Tanzania’s Bank M has completed cloud migration, seeking to enhance customer experience and security through Google Apps, BlackBerry and Outlook interoperability. Jacqueline Woiso, deputy chief executive officer (CEO) at Bank M, said: “Since the bank’s inception, we have always believed in investing in the best and the latest in technology. “This has been our firm
Habil Olaka, chief executive officer (CEO) of the Kenya Bankers Association (KBA), has called for more investment in mobile money technology by banks to increase accessibility to banking services. Olaka, who officially opened the seventh annual AITEC Banking and Mobile Money COMESA Conference in Nairobi today, said adoption of mobile technology would increase efficiency and
Datacard Group, the provider of secure ID and card personalization solutions, announced that Ecobank Transnational Inc., a financial services provider with operations in over 30 African countries, is enhancing their customer service levels by implementing Datacard® financial instant issuance solutions for in-branch issuance of its Visa CashXpress prepaid cards. A multi-purpose prepaid card that is
TSYS announced the signing of a long-term agreement with Anovia Payments, LLC, to provide full-service payment processing solutions and tools to support Anovia Payments and their customers. Based in Irving, Texas, Anovia Payments simplifies payment acceptance for merchants and partners by offering transparent pricing, cutting-edge products and technology with streamlined support — all managed by
United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA), the Pan-African bank with operations in 19 African countries, New York, London and Paris, announces the launch of Project Alpha – the Group’s new focus for strategic transformation. UBA has for 8 years executed a dedicated strategy of local, regional and global expansion, the implementation of which has seen
The world’s largest industrial, worker-owned and run cooperative, Mondragon, founded in the Basque region of Spain over fifty-five years ago and winner of the 2013 Financial Times “Boldness in Business” award has agreed through its cooperative bank, Laboral Kutxa, to partner and build cooperative stakeholder businesses in local living economies throughout America with the U.S.
Fiserv, Inc. a leading global provider of financial services technology solutions, announced the launch of Mobiliti™: Tablet, a turnkey ASP solution tailored for tablet users. Mobiliti: Tablet joins the company’s existing licensed solution for tablet banking, enabling additional banks and credit unions to support this rapidly growing channel. Interest in the Mobiliti: Tablet app has
Ann Cairns, President of International Markets, MasterCard, with Peter Schlebusch, Group Executive, Standard Bank Group celebrate the signing of an agreement strengthening the relationship between MasterCard and Standard Bank Group for another five years. This agreement will expand the remit of MasterCard across the African countries where Standard Bank is present and leverages the use
The Solidarity Bank Charges 2013 report shows that FNB’s Easy Account is the cheapest full-service bank account in South Africa. “Price is important for customers, but they should also look for the best quality account offering the best benefits,” says Seth Maanda, Head of Sales and Marketing at FNB Transact. FNB’s Easy Account customers have
Standard Chartered Bank has introduced cross border banking aimed at providing seamless banking services to its SME customers across East Africa. With this new service, customers can transact freely within East Africa as if they were in their home country and at no extra cost. A customer will be able to access their funds throughout
