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
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
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
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
UnionPay International and East African financial services firm I&M Bank have announced on 31st of October, the partnership, that provide online access to UnionPay cardholders across Kenya, Tanzania and Rwanda. This new service has been facilitated by iVeri Payment Technologies direct integration to UnionPay Online Payment (UPOP). iVeri will also now make this integration available
Innovative digital business-to-business payment solution to be rolled out across other African markets following launch in Kenya and Tanzania Diamond Trust Bank (DTB), the East African banking group, has joined African payment services provider DPO Group, and Mastercard, the global payments technology company, in the rollout of a business to business (B2B) virtual payment card
Airtel Africa has announced a partnership with Mastercard, giving over 100 million Airtel Africa mobile phone users across 14 African countries access to Mastercard’s global network. The Mastercard virtual (non-plastic) card allows Airtel Money customers, even those without a bank account, to make payments to local and global online merchants that accept Mastercard cards, while
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 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
BassPro, Cinemark, JoAnn Fabric and Crafts, Movember, Papa John’s, Rakuten, Saks Fifth Avenue, Staples, SHOP.com and Tickets.com are among the first merchants to offer consumers new option to click to pay. American Express, Discover, Mastercard and Visa announced the arrival of faster, more secure online checkout based on the new EMV® Secure Remote Commerce (SRC)
