Mastercard and Network International Launch Digital Platform to Accelerate Digital Payment Adoption Across Middle East and Africa

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Innovative digital solutions will enhance mobile-based payments for issuers, merchants, acquirers and consumers Mastercard, a technology leader in the global payments industry, and its strategic partner, Network International, the leading enabler of digital commerce in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region, have collaborated to launch a new digital platform which will accelerate the adoption

GCB Bank Rewarded by A.M.A For Role In COVID-19 Fight

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GCB Bank Limited has been rewarded by the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) for its role in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic in the Accra Metropolis and the entire country. The plaque was presented to GCB Bank at a short ceremony held at the City Hall of the AMA to reward various organizations that partnered

Mastercard Global Outlook 2021 Highlights Permanent Shift to Digital and Opportunity to Boost Financial Inclusion in the Middle East and Africa

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Mastercard Economics Institute report estimates that 20-30% of the COVID-related surge in e-commerce spending to be a permanent feature in share of overall retail spending Young and digitally savvy populations across the Middle East and Africa (MEA) are key to long-term growth outlook, but youth unemployment poses a threat to growth prospects The opportunity for

GCB Bank Puts in Tailor-Made Services for Customer Satisfaction

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GCB Bank reopened its Derby. Avenue Branch at a ceremony held on 4th January 2020. The branch was commissioned by Mr. Kofi Adomakoh, the Managing Director. In delivering his speech, the Managing Director acknowledged and thanked the customers for their loyalty and patronage MD of GCB Bank, Mr. Kofi Adomakoh cutting the ribbon at the

GCB Posts GH¢317.13 Million Profit

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GCB Bank has posted profit before tax of GH¢317.13 million for the nine months period ending September 30, 2019. This is an improvement over the GH¢224.99 million recorded over the same period in 2018 financial year and represents 40.9% increase. During the period, total revenue amounted to GH¢1.13 billion, up 25.1% compared to GH¢ 903.23

Temenos Successfully Delivers State-of-the-Art Core Banking Platform for Ghana’s Second Largest Bank

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Temenos, the banking software company, today announced that Consolidated Bank Ghana Limited (CBG) has gone live with Temenos T24 Transact, the next generation in core banking, to power its operations for retail and corporate banking. Temenos’ cloud-native, cloud-agnostic platform will empower CBG to rapidly and cost-effectively deliver innovative digital banking services and exceptional customer experience.

MTN Launches Mobile Money API Hackathon

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In pursuit of its goal to contribute to bridging the financial divide, MTN Group has granted third parties access to its Mobile Money (MoMo) Access Programming Interface (API) platform. The open API enables developers and programmers to innovate on the platform and develop products and other solutions that will create a wider range of digital

Cellulant Unveils Tingg, Africa’s First Payments Super App in 8 Countries

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Cellulant, Africa’s leading financial technology company has announced the launch of Tingg, an all-in-one, multi-functional consumer super app that will include a wide array of payment, commerce and financial services into a single platform that will revolutionize the way customers interact with digital payment services in the continent. Tingg is Cellulant’s solution to the fragmentation

GCB Awarded Best Bank in Africa for Compliance

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GCB Bank Limited, after being voted the Best Bank in Ghana in Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Compliance, has now emerged as Africa’s Best Bank in Compliance. GCB was rated the best among five banks across the African continent namely FNB (South Africa), Standard Chartered Bank (Kenya), BANGE (Equatorial Guinea) and BAI (Angola). This recognition was announced

GCB Voted Best Bank In Anti-Money Laundering In Ghana

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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