GT Bank Launches New GTExpress Service

Towards achieving a more inclusive financial services industry, Guaranty Trust Bank plc has launched its “GTExpress” service; a comprehensive agent banking service that allows customers access financial services at convenient locations. The GTExpress service is banking via agent locations such as Supermarkets, Schools, Cinemas, Markets and Restaurants. It is an initiative to reach out to

Zimbabwe’s CABS Bank to Provide Karbonn Smartphones on Credit

Just a few days ago we came upon a Karbonn Smart booth at a CABS bank branch in Harare. On enquiring from the agent we learned that the distributor of the Karbonn devices locally, Solid Ground, have partnered CABS to go after the the civil servants market through providing mobile devices on friendly credit terms.

Mobile Banking Success Requires Marathon Mindset, Says Fiserv White Paper

Fiserv, Inc. a provider of financial services technology solutions, has published a new white paper that explains how an ongoing forward-looking mobile banking strategy can help financial institutions to win mobile banking customers and enhance profitability. Consumers are expecting increasingly sophisticated mobile banking capabilities, and delivering these capabilities requires financial institutions to move beyond short-term

United Bank for Africa Appoints Ambassador Joe Keshi as Chairman

United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, the pan- African financial services group is delighted to announce the appointment of Ambassador Joe Keshi as Chairman of the Board. Ambassador Keshi was appointed to the Board of UBA in 2010 and was made Vice Chairman on January 1, 2011. He has over 35 years working experience at

Bank of Mauritius – Year in Review

The Governor of the Bank of Mauritius, Mr Rundheersing Bheenick, recently gave a statement where he reviewed the year gone by and reflected on the present and future outlook. In his address Bheenick said that Headline inflation came down from 4.9 per cent in July 2012 to 3.6 per cent in June 2013 while year-on-year

Casablanca Finance City and CISI Sign New Partnership

Casablanca Finance City and Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in order to enhance and promote professionalism and professional standards in the financial services industry in Morocco and throughout the region. Thanks to this partnership, Morocco will be able to offer more than 50 CISI certifications. These include

KCB to Offer Back Office Service for Posta e-Payment Solutions

Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB) Group and Postal Corporation of Kenya (PCK) have entered into a strategic partnership to share payment infrastructure and capitalise on their expansive branch networks locally in line with the bank’s financial inclusion agenda. PCK recently launched its PostaPesa e-payment solution and the partnership will see KCB be the official Settlement Bank

Infobip Launches Enterprise USSD Platform in South Africa

Infobip, a global leader in cloud-based mobile messaging and payments solutions for enterprises and mobile operators, announced it has built a technical platform for enterprise USSD in the Republic of South Africa. Comprising push USSD as well as mobile initiated options, enterprise USSD allows banks and financial institutions to increase security of internet banking transactions

Gemalto and IBM to Offer Enhanced eBanking Security Platform

Gemalto a digital security company, announces a global business partnership with IBM for its enhanced Ezio eBanking security platform. Featuring cutting-edge levels of security and versatility, the Ezio eBanking Server platform has been further updated with the ability to support a wider range of end-user solutions. The platform has been tested and confirmed to work