05/30/2016
Diamond Bank sacks over 400 staff
The source said, “The first sign that made us notice something was going on was that many people could not log into their systems.
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05/30/2016
KCB and CBA take first steps to enter Somalia
Only six banks currently operate in Somalia,whose security situation has improved in recent years according to Ali.
05/30/2016
Guaranty Trust Bank Kenya adds fingerprint authentication to mobile banking app
“Security in the era of mobile and digital banking is absolutely critical.
05/27/2016
Union Bank’s transaction process times down 20%
We are also attracting new customers to the bank and growing our overall customer base which boosted our deposit book by 12 per cent in 2015.
05/27/2016
I&M Wins Governance Award As Q1 Pre-Tax Profit Up By 13.26 Percent
The annual Banker Africa Awards are continent-wide programmes open to all banks and financial institutions in Africa.
05/27/2016
Barclays Africa Group may change name after Barclays PLC exit
Barclays PLC plans to reduce its interest in Barclays Africa Group to a non-controlling stake in the next two to three years.
05/26/2016
Segun Agbaje named African Banker of the Year
The prestigious accolade for Banker of the Year went to GTBank’s Managing Director/CEO
05/26/2016
Imperial Bank owners use separate firm to start new bank
The KIDC reckons that DIB’s Kenyan arm is registered to Downstream Investments which is owned by nine companies, eight of which owned 100 per cent of Imperial Bank.
05/26/2016
GT Bank’s Segun Agbaje named Banker of the Year
This award is very special to me, to the PIC, and my colleagues that work very hard to drive economic growth across the continent.
05/24/2016
South Africa’s plans for its first ‘black bank’
Regulators must look carefully at the implications of Absa purchase
05/23/2016
How Capitec Bank overcame SA’s high barriers to entry
The only successful new entrant into the local market has been Capitec.
05/18/2016
Jaiz Bank gets national banking license
He noted that Jaiz Bank, which was established about three years ago, now operates 25 branches, a feat he attributed to hard work and transparency the bank had exhibited over the years.
05/16/2016
Tanzania: NMB Scoops Best Retail Bank Award
The bank's capacity in offering a variety of loans and deployment of credit scan tool also contributed to the victory
05/13/2016
Nedbank to buy major stake in Banco Unico
Nkuhlu said Nedbank wanted to consolidate its presence in east Africa and southern Africa.
05/12/2016
Uganda: UBA Uganda to Be Capitalised to Boost Investment in Country
The bank incurred an after-tax loss of Shs4.3 billion in 2015, up from Shs4b in 2014.
05/12/2016
Standard Chartered Bank to Increase Operations in Kenya
We are looking for bright spots in the world and Kenya is one of them
05/10/2016
TSYS Signs Leading African Banking Group
Ecobank Licenses TSYS’ PRIME
05/10/2016
KCB, Ecobank nominated for regional awards
We introduced these awards as a way of recognising the enormous potential of the African banking and financial services sector.
05/10/2016
Kenya's Equity Group rules out acquisitions for now
After acquiring a lender in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Equity has already added a dozen new branches.
05/10/2016
GTB, Ecobank Nominated For African Bankers Award
GTB was also nominated for the Best Retail Bank and the Innovation Bank of the year award while its, managing director and chief executive, Segun Agbaje was also nominated for the African Banker of the Year award.