Ecobank’s Leadership in Treasury and Cash Management across Africa recognised at the Global Finance Awards

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The Awards Ceremony is scheduled to take place during the annual Sibos conference in Amsterdam, Netherlands in October 2022 Ecobank (www.Ecobank.com), the leading Pan-African Banking Group, has won five prestigious awards at the Global Finance Treasury & Cash Management Awards 2022, including Africa’s Best Bank for Cash Management and Africa’s Best Provider of Short-Term Investments/Money

BIS Innovation Hub and Central Banks Of Australia, Malaysia, Singapore and South Africa Develop Experimental Multi-CBDC Platform for International Settlements

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Project Dunbar developed two prototypes for a shared platform that could enable international settlements using digital currencies issued by multiple central banks. The platform was designed to facilitate direct cross-border transactions between financial institutions in different currencies, with the potential to cut costs and increase speed. The project identified challenges of implementing a multi-CBDC platform

CR2 Market Insight: Why Digital Onboarding is Imperative for Banking Today

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Download the full report here In today’s economic climate, it is critical for banks and other financial institutions to retain their current customers while also attracting new ones. As a result, banks are attempting to create an easy, tailored, and frictionless end-to-end digital buying and contracting experience. Having the capability to digitally onboard customers simplifies

United Bank for Africa Partners with Cellulant to Expand its Reach in 19 Markets Across Africa

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Partnership between United Bank for Africa and Cellulant extends payments services for merchants and consumers across the African continent Africa’s global bank, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, and leading Pan-African Payments Company Cellulant (Cellulant.io) have announced a partnership that will extend payment services for merchants and consumers across 19 key African countries in which

The Agricultural Development Bank Opens 87th Branch At Takoradi Market Circle

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The Agricultural Development Bank PLC (ADB) as part of its corporate strategy has opened a new branch in Takoradi in the Western Region, making it the 87th branch of the bank nationwide. The new branch located within the Takoradi Market Circle area is in response to the growing business population and heed to calls from

Standard Bank Introduces UCount Rewards for Offshore Accounts

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Standard Bank is updating its popular UCount Rewards programme to accommodate even more personal banking clients. As of 1 March 2022, clients with international offshore accounts will earn UCount Tiering Points monthly. This is just another way the bank is giving customers additional value. “Our international savings and investment accounts are popular products among our

Mosul Bank selects CR2’s BankWorld to Accelerate Digital Banking Transformation in Iraq

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Mosul Bank (www.almosulbank.iq) has selected CR2 (www.CR2.com), one of the world’s leading software vendors in the digital banking and payments market, to accelerate its digital banking transformation strategy in the Iraqi market. This latest win for CR2 will see Mosul Bank offering a more advanced digital banking service to the Iraqi retail and corporate banking

Infobip | Digital Transformation in Banking needs to underpin improved Communication to enhance the Customer Journey

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By Barbara Gjurasin, Enterprise Sales Manager at Infobip As customer demand for richer engagement with brands continues to grow, it is becoming crucially important for banks to be where their customers are, ensuring that they are more accessible, diligent and responsive to ever-evolving customer needs. The increasing customer shift to online banking has spurred the

Rwanda’s Largest Bank Completes Core Modernization with Temenos

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Bank of Kigali goes live on Temenos platform to power faster, smarter digital banking while scaling to one million retail and SME customers in Rwanda Temenos, the banking software company, has announced that Bank of Kigali Plc, Rwanda’s largest bank by assets and market share, has gone live on Temenos. Replacing its core banking system

Ecobank Foundation Appoints Elisa Desbordes-Cissé as New Chief Operating Officer

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The Ecobank Foundation has appointed Mrs. Elisa Desbordes-Cissé as its Chief Operating Officer. The Ecobank Foundation is the Corporate Social Responsibility arm of the Ecobank Group, the leading Pan-African Banking Group. Over the last few years, alongside key partners from global and Pan-African organisations, the Ecobank Foundation has made significant progress in Africa through its