Mastercard and Cellulant Partner to Empower Millions of Consumers Across Africa to Join the Global Digital Commerce Market

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Partnership will enable customers to pay globally with a Mastercard virtual payment solution linked to the Cellulant wallet, Tingg Mastercard’s technology will enable consumers to shop online with or without a bank account, through a simple and secure payment experience  Mastercard and Cellulant have partnered to allow millions of Cellulant customers across Africa to shop

GCB Tops at Ghana Club 100 Award

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GCB Bank PLC at the weekend reestablished itself as Ghana’s number one financial institution when the bank was adjudged tops in the financial services in the Ghana Club 100 awards. GCB Bank PLC was named the tenth best performing company/bank at the 19TH Ghana Club 100 Awards ceremony in Accra on Friday. The event is

African Markets Build Resilience in a Challenging Environment

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Absa Africa Financial Markets Index shows improving market infrastructure in majority of countries in the region African countries have responded positively to the need to develop domestic financial markets to protect economies from external shocks, OMFIF’s 2022 Absa Africa Financial Markets Index reveals. Even as challenging market conditions weighed on performance in the index, 19

Dalu Ajene Appointed Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Rand Merchant Bank (RMB) Nigeria; Aims to Facilitate Greater Foreign Capital Flows into Nigeria

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Ajene holds an MBA in Finance and Strategy from Harvard Business School and a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from Dartmouth College  Dalu Ajene has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of Rand Merchant Bank (RMB) Nigeria (www.RMB.co.za) from the 1st of November 2022 and aims to facilitate greater foreign capital flows, while working to deliver constructive solutions

Payhippo Acquires Nigeria’s Maritime Microfinance Bank to Expand its Customer Offerings

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With direct access to Nigeria’s Inter-bank Settlement System, this acquisition will enable Payhippo to launch an array of products and services for its customers  Payhippo, Nigeria’s credit-led SME fintech, has acquired Maritime Microfinance Bank (MFB), a financial institution specializing in saving products, demand deposits, and investments as well as micro and SME loans. The acquisition

GCB Bank – Current Economic Situation Provides Opportunity to Restructure our Economy

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The Executive Director of Wholesale and Investment Banking of GCB Bank PLC, Mr Sam Aidoo, says the current economic crisis provides the opportunity to restructure our economy from a service driven one. He called for the building of a robust and resilient economy through technology, finance, investment, trade, and entrepreneurship. Delivering the address on behalf

Six Fintech Companies From Africa Emerge as Finalists in the Ecobank Fintech Challenge 2022

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 The six finalists were chosen following extremely strong competition from over 700 fintechs from 59 countries. Grand Finale to be held on 28 October at the Ecobank Group Pan African Centre in Lomé, Togo. Finalists will compete for the top price of $50,000 and admission to the ‘Ecobank Fintech Challenge Fellowship’ program Ecobank Group, the

Touch and Pay Wins $50,000 Ecobank Fintech Challenge 2022

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Touch and Pay processes microtransactions across Africa, such as paying for bus journeys  Ecobank Group (www.Ecobank.com) is proud to announce that Touch and Pay a Nigeria-based fintech has won the 2022 edition of the Ecobank Fintech Challenge. This announcement was made at the Grand Finale, today at Ecobank’s headquarters in Lomé,  presided by H.E. Cina

Finance in Africa 2022: Navigating the Financial Landscape in Turbulent Times

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Banks weathered the pandemic well, showing the resilience of the sector  The European Investment Bank (EIB) (https://www.EIB.org) has completed its annual survey of banks in Africa in 2022, supported by Making Finance Work for Africa. In Finance in Africa in 2022: Navigating the financial landscape in turbulent times (https://bit.ly/3goYM2l), the seventh report in this series,

CR2 Announce Partnership with Thunes

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CR2 partners with Thunes to place banks at the heart of the cross-border payments market CR2, a world-leading vendor in the digital banking and payments market, has partnered with Thunes, a global B2B payments company. This partnership enables CR2 customers to make seamless payments to more than 130 countries, expanding the platform’s international payment capabilities.