Firstbank Wins Best Private Bank and Best Retail Bank In Nigeria Awards

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 Achieves Highest Satisfaction Levels With Global Banking Customers

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

American Express, Discover, Mastercard and Visa Implement Click to Pay to Make Online Checkout Simple and Secure

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)

Sub-Saharan Africa Leads the Way in Bringing Digital Banking to the Unbanked

By: Gwenael Trotel, Standard Bank’s Head of Consumer Solutions and Digital Cards The financial services landscape is fast changing. Technology is disrupting traditional offerings and those who have previously been unable to access banking services are now being brought into the fray through digital and more accessible offerings. It is not only the likes of

Cybersecurity Leaders Launch Initiative for Interoperable Security Technologies to Thwart Attacks

The OASIS international consortium announced an industry initiative to bring interoperability and data sharing across cybersecurity products. With initial open source content and code contributed by IBM Security and McAfee, and formed under the auspices of OASIS, the Open Cybersecurity Alliance (OCA) brings together organizations and individuals from around the world to develop open source

Bankmed Launches First Deployment Of DN Series™ In Lebanon

Diebold Nixdorf’s new, integrated ATM solution with cash recycling provides increased efficiency, functionality and security Diebold Nixdorf (NYSE: DBD), a global leader in driving connected commerce for the banking and retail industries, announced today that Bankmed is the first to deploy its new DN SeriesTM self-service solution in Lebanon. Bankmed is also the first bank

Visa Investing in South Africa to Extend its Payments Network

Visa has announced plans to establish localised processing infrastructure in South Africa.  The new infrastructure will supplement the company’s global processing network VisaNet and serve both domestic and international payments for South African clients. VisaNet is one of the world’s most advanced processing networks delivering secure, reliable and scalable transaction processing and value-added payment services.

MCB Signs the UN Principles for Responsible Banking

MCB is one of the founding signatories of the Principles for Responsible Banking, pledging to strategically align its banking activities with the Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Agreement on Climate Change. These Principles for Responsible Banking are a joint initiative of banks, in particular, 30 founding institutions and the United Nations, through the UNEP

Ingenico Launches Full Suite of Chinese Payment Methods for International Ecommerce Players

Ingenico Group, the global leader in seamless payment, is transforming how international ecommerce companies operate in China. By introducing a suite of payment methods that fully caters to the preferences of local consumers, Ingenico will enable online businesses to gain better access to one of the world’s most significant online markets. As 82% of the

Mastercard Launches Threat Scan to Assess Bank Fraud Exposure

Identifying authorization system vulnerabilities for issuers before exploitation and fraud loss can occur Mastercard today announced Threat Scan, a unique global service that helps banks proactively identify potential vulnerabilities in their authorization systems. The service was showcased this week at the Mastercard Cybersecurity Summit in Croatia. Cyber criminals are relentless in their efforts to exploit