11/10/2016
Kenya’s Largest Bank To Enter Southern Africa Via Botswana Stock Exchange
The move is part of the lender’s efforts to spread operations outside the Eastern Africa region and reduce reliance on the Kenyan market
Retail Banking
11/10/2016
Capital Bank Increases Branch Network in Kumasi
The new branch is part of Capital Bank’s strategy of rolling out world class branches with a strong African identity
11/08/2016
Kenyan tycoon on the spot after Uganda bank collapse
Crane Bank bank had failed to meet the legal requirements of its operating licence
11/04/2016
Kenya's Equity Bank sees mobile banking growth offsetting rate cap
Equity also offers mobile phone banking, including lending, through its subsidiary Equitel.
11/04/2016
GCB Bank develops three customer-friendly policies
New executive members of the PMSU were elected to steer the affairs of the union for the next four years.
11/03/2016
Bank queues worsen
Winding queues of depositors, comprising pensioners, the working class and rural-based civil servants, have lengthened at banks as depositors camp at banking halls to withdraw their money.
11/03/2016
Tanzania: Understanding the Twiga Bancorp Takeover
Twiga Bancorp will not conduct normal banking business for one week to allow for crafting arrangements for its future operations
11/02/2016
Visa partners with Ecobank to bring low cost digital payments to millions of merchants across Africa
mVisa addresses the need for a convenient, low cost acceptance payments service throughout the continent.
11/02/2016
Union Bank launches elite banking for middle class
It also provides benefits, such as zero maintenance fees on accounts.
11/01/2016
Business LIST of 5 Banks With High Profits Despite Recession
The huge profits was said to be as a major boost from the foreign exchange revaluation gains.
10/31/2016
Banks’ profits rise despite recession
Five out of the 10 banks that declared results so far reported significant gains while the remaining five recorded decline in profits.
10/31/2016
GTBank Ghana Snatch 2 Awards At 2016 West Africa Awards
The bank’s superiority in the area of electronic banking in Ghana was further reinforced when the Bank was awarded the Best Online Platform – Ghana.
10/28/2016
Bank launches Elite Banking for emerging middle class
The middle class now gets to enjoy value added banking benefits
10/26/2016
Ecobank Introduces New Banking Mobile App
The Ecobank Mobile App uniquely leverages the power of digital to deliver real convenience to customers.
10/26/2016
Discovery granted retail banking go-ahead in South Africa
Discovery announced its intention to establish a new bank in South Africa in late 2015, following an acquisition of the credit card unit of FirstRand Bank.
10/25/2016
GTBank records high operating expense in nine-month report
The bank’s Profit Before Tax also rose from N92.06 billion to N140.84 billion, an increase of 53 per cent.
10/25/2016
Tough times for banks’ staff as lenders cut costs
Sidian Bank retrenchment will not necessarily result in lower staff costs
10/24/2016
Kenya Commercial Bank has dismissed claims of an alleged data breach
The alleged customer data breach has been found to be false
10/24/2016
S African bank FirstRand scales down India retail operations
The bank announced that a strategic review had shown that although the medium-term operations had been limited by India's regulatory environment.
10/21/2016
FirstRand Bank to shut retail, SME lending operations in India
FirstRand Bank to continue its operations in corporate lending and investment banking in India