Kenya, DRC Governments Announce a Trade Mission to DRC in Partnership with Equity Group to Boost Bilateral Trade

The Trade Mission includes a 15-day visit to DRC between 29th November and 13th December in Kinshasa, Lubumbashi, Goma, and Mbuji Mayi Investors from Kenya will meet and network with their counterparts in DRC in exploring opportunities that have the potential to Unlock Trade, Tourism and Investment opportunities in DRC and the Great Lakes Region

Equity Group Strengthens its Partnership with Proparco to Support an Increased Number of MSMES in Kenya

As part of the visit to Kenya of the French Minister Delegate for Foreign Trade and Economic Attractiveness, Franck Riester, Proparco granted Equity Bank two guarantee facilities, ARIZ and EURIZ totalling €39 million (5 billion KES) to help the Kenyan bank further support job creating MSMEs. Proparco also granted a €550,000 technical assistance facility to

Visa Helping Fuel ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ Growth Around the World

FIS, Moneris, Global Payments, ANZ, CIBC, HSBC, ScotiaBank and more rolling out Visa Installments Solution to their customers, adding scale, brand trust and convenience to popular financing option Klarna signs global brand deal with Visa to accelerate expansion and scale in several markets As consumer demand for ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ (BNPL) solutions continues to grow, Visa has announced a growing list of

Misr Digital Innovation Partners with Mastercard to Provide Egyptian Consumers with a Safe and Seamless Banking Experience

Misr Digital Innovation (MDI) is one of Banque Misr Companies, was established to launch the first digital bank in Egypt The seven-year strategic partnership agreement will see Mastercard support MDI with the issuance of debit, credit, and prepaid cards Mastercard will provide MDI with advisory, marketing, and product innovation support The new initiative will drive

Egypt’s MIDBANK Selects Temenos to Power its Digital Transformation

Temenos Transact and Temenos Infinity will power the bank’s digital banking transformation to meet customers’ future needs as an agile, high-touch, high-tech bank Temenos, the banking software company, has announced that MIDBANK, a universal bank in Egypt providing retail, corporate, and investment banking services, has selected Temenos’ open banking platform to power its digital transformation.

Standard Bank Group Selects Flutterwave to Drive Digital Transformation Efforts Across Africa

Standard Bank customers in eight African countries to enjoy enhanced digital payments experience in partnership with Flutterwave  Standard Bank, Africa’s largest bank by assets, has partnered with Flutterwave, Africa’s leading payments technology company, to enhance digital payments experiences for its customers in Nigeria, Zambia, Tanzania, Uganda, Ghana, Mauritius, Cote D’Ivoire and Malawi. Flutterwave and Standard Bank

ACI Worldwide and RocketFuel Launch Cryptocurrency Payment Acceptance for Merchants Globally – Pioneering Zero Fees

Merchants can enable more than 50 cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin, as alternative payment methods grow in demand ACI Worldwide, a leading global provider of real-time digital payment software and solutions, has announced a strategic partnership with RocketFuel Blockchain, Inc. (OTC QB: RKFL), a global provider of payment solutions via Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. ACI Secure eCommerce will offer RocketFuel’s solution via

Barko to Launch a Digital Bank for Low-Income South Africans on The Temenos Banking Cloud

Temenos’ open banking platform will enable Barko to offer affordable, accessible banking services to unbanked South Africans Temenos (www.Temenos.com), the banking software company, has announced that Barko, a leading microfinance company, plans to enter the retail banking market in South Africa with a new digital bank built on Temenos Transact and powered by The Temenos

FNB | The five Financial Steps you must Take in Your Golden Years

People have different views about getting older. For some, reaching their sixties is a difficult moment as they find themselves unable to do some of the things they could in their youth. For others, their sixties are an exciting period filled with new opportunities, fewer responsibilities, and all the time they need to do the

Top 3 reasons to attend SWIFT’s African Regional Conference 2021

Be part of Africa’s premier financial services event Like many other events, the global pandemic has prompted us to shift the SWIFT African Regional Conference (ARC) to a unique and immersive digital experience, taking place virtually on 23-24 November 2021. Register today! The good news is that you can still expect to hear from and