definition of a small to medium enterprise varies depending on where you are in the world, general consensus underlines the great importance they play to the overall state of the global economy. Read More
Understanding: Fintech, an Entrepreneurial View
May 31, 2018
It is probably a good start to outline what Fintech is exactly, as you may have heard the term, but never really had the chance to understand the immense impact it has on our everyday lives. Read More
