09/16/2015
Africa: Standard Bank Scoops Awards
It is an honour to be recognised by Euromoney and receive these accolades.
Retail Banking
09/14/2015
Access, Zenith, Skye, First Bank, Ayeni, lead winners at BusinessDay Awards
At the awards,outstanding Nigerian banks and their innovative managers who directed their organisations on the path of creativity, growth, profitability and safety, were honored.
09/14/2015
Discovery squares up to big players with new bank
The company, which has diversified revenue streams across medical insurance, investment and life insurance
09/14/2015
Woori eyes presence in Africa
Woori Bank said Monday it will work with a Chinese and a South African bank to provide financial services to Chinese companies operating in South Africa.
09/11/2015
Discovery to launch a retail bank
Normalised profit from operations was up 17% to R5.8 billion billion, while normalised headline earnings increased by 16% to R4 billion.
09/11/2015
Fidelity Bank targets the millennial in new identity
Brands pass through various stages. To remain active from one stage to the other, many try to stay connected to market forces.
09/09/2015
Kenyans operate bank accounts with foreign currency deposits
Kenyans are increasingly running bank accounts with foreign currency deposits that include the U.S. dollar, Sterling Pound, Euro and the Yuan.
09/07/2015
I&M Holdings of Kenya Agrees to Acquire Giro Commercial Bank
The stock surged by the most in 21 months.
09/07/2015
Ethiopian Muslims look to interest-free banking
Muslims in Ethiopia are only just starting to use interest-free banking
09/07/2015
I&M Holdings of Kenya Agrees to Acquire Giro Commercial Bank
The merger will enable I&M to “service a wider customer base through more branches as well as help to achieve additional business growth.
09/06/2015
FG Set to Launch Home Renovation, Offshore Mortgage Schemes
The Nigeria Diaspora mortgage scheme, THISDAY learnt will provide opportunities for Nigerians living abroad to acquire houses after a minimum of two years of contribution to the NHF scheme.
09/03/2015
Foreign banks find corporate niche in SA
They tend to not compete for retail customers, preferring to focus on corporate customers.
09/02/2015
Expectations high as Heritage Bank concludes merger deals
With this acquisition, the new Heritage Bank is better positioned to offer unparalleled banking services which spread across over 200 branches
09/01/2015
Banks honoured at 14th Ghana Banking Awards
This year’s event was on the theme: 'Identifying and rewarding excellence in the banking services proposition.'
08/31/2015
ECOBANK Ghana wins 'Bank of the Year' at 14th Ghana Banking Awards
It also won first place for financial performance and enterprise financing.
08/30/2015
Banking Awards to recognize most cashless-bank
The introduction of the most active cashless bank, also supported by GhIPSS, therefore brings to two, the award categories
08/27/2015
FNB voted best SA bank
This accolade is a reminder that our customers acknowledge that our brand is consistent and delivers on innovative banking solutions.
08/27/2015
CBN, Court Approve Heritage, Enterprise Bank Merger
The stage is now set for us to achieve the vision of a bigger and better bank that offers world class banking services designed to help customers to create, preserve and transfer wealth.
08/27/2015
Nigerian apex bank approves merger of two banks
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has granted final approval for the merger of Heritage Bank and Enterprise Bank.
08/19/2015
FNB invests R400m into branches
FNB has opened 21 new branches and added 500 ATMs to its network over the past financial year.