Carbon Bank Launches the Future of Payments for Africa with Zero Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL)

Carbon Zero literally charges ZERO percent interest on all purchases Carbon, a credit led Pan-African digital bank today released Carbon Zero, a buy now, pay later web app which helps customers spread the cost of purchases into interest-free instalments, in-store or online. Since its inception in late 2021, Carbon Zero has generated ₦2.3 billion in

I&M Bank Limited Launches Enhanced Offerings for its Corporate, MSME and Retail Customers

The new value propositions are expected to simplify banking through solutions that are tailor-made to customers dynamic needs I&M Bank Limited has launched an enhanced set of customer solutions under its iMara 2.0 strategy as part of the Bank’s continued efforts to meet its Corporate, MSME and retail customers’ financial needs. The new value propositions

ATMIA Renames Lifetime Achievement Award in Recognition of Mike Lee

The ATM Industry Association (ATMIA) today announces the Executive Board has voted to rename the highly sought after ATMIA Lifetime Achievement Award to the “Michael Lee Lifetime Achievement Award.” The name change is in honor of outgoing ATMIA CEO, Mike Lee, recognizing his decades of commitment and dedication to the worldwide ATM industry. At the

Alphacode Awards R2,5m and Support to Pandemic-founded Tech Startups

SA’s finest tech startups which were founded during the pandemic went head to head at a virtual demo day yesterday where they had just 10 minutes each to convince a panel of judges that they should remain part of the next phase of the AlphaCode Incubate programme. Fiver of the eight startups which just completed

Equity Introduces Chat Banking on Social Media

Equity Virtual Assistant (EVA) chatbot is Equity’s latest addition to self-service digital banking EVA, offers Equity customers a seamless interactive banking social media platforms: WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger and Telegram. EVA chatbot facilitates digital banking transactions and customer support services anytime anywhere. This latest innovation reaffirms the Bank’s commitment to continue giving customers the freedom, choice

Fintech Startup Grey Partners with Payments Company Cellulant for East Africa Expansion

Grey, a Y-combinator backed fintech startup, offers a unique international money transfer service that enables its users to send and receive international payments without restrictions quickly Grey has announced the launch of its service to East Africa starting with Kenya in partnership with Cellulant (www.Cellulant.io). Its products, including foreign bank accounts, instant currency exchange, and

With a Smile or a Wave, Paying in Store Just Got Personal

Mastercard unleashes new era of biometric payments to enhance the check-out experience No more fumbling for your phone or hunting for your wallet when you have your hands full – the next generation of in-person payments will only need a quick smile or wave of your hand. The trusted technology that uses your face or

Why Halo Dot is a Game-Changing Technology

Halo Dot is a contactless card payment technology that allows merchants to make sales and accept payments directly on their mobile phones. It has the potential to massively disrupt how payments take place in a digitally-driven world. Pierre Aurel, Head of Product at Halo Dot, explains the reasons why merchants and their customers should embrace

Oyo Diocese Gets Microfinance Bank Approval

The approval, coming coincidentally during the pastoral visit of the bishop Most Reverend Emmanuel Adetoyese Badejo to the Oke Ogun area is directly from the Central Bank of Nigeria The joy of the people of the Catholic Diocese of Oyo (https://CatholicDioceseOyo.org), especially those of Iwajowa Local Government and the entire Oke Ogun area, which population

Market Insight: Transforming Customer Journeys, CR2 in partnership with IBS Intelligence

READ THE REPORT HERE A continuously evolving landscape, cutting-edge competition and rising customer expectations have become a rule of thumb to adapt to in almost every industry, and banking and financial services. Banks and financial institutions need to be digitally transformed to deliver a consistent banking experience, whether online or in retail. In a study by The Financial