Managers of Wealth Africa

Equity Bank's first half net profit down 7.25% to Sh9.34 billion

However, customer deposits rose to Sh362.8 billion from Sh319.2 billion last year

Top Women honours 'Princess of Africa'

The awards recognised women from all walks of life who have made a difference in the business world as well as in their communities.

Standard Bank squeezes higher profit out of slightly lower revenue

Standard Bank raised its interim dividend by 18% to R4 from R3.40 in the matching period.

GTBank reports N101.1b pretax profit in H1

Profit before tax stood at ₦101.1billion, representing a growth of 18% over ₦85.69billion recorded in the corresponding period of June 2016

Barclays profit dips despite increased lending

Despite the drop, the lenders assets continued to grow from Sh256 billion to Sh268 billion.

Customer panic as Ghana central bank takes over two distressed banks

The central bank whiles asking customers to remain calm

Russian lender Promsvyazbank looks to Africa for expansion

Russia's second biggest bank VTB opened its subsidiary Bank VTB-Africa in Angola in 2006

Ecobank Transnational finds its footing on GSE

The trivial laggards were GCB Bank Limited ascribed as the second largest bank in Ghana by net profit and total assets lost 0.2 per cent

FBN Merchant Bank Partners Oxford Business Group

OBG’s publication would analyse the impact that a tight monetary policy

Earthport partner Access Bank to expand into Nigeria

The partnership is part of Earthport’s longer term strategy of expansion into the African continent.

Kenyan bank partners with China UnionPay to boost digital payments in E. Africa

The cards will be equipped with chip-enabled technology, to offer advanced speed, security and convenience to the bank's customers.

Nigeria banks trying to stabilise 9mobile ahead of sale, FBN says

The telecoms group has asked Citigroup and Standard Bank to find an investor to buy into the firm and three companies have shown interest, a banking source close to the deal said.

Ecobank casts a shadow on Nedbank

A loss contributed by its pan-African banking associate marred Nedbank’s impressive growth in interest and fee income

Crane Bank Wasted Billions in Dubious Software Deals

The report findings show the depth to which fraud that finally led to the collapse of the country's fourth largest bank had reached.

Nedbank H1: A tale of two businesses

Managed operations resilient but African unit Ecobank weighs on interim performance.

Diamond Bank’s Asset Quality to Improve as Economy Recovers

We remain cautious on Diamond in the interim given the possibility that many credit assets may still be classified as NPLs due to prolonged defaults on repayment.

Banks-owned property up for grabs

While banks themselves will not be replaced, their branches will as new technology enables them to do more online or via mobile.

SA’s cheapest bank account

Budget bank accounts can boost financial inclusion.

Absa loses nearly 300 000 retail customers

Entry-level segment takes hit, but Private Bank and ‘Affluent’ segments are growing.

HFC Bank makes profit of over GHC 26 million in first half of 2017

According to the CEO of HFC Bank Robert Le Hunte this represents an increase of 52 percent from the same period in 2016.

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