Absa announced the launch of a partnership with Daily Maverick to make the risks of the global climate crisis a bigger focus of everyday life – with practical approaches on how to address them. Spurred by the threat of Day Zero – when it was forecast Cape Town would run out of potable water – Daily Maverick decided to
This represents the first ever Tier 2 Sustainability Notes by a financial institution in Sub-Saharan Africa Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (“ETI”), the Lomé based parent company of the Ecobank Group, is pleased to announce that it has successfully raised US$350 million Tier 2 Sustainability Notes. This represents the first ever Tier 2 Sustainability Notes by a
Ghana’s first indigenous Bank, GCB Bank has further reduced its interest rates on personal loans to 23 per cent per annum in line with measures to mitigate the impact of Covid-19 on clients. As part of the measures, the Bank has also granted a two-month moratorium on both principal and interest repayment and increased loan
Trade Conferences International (TCI) is hosting its 6th annual Anti-Money Laundering and Financial Crime Southern Africa Conference on 4 & 5 August 2021, at Indaba Hotel, Fourways. The event is set out to create a platform for banks, insurance companies, service providers and government personnel to share their knowledge and experiences on financial crime; build
The GCB Bank Limited has commended GOIL Company Limited for its strategic drive towards maintaining its leadership in the downstream petroleum sector. Mr Kofi Adomakoh, Managing Director of GCB Bank explained that GOIL and GCB are fraternal as they both operate as the indigenous backbone of the country in the banking and petroleum sector respectively.
Given the slow pace of economic growth and a challenging operating environment due to the Covid-19 pandemic, FNB is keeping monthly account fees unchanged for business customers across the board for the third year running. Several electronic transactions have been made free or reduced given the increased move to digital banking channels and efficiencies the
As part of its annual review effective 1 July 2021, FNB is launching a new FNB Aspire bank account for middle-income customers to replace FNB Gold, and the bank’s customers will now be able to use eBucks to pay their bank fees via the FNB App. CEO of FNB Retail, Raj Makanjee says, “We are
NMG Administrators Botswana, a subsidiary of the Johannesburg-based advisory and intermediary firm NMG Benefits, has been appointed the Fund Administrator for Botswana’s biggest pension fund, the Botswana Public Officers Pension Fund (BPOPF), and officially takes over the administration of the BPOPF on 1 June. The move is a result of a 2017 decision by Botswana’s
Equity bags 22 accolades including Best Overall Bank in Kenya, Bank with the lowest charges for individuals, Best Bank in Agriculture and Livestock Financing and Best Bank in Mobile Banking among others. The Bank retains Best Bank in Sustainable CSR for 5 years in a row & Young Banker of the Year for the third
Ukheshe, Mastercard, Nedbank and Telkom collaborate to grow access to the digital economy with virtual product that enables secure e-commerce payments on phone Telkom has launched Africa’s first Mastercard virtual card for use on WhatsApp, enabling Telkom Pay customers to make e-commerce payments. This move is expected to empower millions of South Africans – even
