UBA’s Oduoza Wins CEO of the Year Award at Investment Summit in New York

Group Managing Director and CEO, UBA Plc, Mr. Phillips Oduoza has emerged the 2015 Ai Socially Responsible Investment (SRI) 30 CEO of the year at this year’s 8th annual Ai CEO Investment Summit. This is the second time he is winning the award after winning it first in 2013. He was named the winner from

SimbaPay Banking App Wins DEMO Africa 2015

SimbaPay – a leading digital money transfer provider – was on Friday, 25 Sep 2015 announced as the winner of the prestigious DEMO Africa 2015 event which was held in Lagos, Nigeria. SimbaPay now automatically qualifies for the global DEMO event that will be held in Silicon Valley, USA. At DEMO Africa 2015, SimbaPay showcased

Tempo Money Transfer Starts Operations in 6 African Countries

The Paris-headquartered remittance provider, Tempo Money Transfer started operations in 6 African countries, launching its collaborative project with the British-based operator Jalloh Enterprise. Now customers can send money from Tempo’s Paris store, or its agent locations in France and Germany and collect the cash in Jalloh’s locations in Guinea, Senegal, Gambia, Nigeria, Mauritania and Sierra

FirstBank Unveils Integrated Mobile Banking App: FirstMobile

In line with its commitment to offer value-added products and services that suit the lifestyles of its customers, Nigeria’s most valuable bank brand, First Bank of Nigeria Limited has unveiled its integrated lifestyle mobile banking app, FirstMobile. The mobile banking app which is easy to use is another secure platform that allows customers to execute

Orange Launches the First Ever Mobile Crowdfunding Platform in Africa

Orange is launching Africa’s first mobile crowdfunding platform in Côte d’Ivoire: Orange Collecte. With this platform, private individuals and charities can finance their personal (weddings, birthdays, etc.) and charitable projects (fundraising, events, projects, etc.) by making an appeal through their mobile network. This novel solution is open to all Orange Money customers in Côte d’Ivoire. Contributors

FBN Holdings Plc Appoints M.K. Ahmad to its Board

FBN Holdings Plc., the leading and most diversified financial services group in Nigeria has announced the appointment of Mr. Muhammad K. Ahmad to its Board as a Non-Executive Director. This appointment, apart from deepening the already rich cumulative experience of the board, is also in strict compliance with the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) Guidelines

ChamsMobile Launches Nigeria’s First Visa Virtual Card

ChamsMobile Limited, a licensed Mobile Money Operator, and Skye Bank Plc, have launched the first Virtual Visa Card in Nigeria. The Virtual Visa Card is an entirely digital payment card for online and mobile use, both locally and internationally. The card is unique in that cardholders get a full card image (the Virtual Card) on

MePIN and UnoTelos Secure e-banking in West Africa

MePIN, the global provider of fast and strong customer and payment authentication, has signed a partnership with UnoTelos, a leading Multi System Integrator company in the West African markets. Banks and payment providers need strong user authentication to protect their online services and customers against fraud. Traditional and legacy user authentication and transaction authorization slows

Intex Technologies Partners with JUMIA in Côte d’Ivoire

A strategic alliance has been concluded between JUMIA Côte d’Ivoire and Intex Technologies. The Indian company chose the e-commerce leader to sell its products in Côte d’Ivoire. This alliance provides the brand with access to the growing Ivorian telephony market and reinforces JUMIA’s supply in a very competitive segment. The two companies have worked quietly

MOBOfree, Launches First-of-a-Kind ID Verification Program in Nigeria and Uganda

MOBOfree, the leading African social marketplace, announced the launch of the first-of-a-kind ID verification program in Nigeria and Uganda, further strengthening its position as Africa’s safest social marketplace for both buyers and sellers alike. MOBOfree’s ID verification process is seamless and can be performed from any device. It does not require a scanner or computer.