04/26/2022
FirstBank emerges best in Nigeria and in digital transformation
FirstBank was named African Bank of the Year & Innovative Banking Product of the Year 2021 by African Leadership Magazine Awards
Retail Banking
04/26/2022
Standard Bank Group 1Q Net Profit, Trading Revenue Rose
Regarding its outlook, the bank said its risk appetite and credit outlook remain unchanged at this time.
04/25/2022
AfDB Approves €9.8m Fund for African Startups
The bank’s investment is expected to accelerate the creation of a new class of successful African entrepreneurs that will serve as a model to younger innovators.
04/25/2022
Standard Bank taken to task for talking up mitigating climate crisis while investing in ‘brown’ energy
The EACOP project plans to build a pipeline in 2025 spanning 1,400km across eastern Africa that will transport crude oil from Uganda to Tanzania.
04/20/2022
New Access Bank promises highly improved banking service experience
This is a digital business focused on speed, convenience and value, Wigwe said.
04/20/2022
Kenya: I&M Holdings Ranked as the Most Attractive Listed Bank
We however note that despite this marginal improvement in the asset quality, the NPL ratio remains higher than the 10-year average of 8.1%," the report noted.
04/19/2022
CBN partners Afrexim bank, others to boost MSME financing
It aims to close the financial gaps for MSMEs while increasing their opportunities at the international market.
04/19/2022
ABSA Uganda profit more than double but credit demand takes a hit
“Private sector business growth was underpinned by a rebound in activity in agriculture, construction, and public administration.”
04/18/2022
Absa Uganda profit up as bad debts shrink
Absa has proposed Ush50 billion ($14.2 million) in dividends for the year ending December but have not received approval from Bank of Uganda (BOU).
04/18/2022
Access Bank, GTB, Top LinkedIn’s Ranking on Nigeria’s Best Workplaces
The world’s largest brewer, Anheuser-Bush Inbev, ranked fifth on the list.
04/18/2022
Union Bank of Nigeria Announces 23% Drop in Profit
The group, thus, reported 18.5 per cent increase in total assets to N2.59trillion in 2021 from N2.19trillion reported in 2020.
04/18/2022
Standard Chartered announces changes to refocus and simplify its presence in Africa & Middle East region
The Group has invested heavily in recent years in the AME region
04/14/2022
Arab African International Bank partners up with Liferay to accelerate its digital transformation
By implementing Liferay’s latest digital technology on the bank's website, AAIB customers will be able to smoothly and swiftly access a variety of financial services, via any electronic device
04/14/2022
Standard Bank Wins In The 2021 JSE Spire Awards
The highly coveted annual awards marked their 20th year as the benchmark in recognising elite performance in South African capital markets, as voted for by institutional investors.
04/13/2022
Wema Bank Ranked among LinkedIn’s Top 25 Workplaces
These were the ability to advance, skills growth, company stability, external opportunity, company affinity, gender diversity and spread of educational backgrounds.
04/12/2022
Stanbic voted best African bank
In 2021, the group outlined its 2025 ambition of being a platform business through a new operating structure, including plans to “transform client experience”.
04/12/2022
S.Africa's Capitec bank reports 84% profit surge
The bank's headline earnings per share - the main profit measure in South Africa
04/12/2022
Zenith Bank introduces Z-Mobile Ghana app for better services
In addition, the enhanced Z-Mobile Ghana App, enables non-Zenith customers to open an instant account.
04/08/2022
Fidelity Bank Grows Nigerian export sector with its EMP 12 Initiative
"The programme has exposed me to standard practises and in-depth knowledge into some regulations guiding exports of goods in the international market."
04/08/2022
UBA records N153 billion profit before tax
These figures were made public at the bank’s 60th Annual General Meeting