The Managing Director of GCB Bank Limited, Mr Kofi Adomakoh, says there is no reason why banks will not invest in renewable energy and other projects to spearhead the development of the national economy. He explained that banks including GCB, largely look at the viability of the projects and conduct due diligence before investing in
Provides systemic liquidity and supports vital supply chains across Africa’s markets Sustains and increases access to goods and services during the pandemic Bolsters economic opportunities and inclusive growth, in markets such as Togo, Burkina Faso and Chad. CDC Group, the UK’s Development Finance Institution and impact investor, has announced a US$50 million trade finance facility
96% of consumers in Nigeria are considering emerging payments such as wearables, biometrics, digital wallets and currencies, and QR code, in addition to Contactless, according to the Mastercard New Payments Index 86% of Nigerian consumers have access to more ways to pay compared to this time last year 78% of consumers in Nigeria say digital
Irish FinTech, Pipit Global Partners with Pan-African Fintech Cellulant to power cheaper and safer means for Africans in the EU and UK to send cash to their families at home in Nigeria, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Mali, Senegal, and Ghana According to reports by the BBC, about 8 million Africans live abroad. That number is projected
A new WhatsApp service in partnership with Semoa, a Togolese Fintech The Ecobank Group (www.Ecobank.com) and Semoa a Fintech based in Lomé, are enabling mobile money users in Togo to carry out banking faster and easier, across West African Economic and Monetary Union ( WAEMU) through a new digital banking service via Whatsapp called “
GCB, Ghana’s largest bank, as part of measures to ameliorate the sufferings of its customers from the ravaging effects of the COVID-19, has advanced in excess of GHS 156.1 million in personal loans to over 9,000 customers. The enhanced loan product which was aggressively offered during the peak of the pandemic to provide financial support
The Pan-African banking group, the Ecobank Group, is the African Banker’s 2021 African SME Bank of the Year. Ecobank beat a host of other banks in the African Banker Awards 2021 to take home the SME Award in a 2020 tumultuous year characterised by the Covid-19 pandemic which continues to ravage many African economies, with
Mastercard has announced the appointment of Bossman Akuffo Kwapong as Country Director for Ghana. His 20 years of experience in the financial services industry includes leadership roles in business development, banking operations, client experience, payments and digital innovation. In his new role, Bossman will manage Mastercard’s operations and relationships in Ghana, enabling strategic delivery of
The Global Prepaid Card Market size was valued at USD 2.01 trillion in 2019 and is predicted to reach USD 18.47 trillion by 2030, with a CAGR of 22.5% from 2020-2030. The global prepaid card market is on a strong growth momentum, owing to the growing demand for digital payments and a proliferating e-commerce sector,
The collaboration between both companies includes financial support from Visa and will be spread over the five-year partnership period Carbon (ng.getCarbon.co), a pan-African fintech company providing access to basic financial services for Africans, has announced a strategic five-year partnership with Visa, the world leader in digital payments, to offer both digital and physical issuance of
