Allied Exchange Africa Launches a Cross-Network Mobile Money Platform

Allied Exchange Africa Ltd. has launched its novel digital payment platform, ALEXpay to overcome the lack of cross-network fund transfer and interoperability which currently inhibits the potential of mobile money services in Ghana. According to Mr. Moses Kanduri, COO and Co-founder of ALEXpay, “the increased transactions and cash flows via mobile money transfer service platforms

Move on UT and Capital Banks was Strategic says GCB Bank MD

The Managing Director of GCB Bank, Mr. Anselm Ray Sowah, says assuming the management of UT and Capital Banks is a strategic move in the interest of the Bank. “It was not an overnight decision to take over those two banks. I am hopeful that the expansion of GCB will bring profit,” he said. Answering

TerraPay to Launch Cross-Border Money Transfers in South Africa

TerraPay, the world’s first mobile payments switch, announced today that it has successfully obtained regulatory approval from South African Reserve Bank to launch Cross-border money transfer services in South Africa. This makes TerraPay the 5th company to be licensed as a category three Authorised Dealer in Foreign Exchange with limited authority, also known as ADLA

Ghana: Mobile Money Fraud on the Rise

Corporate Executive of MTN Ghana, Mrs. Cynthia Lumor, has warned customers and subscribers of the mobile money service against sharing their pin numbers with vendors or agents. According to her, no vendor or agent has the right to demand the private pin numbers of customers when performing a function on the mobile money platform. This

Direct Pay Online Gains Security Certification in 12 Countries Across Africa

Direct Pay Online Group (DPO) is the first payment service provider (PSP) in Africa to receive the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) Level 1 certification in 12 African countries. This comes after the successful completion of comprehensive audits in the Group’s global headquarters and all its other markets which include Kenya, Tanzania,

TerraPay and Instant Cash Launch Global Cross-border Money Transfers to Mobile Wallets

TerraPay, the world’s first mobile payments switch and Instant Cash, one of the fastest growing money transfer companies in the world, have teamed up to enable real-time cross border money transfers to mobile wallets. Powered by TerraPay’s global clearing and settlement service for mobile wallets, the partnership will make cross-border money transfer faster and convenient

FirstBank appoints Tosin Adewuyi as Group Executive First Bank of Nigeria Limited

First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Nigeria’s most valuable banking brand and foremost financial institution, has announced the appointment of Mr. Tosin Adewuyi as a Group Executive of First Bank of Nigeria Limited and an Executive Director of its flagship subsidiary FBNBank UK Limited. The appointment is, however, subject to approval from the appropriate regulatory bodies

FirstBank appoints Tosin Adewuyi as Group Executive First Bank of Nigeria Limited

First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Nigeria’s most valuable banking brand and foremost financial institution, has announced the appointment of Mr. Tosin Adewuyi as a Group Executive of First Bank of Nigeria Limited and an Executive Director of its flagship subsidiary FBNBank UK Limited. The appointment is, however, subject to approval from the appropriate regulatory bodies

GTBank Releases 2017 Half Year Audited Results Reporting Profit of ₦101.1Billion

Guaranty Trust Bank plc has released its audited financial results for the half year ended June 30, 2017 to the Nigerian and London Stock Exchanges. A review of the half year performance, shows positive growth across all key financial metrics and improved strategic positioning of the brand. Gross earnings for the period grew by 2%

Mastercard Invested in Building a Cashless Ghana

With aspirations of becoming an African economic powerhouse, Ghana is partnering with organisations such as Mastercard to smartly integrate technology into all aspects of the economy – building for the future, a cashless Ghana. The Ghanaian Investment Summit will focus much attention on key areas including financial inclusion, meaningful innovation and the importance of sectors