The Pan-African banking group, the Ecobank Group, is the African Banker’s 2021 African SME Bank of the Year. Ecobank beat a host of other banks in the African Banker Awards 2021 to take home the SME Award in a 2020 tumultuous year characterised by the Covid-19 pandemic which continues to ravage many African economies, with
Digital and finance solutions specialists, MoData, has partnered with Mazars’ Financial Services Consulting division to help provide clients with sustainable solutions to enhance profitability. The partnership will give MoData clients access to Mazars’ deep expertise in helping financial services organisations manage the profitability of their business through the provision of monitoring tools, diagnostic reviews and
Built on Microsoft Dynamics 365, the Enteract customer relationship management platform enables integrated sales and service for retail and commercial banking Fiserv, Inc., a leading global provider of financial services technology solutions, has launched EnteractSM, a new, cloud-based customer relationship management (CRM) platform for financial institutions. Built on Microsoft Dynamics 365, Enteract enables financial institutions
Standard Bank, Africa’s largest financial services organisation, has collaborated with Transaction Capital to develop an intelligent data solution that will empower businesses with a deeper understanding of consumers’ payment and transaction behaviours. Coined AUTHENTIFI, the value proposition is designed to assist businesses enhance risk management, optimise cost and efficiencies, and improve cashflow and collection success
The seasonally adjusted Absa Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) edged down slightly to 57.4 index points in June 2021 from 57.8 in May 2021. All 5 of the headline PMI’s major sub-components were above the neutral 50-point mark in June. Furthermore, the average reading of both the headline PMI as well as the business activity index during the
Partnership will leverage Mastercard’s expertise and solutions to provide SMEs and micro merchants in the Kingdom with digital payment tools Mastercard has partnered with Bahraini fintech & Payment service provider Eazy Financial Services to provide SMEs and micro merchants with digital payment tools and access to financial services that will accelerate inclusive economic growth in
Mastercard has announced the appointment of Bossman Akuffo Kwapong as Country Director for Ghana. His 20 years of experience in the financial services industry includes leadership roles in business development, banking operations, client experience, payments and digital innovation. In his new role, Bossman will manage Mastercard’s operations and relationships in Ghana, enabling strategic delivery of
Tata Consultancy Services’ Integrated Front-to-Back Treasury Solution to Help the Bank Create New and Innovative Asset Classes and Improve Customer Experience Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), a leading global IT services, consulting and business solutions organization, announced that Commercial Bank of Kuwait (CBK), one of the largest financial institutions in Kuwait, has selected TCS BaNCS™ for
NCR Corporation (NYSE: NCR), a global enterprise technology provider, has announced that it has closed its transaction with Cardtronics (NASDAQ: CATM). “We are pleased to reach today’s milestone and to be one step closer to combining our two outstanding companies,” said Michael D. Hayford, President and Chief Executive Officer of NCR. “This combination will accelerate
Fiserv, Inc., a leading global provider of payments and financial services technology solutions, has announced executive appointments to further the company’s goals of creating value for clients and generating strong, sustainable growth. Guy Chiarello, currently Chief Administrative Officer of Fiserv, has been appointed Chief Operating Officer, effective June 24, 2021. In a distinguished career spanning more than
