Standard Bank Group has been recognised once again for its accomplishments over the past year. This time round, the bank has secured prestigious country awards in South Africa, Lesotho, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Angola in the Bank of the Year awards for 2019. Regarded as the industry standard for banking excellence, The Banker’s (part of the
Travelex, a Finablr company and a market leading foreign exchange specialist, has announced a new agreement with Transaction Network Services (TNS), a leading global provider of data communications and interoperability solutions. Through the partnership, Travelex will expand the card schemes available across its 1,050-strong ATM network. The company will use TNS’ managed hosting service to
SmartStream Technologies, the financial Transaction Lifecycle Management (TLM®) solutions provider, has announced its partnership with Union Systems Limited, a key provider of financial software solutions and professional services to major banks in East and West Africa. The two companies together will support organisations in their digitisation strategies of post–trade environments – whether it is liquidity
ACI Worldwide has announced a global strategic collaboration with Microsoft via the Microsoft Partner Network to support the payments industry’s rapid adoption of technology deployed in the public cloud. As one of Microsoft’s top 10 global ISV partners in the financial services industry, ACI will support the company’s industry growth and extend the reach of
For the quarter ended September 2019, MCB Group has posted profits of Rs 2.5 billion, which represents an increase of 18.9% in comparison to the corresponding period last year. Commenting on the results, Pierre Guy Noël (Chief Executive – MCB Group Ltd) said: “Group attributable profits went up by 18.9% to reach Rs 2,533 million
FNB has launched Easy Zero, a fully-fledged digital bank account with a card to allow customers to transact easily, conveniently and safely without paying a monthly fee. The mobile account was formerly known as eWallet eXtra. The revamped digital account will now have a branded FNB bank card, providing customers with free card swipes, cost-effective
In its 14th year of trading, and about to celebrate 15 years of excellence in 2020, Spark ATM Systems have officially laid down a marker in the ATM industry in South Africa, as the leading independent ATM deployer. Our ever-growing national network of ATMs can be found in every conceivable type of bank branch, retail,
In a move that is sure to have positive growth benefits for South Africa’s tourism industry, Nedbank and Fexco, a leading independent global provider of DCC and multi-currency (MCP) technologies, have announced an extension to their partnership that will see Fexco’s world class Dynamic Currency Conversion (DCC) solution provided to Nedbank merchants and their international
FSS, one of India’s largest payments processor and a leading global provider of integrated payment products, and US-based Oracle Financial Services, will collaborate to enhance digital payments for banks. As part of this strategic relationship, FSS will provide specialized integration and hosting services for Oracle’s cutting-edge Oracle Banking and Payments solutions. FSS will also extend
Congratulations to our customer Access Bank, Nigeria, who “successfully completed the upgrade of their digital and technology platforms to one of the best banking platforms in the world”. CR2 is very proud to have played a large part in this. This achievement represents one of the fastest integrations of two significant banks in Africa. With
