08/21/2026
The launch introduces a physical Visa-branded Companion Card that integrates directly with the Mukuru Wallet, a mobile-based financial management tool already used by customers in Botswana.
08/20/2026
Absa, currently South Africa’s third-largest lender, intends to convert its existing representative office in Nigeria into a fully operational merchant bank.
08/20/2026
UnionPay is launching e-commerce solutions in Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Namibia, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
08/19/2026
The third vintage in the Emerging Market Senior Credit series reflects continued investor demand for private credit strategies financing businesses and infrastructure across Africa and other emerging markets.
08/19/2026
The agreement brings MCB into the African Development Bank's Trade Finance Transaction Guarantee Instrument as a confirming bank.
08/18/2026
Ecobank Ghana, which led the market in 2024 with a 14.33 per cent share, saw its position fall to 10.52 per cent in 2025.
08/17/2026
Nedbank has seen its total number of ATMs shrink by approximately 4.4% since 2023.
08/17/2026
Abdelatty also invited Al-Dossari to participate in the Africa Business Forum, scheduled to take place in El Alamein in October 2026.
08/14/2026
In 2022, the bank said that the closure of branches reflected its push into digital banking and efforts to make the business more optimised.
08/13/2026
The milestone reflects more than a decade of collaboration between both organisations in strengthening transaction banking capabilities and delivering enhanced value to corporate and institutional clients.
08/13/2026
The measure is set out in Notice No. 4/GBM/2026, which revokes the previous notice approximately seven months after it came into force in December last year.
08/13/2026
The top performer likely would not have been on anyone’s proverbial bingo card …
08/13/2026
Software, cloud and technology-related costs increased by 6%, from R6.74 billion to R7.16 billion, which the bank said reflected contractual service escalations.
08/12/2026
In addition, through the process of adding PayPal as a supported method, the company said merchants can offer a payment option already familiar to a large base of international shoppers, which may support buyer confidence during checkout.
08/12/2026
The SARB will assume direct control over important regulatory and oversight functions that have, until now, been overseen by PASA.
08/12/2026
In 2022, the country reached a significant milestone as its external debt stock recorded a rare decline, contracting by 3.2% compared with the previous year.
08/11/2026
The growth reveals the significant expansion of some of the banks that survived the recapitalisation exercise and subsequently strengthened their balance sheets, customer bases and market positions.
08/11/2026
Dr Asiama said the economy had remained resilient and continued to show strong performance, with key macroeconomic indicators remaining stable.
08/11/2026
The partnership will enable Emirates NBD to access a curated pipeline of enterprise-grade FinTech and AI solutions, foster strategic partnerships with DFDF’s portfolio companies and facilitate structured pilots and potential commercial deployments d
08/11/2026
The partnership will enable Emirates NBD to access a curated pipeline of enterprise-grade FinTech and AI solutions, foster strategic partnerships with DFDF’s portfolio companies and facilitate structured pilots and potential commercial deployments d