Managers of Wealth Africa

KCB & Equity Bank emerge winners in the African Banker Awards 2019

Egyptian Central Bank Governor, Tarek Amer won Central Bank Governor of the Year. Romuald Wadagni from Benin won Finance Minister of the Year.

Access Bank gets Karlsruhe Sustainable Finance award

The award is in recognition of the bank’s commitment to embedding social, environmental and economic sustainability into its core business strategy that helps address issues across its business operations and value chain

Ecobank Workers Protest Termination of Contract; Bank Insists Action Taken Without Prejudice

Workers at Ecobank Nigeria Plc this morning carried out a protest at the Head Office of the bank at Victoria Island Lagos.

GTBank Named Best Bank in Africa

Key to the emergence of GTBank as the Best Bank in Africa and the Best Bank in Nigeria, is the Bank's digital drive and its clarity of vision in reimagining the future of banks and banking.

StanChart launches new phone-based bank solution

Jaydeep Gupta, the Regional Head of Retail Banking, Africa and the Middle East, said the solution is ideal for the African market, which continues to see a rising number of social media users

KCB named Africa’s best bank for SMEs 2019 at the Euromoney Awards

KCB has the largest branch network of 258 branches and has presence in 6 East African countries.

South African central bank stresses importance of independence

Naidoo said monetary policy needed to assess whether the economy was “too cold or too hot” and whether fiscal policy was acting normally

Sudan: Wuab Select Savings Bank As the Best Bank in Social Responsibility

The BSSD Deputy Director General said that the award came within the annual classification of the World Union of Arab Bankers in the framework of quality performance, financial indicators, banking technology and social responsibility.

Access Bank Merges with Diamond of Nigeria

Mr. Mulenga also revealed that Access Bank is in the process of establishing a Branch in China so that their customers can access the bank’s services in the Asian Country

Access Bank, She Leads Africa to empower female entrepreneurs

As one of the fastest growing retail banks in the country, Access Bank is always at the forefront of leveraging technology to drive emerging businesses.

How Zenith Bank makes application for Dubai VISA easy

The Visa fees would be instantly charged to the customer’s account and he/she would be notified of the status of his/her visa application within 36 hours.

Race against time for banks as CBK deadline beckons

Some of the old generation Sh1,000 notes being dispensed are new, with consecutive serial numbers, suggesting that they are being dispensed for the first time.

Afreximbank announces $1B adjustment facility, other AfCFTA support measures

He added that, as part of its support for the implementation of the AfCFTA, the Bank had provided support to aid the work being done by the African Regional Standards Organisation and the AU in implementing the Agreement.

CBN New LDR Policy To Hurt Treasury Market

According to the apex bank, DMBs that failed to comply with this regulatory requirement will be ‘fined to the tune of a Cash Reserve Requirement equivalent to half of the shortfall of the new LDR target.’

Banks must rethink business models to remain relevant

Africa’s retail banking markets are ripe with potential and present huge opportunities for innovation and further growth, as per a February 2018 report by McKinsey titled Roaring to life: Growth and Innovation in African retail Banking.

A big chunk of African bank might go up for sale and buyers are plentiful

The SA Reserve Bank recently announced it might sell its 50% shareholding in African Bank in the next year or two

Kenya diaspora remittances top in East Africa

The year-on-year growth in Kenyan remittances between 2017 and 2018 was 39 percent.

Equity Bank named most socially responsible bank in Africa

The programs are across five thematic areas that include education and leadership development

Top 10 biggest companies in the Middle East & Africa

Business Chief looks at the top 10 biggest companies in the Middle East & Africa, according to their revenue and reputation as an employer.

African Development Bank to meet Nigerian businesses leaders next week ahead of African Investment Forum

The Abuja roadshow targets chief executive officers, captains of industry, State governments and other key players that will re-affirm Nigeria’s investment-ready status.