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- 4 Dec 2025
Afreximbank Taps Nigeria to Lead Africa’s Digital Trade Revolution
Yemi Kale, Afreximbank’s Group Chief Economist, yesterday said that Nigeria is positioned to drive Africa’s transition into a digitally enabled trade ecosystem, arguing that the country’s demographic…
- 19 Dec 2024
Afreximbank and Ecobank Join Forces to Boost Trade and Compliance Across Africa
African Export-Import Bank and Ecobank Group have embarked on a collaboration aimed at simplifying trade and compliance for businesses in Africa by integrating Ecobank’s Single Market Trade Hub and…
- 12 Sept 2025
FNITCC Atlanta: Fidelity Bank to Spotlight Fintech’s Role in U.S. – Africa Trade
Tier-one lender Fidelity Bank Plc will host a high-profile panel session titled “Digital Railroads: Powering U.S.–Africa Commerce Through Fintech” at the upcoming Fidelity Nigeria International Trade…
- 10 Feb 2021
Five of the Best Payment Gateways out of Africa
By Adeniyi Ogunfowoke As e-commerce on the continent continues to grow in leaps and bounds, payments, side by side with logistics, is something that sellers all over from Cairo to Lagos continue to…
- 4 Jun 2026
Sadiq Khan Hosts Inaugural London-Africa Business Summit to Strengthen Trade and Investment Links
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, on Thursday hosted the inaugural London-Africa Business Summit, bringing together more than 200 business and political leaders from across Africa and the United…
- 12 May 2026
Ecobank Group Announces $3b Trade Finance Commitment to Boost Intra African Trade
Ecobank Group, a pan-African banking group yesterday announced a landmark $3 billion trade finance commitment over the next 3 years to accelerate intra-African global trade. The announcement was made…
- 31 Aug 2025
Suri’s Memoir Sparks Visionary Dialogue with Zimbabwean Ministers on Africa’s Future
In a private, closed-door session in Dubai, African leaders and one of the continent’s youngest billionaires found common ground in charting the future of Zimbabwe’s economic revival. Prateek Suri,…
- 12 Mar 2021
Ecobank Reiterates Interest in Export Trade
Ecobank has reiterated that it remains the partner of choice in Africa for export trade because of its unique positioning, wide network, pan African payment switch, settlement capabilities,…
- 1 Apr 2024
Afreximbank, Sterling to Offer Supply Chain Finance in Nigeria
African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has partnered with Sterling Bank to introduce ‘Payables Finance’, a supply chain finance product in Nigeria. This product, branded as ‘Afreximbank Tradelink,’…
- 3 Mar 2019
UBA Group Launches Full Banking Operations in the UK
UBA group the global financial city of London has hosted a high level gathering of business and public sector leaders last week as the new UBA franchise, UBA UK was formally birthed in the United…
- 4 Jun 2026
London Strengthens Global Investment Ties with Africa @ First Ever London-Africa Business Summit
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has today hosted City Hall’s first ever London-Africa business summit, bringing together 200 business and political leaders from across the continent to strengthen…
- 17 Jul 2022
UBA Launches United Arab Emirates Operations
The United Bank for Africa, (UBA Plc) has launched its operations in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). UBA is a Multinational pan-African financial services group headquartered in Lagos and known as…
- 14 Jul 2023
Standard Chartered Affirms its Commitment to Nigeria while Entering into Sales Agreements with Access Bank Plc in Five African Countries
Standard Chartered Bank and Access Bank Plc (Access) have entered into agreements for the sale of Standard Chartered’s shareholding in its subsidiaries in Angola, Cameroon, The Gambia, and Sierra…
- 14 Jan 2022
Ecobank Restates Commitment to African Trade Deal
Ecobank Nigeria Limited has said it is committed to being a partner of choice in Africa for export trade. Kola Adeleke, the executive director, Corporate Banking, Ecobank Nigeria, said in a statement…
- 4 Dec 2017
Access Bank unveils New Growth Strategy
In its bid to become number one retail bank in the country and Africa gateway to the world by 2022, Access Bank yesterday launched new five-year strategy. Mr Hebert Wigwe, the bank’s Group Managing…
- 28 Apr 2016
KongaPay Goes Commercial, Eyes Other e-Commerce Customers
Konga.com, Nigeria’s largest online mall, has again demonstrated its commitment to being the engine of trade and commerce in Africa by launching KongaPay to facilitate the initiation and completion…
- 27 Jul 2022
Medic West Africa Exhibition & Conference returns to Transform Regional Healthcare Industries
Informa Markets, the leading global exhibitions organiser, has announced that Medic West Africa is set to hold in-person after two years at Landmark Center in Lagos, Nigeria, from 07 – 09 September…
- 22 Jul 2021
CNN’s Connecting Africa Explores Business Leadership Across the Continent
In the latest episode of Connecting Africa, CNN International’s Eleni Giokos looks at business leadership in Africa, meeting leaders from across the continent. Giokos presents the show from the site…
- 8 Dec 2008
Globacom Appoints Head for Glo Gateway
Globacom Limited has announced the appointment of Ibrahim Fadipe as the Head of Glo Gateway, its International Wholesale Voice and Data Exchange and Trading Business Unit. His appointment takes…
- 26 Sept 2023
Afreximbank Seeks Participation of SME in Global Trade
The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has called on African countries to prioritise the development of public and private export trading companies (ETCs) to position their small and medium…
- 18 Aug 2008
Glo Rings 5 with 17m Subscribers
Globacom, Nigeria's total telecommunications company will mark its anniversary in style after achieving a landmark 16.5 million subscribes in five years and footprint in African countries. The…
- 21 Aug 2024
Interswitch Headlines Africa Fintech Summit Nairobi 2024 With Gold Sponsorship
The Africa Fintech Summit has announced Interswitch Group as Gold Sponsor for the Africa Fintech Summit (AFTS) 2024, to be held in Nairobi, Kenya, from September 4-6, 2024. The partnership comes at a…
- 23 Nov 2022
TEXUB Expands Footprint to Nigeria, Pledges to Build Global Online IT B2B Marketplace
TEXUB, a global B2B marketplace pioneering the future of IT trade, which launched in Dubai, UAE on May 25, 2022 has set up a hub in Nigeria to underscore the premium it places in the local and Africa…
- 6 May 2026
Firm Unveils Pan-African Financial Operating System to Improve Interoperability
Tulupay, a fintech infrastructure firm, has announced the prelaunch of its pan-African Financial Operating System (FOS) aimed at improving interoperability across the continent’s fragmented financial…
- 28 Aug 2022
Glo Thanks Nigerians for 19 years of Unalloyed Support
Glo subscribers have been commended for their massive support to the company in the last 19 years. Globacom commenced operation on 29th August 29, 2003. In a press statement in Lagos, Globacom stated…
- 12 Nov 2013
DHL Invests in West African Infrastructure for Greater Efficiency
DHL, the world’s leading logistics company, has announced an investment in both a facility and air infrastructure in West Africa, to meet the demand for express and freight services in the region.…
- 2 Feb 2017
Atlas Mara, Mastercard Enter into Partnership for Financial Access
Atlas Mara and Mastercard have signed three strategic business agreements, which aim to build a stronger digital payment ecosystem with a focus on accelerating financial inclusion in sub-Saharan…
- 13 Nov 2020
Ade Bajomo Emerges President of FinTechNGR
Mr Ade Bajomo, Access Bank’s Executive Director of Technology and Operations, has been appointed the new President of the FinTech Association of Nigeria (FintechNGR). This was first announced during…
- 25 Jul 2014
NITDA Targets 4,000 Investors @ GITEX 2014
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) said that Nigeria will leverage on its country-partnership with Gulf Information Technology Exhibition (GITEX) to showcase the nation’s…
- 3 Apr 2023
MFS Africa Partners Access Bank to Enable Outward Remittances from Nigeria and Kenya
MFS Africa, the largest digital payments network in Africa, operating in over 35 African countries, has partnered with Access Bank, Nigeria’s largest bank which operates across 17 markets, to expand…