Many businesses are now part of a global marketplace. Even companies that primarily serve a local community cannot afford to ignore the wider world. Such businesses are likely to be receiving supplies from abroad, or dealing with other companies that are internationally owned. And for most businesses, making foreign sales and investments, and the added
Allied Wallet Africa, a global FinTech company offering various payment solutions in 196 countries, is pleased to announce a new integration with J2Store, a powerful, mobile-friendly Joomla shopping cart and e-commerce solution. Allied Wallet Africa’s wide set of payment solutions are now integrated with J2Store to provide new opportunities for merchants all over the world.
South Africa’s newest mobile network, Standard Bank Mobile, has expanded its service offering to allow customers to purchase Apple, Samsung and Huawei smartphone devices with a convenient financing option. The Bank has introduced an innovative way to acquire a smartphone by financing devices over 24 months using an extended payment facility on Standard Bank credit
Bank granted SAMA approval to open 20 new branches in the Kingdom Emirates NBD, a leading banking group in the region, has announced plans for further expansion in The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), following approval from SAMA (The Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority) to open 20 additional branches in the Kingdom. The announcement reflects KSA’s
Payments: Looking to the future In June 2019, SWIFT published a vision paper, ‘Payments: Looking to the future’, setting out a vision for the future of how value will be exchanged by financial institutions around the world. SWIFT’s vision is simple: to make cross-border payments as seamless and convenient as domestic ones: instant, accessible and
GCB Bank Limited has been voted the Best Bank in Ghana in Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Compliance. The award was conferred on the Bank this Thursday at the on-going Certified Compliance Professionals in Africa (ACCPA) Conference in Johannesburg, South Africa. GCB Bank was outstanding in the country-based category of Anti-Money Laundering Compliance measures. The other banks
The Board of Directors of Zenith Bank Plc has approved the appointment of Mr. Henry Oroh as Executive Director of the bank. The appointment is consistent with the bank’s tradition and succession strategy of grooming leaders from within. Also, the Board has approved the appointment of Dr. Al-Mujtaba Abubakar, FCA, as an Independent Non-Executive Director.
Arise has become a shareholder of reference in Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI) with a c.14.1 percent stake Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (“ETI”) announces that IFC and the funds managed by the IFC Asset Management Company (“AMC”) have completed the sale of their c.14.1 percent stake in ETI to Arise B.V. (“Arise”). Accordingly, Arise has become a
Allied Wallet Africa, a global FinTech company offering various payment solutions in 196 countries, recently announced an integration with 3dcart to provide a more comprehensive solution for merchants. 3dcart’s software enables users to build, adjust, and maintain an online store without any programming or HTML knowledge. 3dcart can be used in conjunction with Allied Wallet
Applications for the Global Fintech Hackcelerator @ Southern Africa are open. The South African Reserve Bank calls fintech firms to submit their innovative and sustainable solutions to challenges identified within the financial services industry. The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) has launched the 2019 Global Fintech Hackcelerator @ Southern Africa competition. The Global Fintech Hackcelerator,
