01/19/2016
African Bank a step closer to re-launch
Guardrisk cell captive to underwrite its insurance products.
Retail Banking
01/19/2016
Ethiopia’s Commercial Bank to open 60 branches in six months
The bank is expanding its branches to increase customer reach and improve the culture of saving, Epherem Mekuria, Communication Manager at the Bank said on Monday.
01/18/2016
Botswana: BancABC Launches Self Registration Application
No other bank in the country offers this kind of convenience
01/12/2016
First Bank of Nigeria Expands its Pan-African Footprint to Senegal
FBN Bank Senegal is strategically positioned to foster greater collaboration with, and provide better service for the general public, and the country’s public and private sector clients
01/12/2016
Union Savings and Loans gets banking licence
The addition of Union Savings and Loans will bring the number of universal banks in the country to 30.
01/05/2016
Access Bank Partners Airtel on Smart Savers Initiative
The initiative will enable Airtel customers open bank accounts directly from their mobile phones without the bureaucracy and complexities of traditional banking.
01/03/2016
Ecobank Nigeria Launches Agency Banking Services
Ecobank Nigeria has commenced agency banking services.
12/31/2015
Central Bank of Kenya aiding banks to hide vital details
The commercial banks report according to the template provided by the CBK, which includes the notes.
12/29/2015
Portugal’s BPI bank proposes separation of banking assets in Africa
Portuguese bank BPI has delivered draft terms of a project to hive off operations in Africa to the Commercial Register, the bank said in a statement issued Monday through the Portuguese Securities and Exchange Commission (CMVM).
12/24/2015
Ivory Coast to privatise struggling BHCI bank
The government plans to sell its shares to private sector investors, Bruno Kone said, following a cabinet meeting in the commercial capital Abidjan.
12/23/2015
Ecobank Cameroun launches a bank card for pensioners covered by the Caisse nationale de prévoyance sociale
To do that, they will just have to get an Ecobank Salary Express card free of charge, the result of a partnership between the Cnps and the Cameroonian subsidiary of the Pan African bank.
12/22/2015
Zimbabwean president slams banks for charging high rates
The banks recently reduced the interest rates by more than 10 percent after reaching an agreement with the central bank.
12/21/2015
Zenith Bank: Game-changer in innovative retail banking
Over the years, using technology as one of its major advantages, Zenith Bank has successfully served customers at the high end
12/21/2015
SKYE bank Plc: Confronting costs in expansion
Skye Bank takes the issue of Information Technology very key in its operations.
12/20/2015
Nigeria Sterling Bank says open to merger to build scale
Sterling Bank, which itself is the product of a merger of six local banks, was the target of a takeover in 2011
12/20/2015
Bank of China to Open Branch in Casablanca Finance City
The goal of the work visit of the Chinese delegation led by Yue Yi was to study the feasibility of setting up a bank branch in Morocco.
12/18/2015
Mass Sack Looms As Six Banks Merge In 2016
There are already moves suggesting that trend, he said, but did not name any bank.
12/07/2015
Kenya central bank head seeks to weed out ‘bad apples’
The country’s economy is one of the few in sub-Saharan Africa that is expected to grow faster this year than last.
12/01/2015
Bank profits in Botswana drop 32% on tight margins, frozen fees
In January 2014, the central bank imposed a two-year freeze on bank charges and fees
11/27/2015
New Discovery Bank will offer great value: Adrian Gore
Discovery is planning to take on ABSA, FNB, Standard Bank, and Nedbank in the retail banking space in South Africa, and will offer great value to attract new clients.