Temenos Successfully Delivers State-of-the-Art Core Banking Platform for Ghana’s Second Largest Bank

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Temenos, the banking software company, today announced that Consolidated Bank Ghana Limited (CBG) has gone live with Temenos T24 Transact, the next generation in core banking, to power its operations for retail and corporate banking. Temenos’ cloud-native, cloud-agnostic platform will empower CBG to rapidly and cost-effectively deliver innovative digital banking services and exceptional customer experience.

MIGA Supports Banking in Middle East & North Africa

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MIGA, a member of the World Bank Group, has issued $67 million in guarantees to BBAC of Lebanon to help increase the loan portfolio of BBAC’s branches in Iraq. This in turn is expected to facilitate the growth of domestic Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). MIGA is providing a guarantee for up to five years,

UBA Brings Chat Banking to Liberia

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United Bank for Africa (UBA) Liberia has launched its Chat Banking Product dubbed LEO. The online banking product which can be accessed on Facebook Messenger and WhatsApp will allow customers to make use of their social media accounts, to open account, transfer money from one account to another, get account statement, buy airtime, get customer

CBK Governor Dr. Patrick Njoroge Named Central Bank Governor of the Year, Sub Saharan Africa

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The Governor of the Central Bank of Kenya, Dr. Patrick Njoroge, has been named the Central Bank Governor of the Year for Sub-Saharan Africa by GlobalMarkets magazine, a world-leading financial journal. The Governor received this award for the second time in four years, having first received it in 2016, reinforcing his high acclaim amongst central

Airtel Africa Partners with Ecobank Group to Improve Access to Mobile Financial Services

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The partnership will also allow Ecobank corporate account holders to make bulk disbursements, such as payroll payments, directly into Airtel Money customer wallets Airtel Africa (Airtel.Africa), a leading global telecommunications services provider with operations in 14 countries across Africa, and Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (“ETI”) (Ecobank.com), the parent company of Ecobank the leading pan-African banking group operating

uKheshe wins Global Fintech Hackcelerator @ Southern Africa

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Financial inclusion took another step forward as local start-up, uKheshe, South Africa’s cheapest and most convenient QR cash card and micro transaction platform, won the 2019 Global Fintech Hackcelerator @ Southern Africa competition. Launched by the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) and powered by fintech/bank matchmaking platform, KPMG Matchi, this fintech acceleration programme creates a

Firstbank Wins Best Private Bank and Best Retail Bank In Nigeria Awards

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In recognition of its commitment and leading role at providing bespoke financial services to its customers and the public in general, through its numerous state of the art and innovative financial products and services, First Bank of Nigeria Limited has been awarded the Best Private Bank and Best Retail Bank in Nigeria Awards respectively by World Finance Magazine

Diebold Nixdorf Achieves Highest Satisfaction Levels With Global Banking Customers

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Diebold Nixdorf  has announced that customer satisfaction results among its global banking clients grew substantially, surging by 100 percentage points over the past year. As measured by Diebold Nixdorf’s most recent annual customer survey, the company saw its net promoter score (NPS) results improve dramatically with customers across its banking industry segments. Highlights of the

Sub-Saharan Africa Leads the Way in Bringing Digital Banking to the Unbanked

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By: Gwenael Trotel, Standard Bank’s Head of Consumer Solutions and Digital Cards The financial services landscape is fast changing. Technology is disrupting traditional offerings and those who have previously been unable to access banking services are now being brought into the fray through digital and more accessible offerings. It is not only the likes of

Bankmed Launches First Deployment Of DN Series™ In Lebanon

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Diebold Nixdorf’s new, integrated ATM solution with cash recycling provides increased efficiency, functionality and security Diebold Nixdorf (NYSE: DBD), a global leader in driving connected commerce for the banking and retail industries, announced today that Bankmed is the first to deploy its new DN SeriesTM self-service solution in Lebanon. Bankmed is also the first bank