Zenith Bank Plc. has announced the appointment of Mr. Ebenezer Onyeagwu as the Group Managing Director/CEO of the bank effective June 1, 2019, subject to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) approval. The appointment is consistent with the bank’s tradition and succession strategy of grooming leaders from within. Onyeagwu replaces Mr. Peter Amangbo, whose tenure
Allied Wallet Africa will introduce the region to a new level of economical growth Allied Wallet, a globally leading provider of mainstream online payment processing, and its CEO Andy Khawaja introduce Allied Wallet Africa to create a new cashless economy in Africa. Allied Wallet and Dr. Andy Khawaja are partnering with Aimable Mpore of Telecel
Mastercard is expanding its Engage programme in sub-Saharan Africa, with the first Engage events in Nigeria and Kenya to introduce local fintech innovators to its broad partnership opportunities. Mastercard Engage, launched to fintechs in Nairobi and Lagos, is a global partnership and development programme that builds digital payment technology ecosystems and enhances speed to market.
Nigeria’s premier financial services provider and Bank of first choice, First Bank of Nigeria Limited has announced that its Firstmonie network has processed a cumulative transaction value of N1 trillion from its relaunch in January 2018. The network also achieved nationwide coverage in record time, enabling access to financial services for many locations that never
SWIFT will hold the 26th edition of the African Regional Conference (ARC) on 18-20 June 2019 in Accra, Ghana. The President of the Republic of Ghana, His Excellency Nana Akufo-Addo, will open the event. ARC is an annual event which brings together more than 500 senior financial professionals from across the continent to discuss the
GCB Bank Limited posted a significantly improved bottom line with net profit of GH¢323.13 million for the year ended 2018. This translates into growth of GH¢110.42 million over the GH¢212.72 million recorded in the 2017 financial year. Top line growth was appreciable despite instability in the banking industry with 2018 recording GH¢1,260 million as total
In a first for the retailer, Shoprite Nigeria was among the winners at this year’s Electronic Payment Incentive Scheme (EPIS) Efficiency Awards. The retailer won in the category Merchants (Point of Sale) for recording the highest volume of cashless transactions in 2018. The EPIS Efficiency Awards celebrate, among others, financial institutions and merchants driving electronic
Annual conference supported by the Bank of Ghana to gather more than 500 financial services professionals from across Africa. SWIFT will hold the 26th edition of the African Regional Conference (ARC) on 18-20 June 2019 in Accra, Ghana. Supported by the Bank of Ghana, ARC 2019 will bring together more than 500 leading financial services
Vista Bank chooses cloud-native, cloud-agnostic Temenos Infinity and Temenos T24 Transact to provide innovative, customer-centered banking services. Vista Group, a challenger bank building itself into a world class pan-African financial institution specifically designed to meet the needs of retail and commercial customers, has partnered with Temenos, the banking software company, to power its digital transformation
The Bank has launched its digital services in Tanzania and Ghana following successful roll-outs in Côte d’Ivoire and Uganda. Standard Chartered has announced it has completed a simultaneous multi-market launch of its digitally-led retail banks in Tanzania and Ghana, with Kenya’s roll out scheduled to occur shortly. This follows the launches of the Bank’s digital offering
