# We bring you the latest news and data on the global capital markets and technology.

Source: https://www.elenjical.com/news

- 2026-06-04 - [South Africa’s ZARONIA window is closing - and the market is already moving](https://www.elenjical.com/news/south-africas-zaronia-window-is-closing-and-the-market-is-already-moving-2): Landmark bond deals and a live regulatory deadline are forcing South Africa's financial sector to confront the JIBAR transition - Elenjical sets out what businesses must do before time runs out.
- 2026-05-18 - [Elenjical earns repeat growth honours from the Financial Times and News24](https://www.elenjical.com/news/elenjical-solutions-earns-repeat-growth-honours-from-the-financial-times-and-news24): Johannesburg-based fintech consultancy Elenjical has earned a place in the Financial Times ranking of Africa’s fastest-growing companies for the third consecutive year, and has also ranked among the Top 30 firms in News24’s South Africa’s Fastest Growing Champions list for the second year in a row.
- 2026-04-15 - [Open finance comes of age: what banks, insurers and fintechs must build now](https://www.elenjical.com/news/open-finance-comes-of-age-what-banks-insurers-and-fintechs-must-build-now): Open finance is edging out of policy papers and into practice in South Africa. For financial institutions, the opportunity is real, but so are the risks around data, consent and trust.
- 2026-03-31 - [Africa’s money is finally moving closer to home](https://www.elenjical.com/news/africas-money-is-finally-moving-closer-to-home): African trade no longer needs to pass through New York or London to work. New payment and currency systems are bringing money closer to home - and putting South Africa at the centre of Africa’s next trade transformation
- 2026-03-12 - [What global crypto rules mean for South Africa - and why the window to act is closing](https://www.elenjical.com/news/what-global-crypto-rules-mean-for-south-africa-and-why-the-window-to-act-is-closing): As Europe and the UK press ahead with the world’s first stablecoin regimes, South Africa must decide how far to align - and how far to diverge. We spoke to experts at Elenjical, a leading South African fintech consultancy, to explore what this new regulatory era could mean for the country.
- 2025-11-26 - [The silent transformation of cross-border payments](https://www.elenjical.com/news/the-silent-transformation-of-cross-border-payments): The clock is ticking on cross-border payment reform. With the SARB's new directive now in motion and the FSB warning that progress has been painfully slow, banks and fintechs have a rare opportunity - turn compliance into innovation and finally deliver on the promise of inclusion.
- 2025-11-25 - [NeoXam Announces Partnership with Elenjical to Accelerate Buy-Side and Treasury Technology Adoption in South Africa and the UK](https://www.elenjical.com/news/neoxam-announces-partnership-with-elenjical-solutions-to-accelerate-buy-side-and-treasury-technology-adoption-in-south-africa-and-the-uk): NeoXam, a global leader in Data Management, Performance Analytics, Portfolio Management, Reporting, and Reconciliation software solutions, today announced its strategic partnership with Elenjical, a pioneering Johannesburg-based financial services technology consulting firm, to strengthen its presence and delivery capabilities across South Africa, the Middle East, and the United Kingdom.
- 2025-08-21 - [From data to decisions: empowering insurers through data intelligence](https://www.elenjical.com/news/empowering-insurers-through-data-intelligence): When analysts spend three hours a day manually building Excel reports, something’s gone wrong. Elenjical’s Jade Penning and Bella Berti explain how they helped a major South African insurer embrace automation-transforming fragmented data into fast, decision-ready insight.
- 2025-07-28 - [Retention done right: What every HR leader can learn from Elenjical](https://www.elenjical.com/news/what-every-hr-leader-can-learn-from-elenjical-solutions): With a 91% employee retention rate, Elenjical is challenging industry norms and showing that long-term loyalty comes from culture, not just compensation.
- 2025-06-20 - [Huawei partners with Elenjical to drive digital financial services across Africa](https://www.elenjical.com/news/huawei-partners-with-elenjical-solutions): Leading South African consultancy adds deep financial systems expertise to Huawei's growing cloud infrastructure network, helping to support the transformation to digital financial services across the continent.
- 2025-05-20 - [The illusion of control: Why modern risk management means letting go](https://www.elenjical.com/news/the-illusion-of-control-why-modern-risk-management-means-letting-go): A recent upgrade at one of Europe’s largest banks offers a rare, inside view of how risk is managed in practice. Elenjical’s FinTech expert, Robert Cronje, sheds light on what effective risk management looks like when systems shift and money is on the line.
- 2025-05-16 - [Elenjical’ rapid growth recognised by both the Financial Times and News24](https://www.elenjical.com/news/elenjical-solutions-rapid-growth-recognised-by-both-the-financial-times-and-news24): Elenjical has been recognised as being among Africa’s fastest-growing businesses. It has been placed on the Financial Times list for the second consecutive year, and debuts on News24’s South Africa’s Fastest Growing Companies report.
- 2025-04-30 - [How AI could unlock financial services for millions of South Africans?](https://www.elenjical.com/news/how-ai-could-unlock-financial-services): AI could hold the key to financial inclusion in South Africa - unlocking access, trust, and opportunity for millions still outside the formal banking system
- 2025-04-17 - [ZARONIA takes over](https://www.elenjical.com/news/inside-south-africas-biggest-financial-overhaul): JIBAR’s days are numbered. By 2026, South Africa’s financial institutions must adopt ZARONIA, a shift that will fundamentally reshape how benchmark interest rates are determined in South Africa.
- 2025-03-01 - [ISO 20022 - Setting new standards for payments](https://www.elenjical.com/news/iso-20022): As payment systems worldwide transition to ISO 20022, financial institutions face opportunities and challenges.
- 2024-09-12 - [Who runs the world? Girls!](https://www.elenjical.com/news/who-runs-the-world-girls): Who runs the world? Girls! Explore how women are leading revolutions, inspiring change, and shaping a better tomorrow.
- 2024-08-12 - [Reshaping talent pools through experienced hire programme](https://www.hrfuture.net/strategy-operations/leadership-talent-management/reshaping-talent-pools-through-experienced-hire-programme/) (external coverage)
- 2024-07-09 - [Elenjical integrates AWS’s Rapid framework into Murex trading system at Standard Bank](https://bizmag.co.za/elenjical-solutions-integrates-awss-rapid-framework-into-murex-trading-system-at-standard-bank/) (external coverage)
- 2024-05-14 - [Elenjical named among Africa’s fastest growing companies](https://www.elenjical.com/news/elenjical-solutions-named-among-africas-fastest-growing-companies): Elenjical has been named to the Financial Times list of Africa’s fastest growing companies, ranking among the top 10 in the IT & Software subcategory.
- 2024-04-29 - [Elenjical pioneers Murex’s MXopenconnect development framework](https://www.elenjical.com/news/elenjical-solutions-pioneers-murexs-mxopenconnect-development-framework): Discover how Elenjical is leading the way in Murex’s MXopenconnect framework development, changing how financial firms handle systems integration.
- 2024-04-12 - [Youthquake In Finance: Nurturing Fintech’s Rising Stars](https://www.hrfuture.net/strategy/finance/youthquake-in-finance-nurturing-fintechs-rising-stars/) (external coverage)
- 2024-04-05 - [Fintech outsourcing: The numbers stack up](https://tndnewsuganda.com/2024/03/14/fintech-outsourcing-the-numbers-stack-up/) (external coverage)
- 2024-02-07 - [Elenjical develops A.I. powered fintech apps](https://www.elenjical.com/news/elenjical-solutions-develops-a-i-powered-fintech-apps): Learn how Elenjical is shaping the fintech industry with its advanced AI-powered app development for smarter financial services.
- 2023-11-29 - [Elenjical recently marked a milestone - a decade in the business! 🎉](https://www.elenjical.com/news/elenjical-solutions-recently-marked-a-milestone-a-decade-in-the-business): Elenjical marks a decade of success in providing top-quality capital markets solutions. Celebrating 10 years in the industry!
- 2023-11-27 - [Fintech fusion: businesses choosing partnership as source of competitive advantage](https://www.elenjical.com/news/fintech-fusion-businesses-choosing-partnership-as-source-of-competitive-advantage): Discover the power of fintech partnerships in gaining a competitive advantage. Elenjical reveals why collaboration is vital for business success.
- 2023-09-26 - [AI set to deliver quantum leap in programming speed](https://bizmag.co.za/artificial-intelligence-set-to-deliver-quantum-leap-in-programming-speed-says-sa-fintech/): Artificial intelligence platforms like ChatGPT can be put to work generating a mountain of repetitive boilerplate coding tasks, says Elenjical’ Siju Mammen (external coverage)
- 2023-08-16 - [Leading financial IT services consultant Elenjical expands into Turkish banking market via strategic alliance with domestic sector specialist](https://www.elenjical.com/news/leading-financial-it-services-consultant-elenjical-solutions-expands-into-turkish-banking-market-via-strategic-alliance-with-domestic-sector-specialist)
- 2023-07-28 - [From 0 to 100 in 10: SA fintech reaches employee milestone in a decade](https://www.bytesites.co.za/2023/07/28/from-0-to-100-in-10/) (external coverage)
- 2023-07-10 - [Graduate training programmes: The secret to catching and retaining highflyers](https://bizmag.co.za/graduate-training-programs-the-secret-to-catching-and-retaining-highflyers/) (external coverage)
- 2023-06-06 - [The power of people-focused work practices](https://www.elenjical.com/news/the-power-of-people-focused-work-practices)
- 2023-05-30 - [Elenjical implements world’s first Murex Kubernetes module installation](https://www.elenjical.com/news/elenjical-solutions-implements-worlds-first-murex-kubernetes-module-installation): Elenjical installed Murex’s new Kubernetes functionality at Momentum Metropolitan Holdings in South Africa.
- 2023-04-27 - [Fintech consultancy gives grads flying start](https://www.elenjical.com/news/fintech-consultancy-gives-grads-flying-start)
- 2023-03-22 - [People power driving learning in finance](https://www.elenjical.com/news/people-power-driving-learning-in-finance)
- 2023-02-23 - [Navigating an economy in transition as an SA-based fintech](https://www.elenjical.com/news/navigating-an-economy-in-transition-as-an-sa-based-fintech)
- 2022-11-25 - [Elenjical and ActiveViam partner to tackle South African HQLA challenge](https://www.activeviam.com/elenjical-partner-hqla-challenge/?utm_source=partner&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=elenjical_blog2) (external coverage)
- 2022-11-17 - [Untethered Solutions Puts Collateral Optimisation at Risk](https://www.activeviam.com/untethered-solutions-puts-collateral-optimization-at-risk/?utm_source=partner&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=elenjical_blog1) (external coverage)
- 2022-07-27 - [How the Back Office became glamorous](http://financialmarketsjournal.co.za/how-the-back-office-became-glamorous/) (external coverage)
- 2022-07-13 - [Take those small steps towards your big dreams.](https://www.thesmallbusinesssite.co.za/2021/02/19/elenjical-solutions-take-those-small-steps-towards-your-big-dreams/) (external coverage)
- 2022-06-28 - [Tinu Elenjical: delivering global IT skills in Africa](https://www.elenjical.com/news/tinu-elenjical-delivering-global-it-skills-in-africa)
- 2022-06-28 - [Elenjical becomes only 3rd provider certified by Amazon for Murex Cloud migration](https://www.elenjical.com/news/elenjical-solutions-becomes-only-3rd-provider-certified-by-amazon-for-murex-cloud-migration)
- 2022-06-24 - [Less Risky Business: How Tech is Helping Calculate Capital Market Peril](https://accountingweekly.com/how-tech-is-helping-calculate-capital-market-peril/) (external coverage)
- 2022-06-20 - [Stellenbosch undergrads given real life masterclass on avoiding financial crashes](https://www.elenjical.com/news/guest-lecture-on-techniques-for-measuring-market-risks)
- 2022-05-25 - [The robots are coming: how AI is taking over insurance](https://www.elenjical.com/news/the-robots-are-coming-how-ai-is-taking-over-insurance)
- 2022-04-20 - [How the Cloud is taking over financial services](https://www.elenjical.com/news/how-the-cloud-is-taking-over-financial-services)
- 2022-04-13 - [Tech firms circle traditional banking services](https://www.elenjical.com/news/tech-firms-circle-traditional-banking-services)
- 2022-01-11 - [Bitcoin in SA - can cryptos ever be tamed?](http://financialregulationjournal.co.za/2022/01/03/bitcoin-in-sa-can-cryptos-ever-be-tamed/) (external coverage)
- 2021-06-01 - [Momentum Metropolitan improves balance sheet performance by migrating and upgrading Murex MX.3 on AWS in just 9 months](https://aws.amazon.com/partners/success/momentum-metropolitan-murex/) (external coverage)
- 2021-05-29 - [Elenjical strengthens board as part of growth and diversity drive](https://www.elenjical.com/news/es-board): BNP Paribas and UBS opened the offshore Australian dollar FIG market for 2021 this week, with a pair of new senior deals.
- 2021-05-20 - [Major retirement fund entrusts emerging asset management firm with 200 million Rand mandate](https://www.nomadafricamag.com/major-retirement-fund-entrusts-emerging-asset-management-firm-with-200-million-rand-mandate/) (external coverage)
- 2021-04-15 - [Analysing the effect of quantum computing on Bitcoin](https://www.elenjical.com/news/analysing-the-effect-of-quantum-computing-on-bitcoin)
- 2021-04-01 - [Elenjical focuses on boosting skills of the nation](https://www.elenjical.com/news/giving-back)
- 2021-03-14 - [A Decentralised Collateral Payment Solution](https://www.elenjical.com/news/collateral-blockchain)
- 2021-03-09 - [A Shared Cloud Based Risk Engine](https://www.elenjical.com/news/a-cloud-based-shared-risk-engine)
- 2021-01-28 - [Nothing is impossible](https://www.elenjical.com/news/impossible)
- 2021-01-17 - [Taking Murex to the Cloud](https://www.elenjical.com/news/taking-murex-to-the-cloud)
- 2020-11-25 - [Elenjical awarded the National Fintech Award Winner by NSBC](https://www.elenjical.com/news/elenjical-solutions-awarded-the-national-fintech-award-winner-by-nsbc)