07/19/2022
Ecobank wins the coveted Africa’s Best Bank
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07/19/2022
Nigeria's United Bank for Africa expands into Middle East
The new branch located in the Dubai International Financial Centre will serve customers across the region
07/18/2022
Zambia says World Bank reclassification will not affect lending
The reclassification of the country occurred 10 years after the country was upgraded to lower-middle-income status in 2011 based on good economic performance.
07/18/2022
African Bank is rolling out hundreds of banking ‘pods’ and kiosks in South Africa
The introduction of kiosks and pods will increase African Bank’s distribution footprint from 400 to 930 outlets by 2025.
07/18/2022
Wema Bank, AirtelAfrica move NGX on bullish note, index up 1.30%
The Nigerian equities on Friday recorded a strong rebound from the previous losses, following renewed investors’ interest in banks and telecommunication stocks.
07/15/2022
Safaricom, Equity Bank ranked top brands in Kenya
Equity Bank, whose value grew by 92 percent, led the pack in the list of strongest brands with an elite AAA+ brand rating and a Brand Strength Index (BSI) score of 90.8 out of 100.
07/15/2022
Africa’s best bank for SMEs 2022: Ecobank Transnational
Ecobank is working with leading multilaterals.
07/14/2022
Stanbic set to screen loans in push for green projects
Quarterly reports on the screening undertaken will be provided to the board.
07/13/2022
Sterling Bank Wins ACGSF Award
The ACGSF explained that Sterling Bank was recognised for its payout of more than N136.88 million to farmers across the country from January 2021 to December 2021 under the ACGSF.
07/13/2022
Stanbic IBTC Reiterates Commitment to Improve Customers’ Lifestyle Experience
Merchants are not left out.
07/13/2022
DTB set to spend Sh350m on new Kenyan branches
The lender has opened three branches and the remaining 17 will be established in the coming months.
07/12/2022
Standard Bank Aims To Ignite East African Business Growth
Helping existing clients and their broader business ecosystems progress up the enterprise growth continuum requires that both Standard Bank and its clients do things differently.
07/12/2022
Fidelity Bank disburses N100 billion loan to SMEs in H1, 2022
Additionally, Obiekwe said the bank is also building an SME on-line hub that will serve as a one-stop shop for its business advisory services for Nigerian SMEs.
07/11/2022
SMEs may be the key to financial inclusion in Nigeria
By focusing on sustainability, investment in people and new technology, as well as continued innovation, Zenith Bank has provided a winning strategy which continues to create value for customers, employees and investors
07/08/2022
Nigeria secures Lion’s share of $65bn World Bank funding
The statement is titled ‘At Dakar summit, Nigeria gets a big slice of IDA financial package’.
07/08/2022
Standard Bank launches free virtual internships for students
Once completed successfully, students will receive certificates that they can add to their resumes.
07/08/2022
Kenyan banks struggle to grow in Tanzania
Equity’s Tanzania unit has in the past suffered under the weight of high non-performing loans. I
07/08/2022
Standard Bank is offering free online internships – how to apply
“From August, students will also be able to enrol in programmes covering retail and investment banking, software development, engineering, and data science,”
07/06/2022
United Capital boss, Ashade, emerges ‘African CEO of the Year’
The award was presented on Monday at the 7th Africa Summit held at the House of Lords, London, United Kingdom, according to a statement on Tuesday.
07/06/2022
Fidelity Bank takes over three Discos, FG intervenes
The notice was signed by the Director-General, BPE, Alex Okoh; and Executive Chairman, NERC, Sanusi Garba.