Ecobank’s Leadership in Treasury and Cash Management across Africa recognised at the Global Finance Awards

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The Awards Ceremony is scheduled to take place during the annual Sibos conference in Amsterdam, Netherlands in October 2022 Ecobank (www.Ecobank.com), the leading Pan-African Banking Group, has won five prestigious awards at the Global Finance Treasury & Cash Management Awards 2022, including Africa’s Best Bank for Cash Management and Africa’s Best Provider of Short-Term Investments/Money

United Bank for Africa Partners with Cellulant to Expand its Reach in 19 Markets Across Africa

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Partnership between United Bank for Africa and Cellulant extends payments services for merchants and consumers across the African continent Africa’s global bank, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, and leading Pan-African Payments Company Cellulant (Cellulant.io) have announced a partnership that will extend payment services for merchants and consumers across 19 key African countries in which

Absa Expands its Digital Partnership Ecosystem

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Absa Group has signed agreements with the Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST) in Ghana, the Cape Innovation and Technology Initiative (CiTi) and Grindstone in South Africa to support and collaborate in initiatives that are aimed at growing emerging technology and other businesses in Africa. The agreements expand Absa’s Digital Partnerships capability, established in 2020

The Agricultural Development Bank Opens 87th Branch At Takoradi Market Circle

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The Agricultural Development Bank PLC (ADB) as part of its corporate strategy has opened a new branch in Takoradi in the Western Region, making it the 87th branch of the bank nationwide. The new branch located within the Takoradi Market Circle area is in response to the growing business population and heed to calls from

Firstbank Rewards Customers with 50 Million Naira Worth of Prizes in Verve Card Campaign

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FirstBank, Nigeria’s leading financial inclusion services provider has urged its customers to take advantage of the Bank’s ongoing Verve Card campaign designed to reward customers for their continued usage of the Verve debit Card. The Eight-week promo will end on Wednesday, 30 March 2022 as 2,601 customers will win various prizes. These prizes include: N20,000

Infobip | Digital Transformation in Banking needs to underpin improved Communication to enhance the Customer Journey

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By Barbara Gjurasin, Enterprise Sales Manager at Infobip As customer demand for richer engagement with brands continues to grow, it is becoming crucially important for banks to be where their customers are, ensuring that they are more accessible, diligent and responsive to ever-evolving customer needs. The increasing customer shift to online banking has spurred the

Standard Chartered Bank Reports its Highest Operating Profit Since 2015 in the Africa and Middle East Region

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Standard Chartered has released its financial results for the full year and fourth quarter ending 31 December 2021. See link here. In the Africa and Middle East region, the Bank has recorded its highest Operating Profit since 2015. Performance Highlights: Broad-based growth and improvement in income and profits Income grew by 3.5 per cent to

EFSA | The Evolution of the Payment Landscape in Africa

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While South Africa may lag behind other countries in some areas, its banking and payments industry is rated among the best in the world. The entire continent has needed to be resourceful to innovate with payment methods, to serve the banked, underbanked and unbanked. Karen Nadasen, CEO of PayU South Africa and Chairperson of The

Firstbank Rewards Customers in its Visa Gold Cashback Campaign

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In furtherance of its appreciation of customers, whilst promoting the adoption of mobile payment solutions in the country, FirstBank is rewarding holders and customers of its branded Visa Gold card in its ongoing Visa Gold card. The promo which will have over 300 Visa Gold cardholders rewarded during the promo is scheduled to end on

Zeepay Partners with Ethiotel for Expansion into Ethiopia

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Zeepay Ghana has announced its partnership with Telebirr, a mobile money service that is owned and launched by Ethiotelecom – the only telecommunication and Internet service provider in Ethiopia, Telebirr facilitates the delivery of cashless transactions and comes to market as the second operator to mbirr. Starting from January 1, 2022, Zeepay expects to help