Four Ecobank Affiliates Named Best Trade Finance Provider by Global Finance Magazine

Ecobank Burkina Faso, Ecobank Côte d’Ivoire, Ecobank Ghana and Ecobank Rwanda all scoop awards Lomé, 20 March 2023 – Four affiliates of the leading pan-African banking Group, Ecobank Group, have won the coveted ‘Best Trade Finance Provider 2023’ Award in their respective countries. The affiliates, specifically Ecobank Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana and Rwanda received this

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

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 Ecobank Group Partners with Insurance Companies to Offer Bancassurance to SMEs

The Bancassurance service will be rolled out in phases, starting with Benin, Burkina Faso, Congo Brazzaville, Côte d’Ivoire, Gabon, Guinea Bissau, Kenya, Mali, Nigeria, Tanzania, Togo, and Uganda Ecobank Group’s (www.Ecobank.com) Commercial Banking business has partnered with five insurance companies (OLD MUTUAL, ALLIANZ, SUNU, SANLAM & NSIA) to offer a range of Bancassurance solutions to

CDC Group Announces US$50m Trade Finance Facility with Ecobank as Part of its COVID-19 Response

Provides systemic liquidity and supports vital supply chains across Africa’s markets Sustains and increases access to goods and services during the pandemic Bolsters economic opportunities and inclusive growth, in markets such as Togo, Burkina Faso and Chad. CDC Group, the UK’s Development Finance Institution and impact investor, has announced a US$50 million trade finance facility

Fintech Startup Azimo Launches New Instant Money Transfer Service to Eight New Countries in West Africa

Azimo, the online money transfer service, announced that customers across Europe can now send money to recipients in Benin, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Niger, Senegal and Togo in West African CFA francs for instant cash pick-up. Michael Kent, CEO of Azimo, explains that: “Together these 8 countries have a combined population of over

SkyVision Wins National Bid for a Communications Project with Bank of Africa in Burkina Faso

SkyVision Global Networks Ltd, a leading global communications provider, announced the successful implementation of the first phase of its project with the Bank of Africa Burkina Faso, the country’s second largest financial institution. The project included implementing a full communications solution through the SkyVision VPN service, connecting BoA headquarters in Ouagadougou to its branch offices

MTN Group and Bharti Airtel Partner to Launch Cross-Border Remittance

MTN Group and Bharti Airtel has announced a cross-border remittance partnership that seeks to remove the hassles of transferring money between Ivory Coast and Burkina Faso for the operators’ Mobile Money customers on either side of the border. The landmark partnership will enable Mobile Money customers of MTN Ivory Coast and Airtel in Burkina Faso

UBA Subsidiaries Emerge as ‘World’s Best Emerging Markets’ Banks in Africa

Three subsidiaries of the pan African banking group, the United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, have emerged as World’s Best Emerging Market Banks in Burkina Faso, Cameroon and Senegal respectively. Specifically, UBA Burkina Faso, UBA Cameroun and UBA Senegal were considered the best in their various countries of operations by Global Finance magazine in an