International Trade Centre and Access Bank partner to boost small business growth across 14 African countries

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Access Bank

International Trade Centre (ITC) and The Access Africa Office, the coordinating office for the African subsidiaries of Access Bank Plc one of Africa’s leading pan-African financial institutions, establish a new partnership to boost access to finance for small and medium-sized enterprises, and increase access to markets and skills training, in 14 African countries. The programme

Equity Bank Named Best Regional Bank in East Africa

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Equity

Equity Bank has been awarded Best Regional Bank in East Africa at the prestigious 2025 African Banker Awards, hosted in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. This accolade recognises the bank’s outstanding contribution to expanding access to financial services, empowering communities, and driving sustainable economic growth across East Africa. The annual African Banker Awards, now in their 19th

Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) Further Diversifies Shareholders With New Equity From Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC’s) Rawbank

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Africa Finance

Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), the continent’s foremost infrastructure solutions provider, has announced a new equity investment from Rawbank, one of the leading banking and financial institutions in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). This equity infusion aligns with AFC’s strategy to mobilise African capital and diversify its capital base, reinforcing the Corporation’s mission to deliver

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

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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

Mastercard Partners with Billetera to Offer Cutting-edge Digital Payment Solutions in Democratic Republic of Congo

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Millions of unbanked and financially excluded residents in DRC to gain access to formal financial and digital services   Mastercard’s technology to enable development of diverse digital payment solutions   Partnership is aligned with DRC’s National Digital Plan (NDP)  Mastercard has partnered with Billetera – a digital payments technology company headquartered in Kenya – to

FirstBank Promotes Cross Border Payments in Sub Sahara Africa with First Global Transfer

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First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Nigeria’s premier and leading financial inclusion services provider, has announced the launch of First Global Transfer (FGT) to promote international transfer of funds across its subsidiaries in sub-Saharan Africa. The Bank’s subsidiaries in Africa include FBNBank DRC, FBNBank Ghana, FBNBank Gambia, FBNBank Guinea, FBNBank Sierra-Leone, FBNBank Senegal. The First Global

First Bank of Nigeria Promotes Financial Inclusion through Digitisation in Sub-Saharan Africa

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First Bank of Nigeria Limited has announced its organisation of a Joint Seminar with sub-Saharan African Banking and Telecom Regulators to promote financial inclusion through digital innovations in sub-Saharan Africa. The event which was held in Lagos recently was themed “Advancing ePayment and Digital Innovations in Africa- Evolution of Nigeria’s Payment Systems”. The seminar was

Collaboration Forms to Enable Real-Time Cross Border Money Transfers to CEMAC Region

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GIMAC, the regional electronic money transfer platform of Central Africa and TerraPay, the world’s first mobile payments switch have signed a strategic partnership agreement that will strengthen the remittances ecosystem in CEMAC region. The partnership will enable instant cross border money transfer to bank accounts and mobile wallets in the CEMAC zone, comprising of Cameroon,