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Economists predict more consolidation of banks in Kenya

The investment analysts say mergers of smaller banks with large ones are the best way to capitalize on players.

Ecobank named ‘Best Retail Bank in Africa’ at African Banker Awards

Ecobank was also nominated for African Bank of the Year in the Awards.

The Best Bank and Bankers in Africa

The two big awards of the night went to development finance institutions - Afreximbank won Bank of the Year and the Trade and Development Bank's President Admassu Tadesse won African Banker of the Year.

Nigeria’s Access Bank promotes women into leadership positions

Compared to the rest of the world, the African private sector is in line with the global trend: women are largely under-represented in the hierarchy.

Despite challenges, Africa's debt is still under control says African Development Bank

The panel was led by N’sele and Simon Mizrahi, Director of Service Delivery, Performance Management and Results at the Bank.

Fidelity Pension assures customers of happy retirement

Afolabi spoke on the importance of early retirement planning in building a long-term future.

Equity Bank to open branches in Ethiopia

Confirming the new development, Equity Group CEO and MD, Dr James Mwangi said that the bank is committed to offering services to clients in different parts of the world in the near future with Ethiopia being the next destination.

These are the best banks according to young South Africans

South Africa’s youth appear to have clear favourites when it comes to banks, with FNB retaining its first place position.

Equity and KCB feted at Africa bankers awards

KCB's recent innovations include its partnership with Safaricom to launch the mobile-based daily revolving credit service dubbed Fuliza.

Kenya’s Biggest Bank Said to Plan Ethiopia Hub as Sector Opens

Ethiopia is working with World Bank to open up finance sector

Orabank wins the Award for the best regional bank in West Africa for the third time

Customer deposits for the Orabank network as a whole amounted to CFAF 1,462 billion

Curious clients taking their time to warm up to TymeBank

A recent investor briefing showed that people are curious about the new bank, but careful about committing finances.

Union Bank of Nigeria and Newgen Software Bag the Best Branch Digitisation Initiative Awards, 2019 from The Asian Banker

This award is a testament to the bank's continuous efforts to innovate and provide high quality service to its customers."

UBA Liberia Wins As “Most Reliable Bank of the Year”

Madam Ketter disclosed that UBA is delighted to operate in an environment where they can be a force for change and impact the lives of many through quality services and Corporate Social Responsibility.

National Bank lays off 112 employees

The number of clerical workers also declined to 432 from 494 while contract employees shrank to 203 from 214.

TymeBank nearly at 500,000 clients, ARC Investments says

The digital bank was launched in February and operates via kiosks at Pick n Pay and Boxer Stores

NBK boss's pay rises to Sh50m as woes deepen

The higher pay recorded last year represents a figure seven times the troubled NSE-listed bank’s profit in the period under review.

Only KCB takeover can save NBK, says governor

NBK isn’t a small institution and letting it collapse will be disastrous to its over 650,000 customers and the financial sector at large,” Dr Njoroge told the Finance and National Planning Committee of the National Assembly.

We're engaging BoG on forex issue - Barclays Bank assures prestige customers

Barclays in a statement copied to Myjoyonline.com said: “For over 100 years, we have contributed significantly to the growth of the financial sector and Ghana's economy.”

NBK deal to raise State’s stake in KCB to 28pc

This will cement the Government’s control of KCB where the rest of the shareholding is highly fragmented across institutional and individual investors.

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