Standard Bank South Africa has become the first bank in the country to go live on the Traydstream platform. The move to Traydstream, which was completed on November 5, will create efficiencies in Standard Bank’s trade process and will continue to set it apart in the trade environment. Traydstream digitises documents such as the Letter
New partnership will allow Carticard to distribute loans through prepaid cards Carticard offers services to small merchants, skilled laborers and small farmers, in an effort to incorporate more people in the digital economy The new partnership reinforces Mastercard’s commitment to support local fintechs and drive financial inclusion Mastercard has announced a partnership with Carticard, egabi FSI’s
The New Merged Bank, EQUITYBCDC is the Second Largest Bank in Democratic Republic of Congo with a Balance Sheet of USD 2.5Billion As part of an international bank with presence in 7 countries, Equity BCDC can immediately lend to a single customer up to USD 40M and can access up to USD 350 Million the
Comviva, the global leader in digital solutions and SBI Card, the leading credit card issuer in India have recently won three prestigious awards – Payments & Cards Award 2020, PayTech Award 2020 and InnTech Award 2020 for the ‘SBI Card Pay’ service. SBI Card and Comviva were recognized as the winners in the ‘Best Payments
The judging panels were impressed by Ecobank’s sound management, business model and strategic initiatives as well as its pioneering technology Ecobank (www.Ecobank.com) wins “Bank of the Year” and “Best Bank” at The Banker and EMEA Finance Awards in London. Ecobank Cameroon, Gambia and Rwanda won Bank of the Year at The Banker Awards on 28th November.
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
Leading digital money transfer service WorldRemit has partnered with Vodacom Tanzania to enable nine million M-Pesa customers to receive money directly to their M-Pesa wallets from friends and family living abroad. The new service increases convenience for money transfer recipients in urban and rural areas of Tanzania as they can receive international money transfers directly to
JSE-listed technology company Altron, through its Rest of Africa operations, has partnered with Pascal Technologies to provide a seamless and integrated payment system for motorcycle public transport services in Rwanda. In terms of the deal, Altron is supplying the infrastructure comprising of payment terminals, GPS devices and mounting units, while Pascal Technologies is supplying the software
Absa Corporate and Investment Banking (CIB) claimed top honours in the 12th EMEA Finance African Banking Awards for 2019 when it was awarded Best Investment Bank in Africa; it also won Best Investment Bank in Botswana, South Africa, Tanzania, and Zambia as well the Best Equity House in Mozambique and the Best Loan House in
Zambia Industrial Commercial Bank Limited (ZICB) has announced a partnership with global payments technology company Mastercard to issue Mastercard prepaid and debit business cards, providing its business customers with a safer and more convenient alternative to transacting with cash. This is the first time a Zambian bank will issue Mastercard business cards, which enable companies
