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- 31 Aug 2015
SimbaPay Commences Instant Deposit Service to all Choice Bank accounts in Kenya
SimbaPay, a leading digital money transfer provider, on Tuesday announced the expansion of its free instant deposit service to Choice Microfinance Bank in Kenya. SimbaPay partnered with Choice…
- 13 Aug 2017
Banks Hinder Customers’ Card Choices with Card Schemes Alignment
Contrary to directive by Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for money deposit banks to offer their customers the option of choosing electronic card scheme of their choice, some banks still show preference…
- 19 Dec 2018
Sohar Islamic Upgrades iMAL e-Services for Internet & Mobile Banking
Path Solutions is proud to be a partner of choice for Sohar Islamic - Bank Sohar’s Islamic banking window in the Sultanate of Oman, having implemented and recently upgraded iMAL E-Banking and iMAL…
- 5 Aug 2014
Ghana's Fidelity Bank Seals 5 Year Deal with IBM
At the U.S. Africa Business Forum in Washington, D.C on Tuesday, Ghana’s Fidelity Bank announced its choice of IBM to manage its technology infrastructure and services. The five year deal will help…
- 4 Jun 2013
First Bank to Close 700 Branches for Software Upgrade
First Bank of Nigeria Plc which prides itself as the Nigeria’s bank of first choice is to shut down its 700 branches nationwide from Thursday (tomorrow) to Monday next week to enable it upgrade its…
- 31 Mar 2016
Wakanow Relaunches Brand, Partners Zenith Bank in African Roll Out
Wakanow has made a major change to its new identity and has unveiled plans to partner Zenith Bank as its banker of choice in the brands’ roll out across Africa, UK and the UAE. The new brand identity…
- 1 Aug 2024
UBA Ranked Most Visited Banking Website in Nigeria ahead of GTB, Others
Due to the availability of online banking, certain banks have seen a growth in their digital channels Semrush data showed that the UBA is ranked number one, with 2.36 million visits in June 2024. In…
- 18 Jul 2023
Access Bank Launches Womenpreneur Pitch-a-ton Season 5
Access Bank plc has unveiled the W initiative Womenprenuer Pitch-a-ton Season 5. The W Initiative is aimed at inspiring, connecting and empowering women while riding on the Access Bank’s vision to be…
- 8 Dec 2009
Fidelity Bank Opens Four New Offices in Lagos
Fidelity Bank Plc has opened four new branch offices in the Lagos metropolis to bring the bank’s total branch network strength to 150, nationwide within a space of one week. The new Lagos…
- 28 Jun 2018
AfDB Ranked 4th Best Company to Work for in Africa
The 2018 Careers in Africa Employer of Choice Survey has ranked the African Development Bank the fourth best company to work with in Africa. Of 100 companies listed, the top four include the World…
- 19 Mar 2023
First Bank Opens Application for Magt Associate Programme
First Bank of Nigeria Limited (FBN) has announced the call for participation in the third season of its FirstBank Management Associate Programme (FMAP). The application which is extended to the…
- 30 Aug 2021
Kaduna IRS Seals 4 Banks’ Branches over N300.5m Tax Defaults
Kaduna State Internal Revenue Service (KADIRS) has sealed the head offices and other branches of four banks in over N300.5 million unpaid taxes. Gov. Nasir El Rufai Dr Zaid Abubakar, executive…
- 30 Nov 2020
CBN Removes Restriction on Forex Receipt through Domiciliary Accounts
Beneficiaries of Diaspora remittances through International Money Transfer Operators (IMTOs) shall henceforth receive such inflows in the foreign currency (US Dollars) through the designated bank of…
- 22 Dec 2014
Sterling Bank Plans N31b Multi-Currency Deal
Sterling Bank Plc plans to raise N31 billion ($200 million) beginning from early 2015 and the deployment of more Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) to reach 1000 mark. The plan to raise the…
- 26 Jan 2020
Financial Inclusion Agents Groan as SANEF Fails To Achieve Interoperability
Two months after, financial inclusion agents under the network of Shared Agent Network Expansion Facility, SANEF are yet to enjoy interoperability promised them, Nigeria CommunicationsWeek checks…
- 3 Nov 2019
SANEF, CBN Achieve Interoperability at Agents Banking Units This November
Financial inclusion initiative of central bank of Nigeria, CBN, will receive a boost next month as agent banking units under the initiative will begin to enjoy interoperability, Nigeria…
- 25 Oct 2017
Zain Bank Chooses iMAL from Path Solutions
Path Solutions has announced that Zain Iraq Islamic Bank for Investment and Finance (Zain Bank), a newly established Islamic retail bank in Baghdad, has selected iMAL Islamic Core Banking System for…
- 16 Jul 2026
CBN Introduces Digital Tracker to Monitor BDC Forex Transactions
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has launched a new system to monitor how Bureau De Change (BDC) operators buy foreign exchange in the country. Under the new arrangement, all licensed BDCs must…
- 16 Jan 2014
FirstBank Achieves PCIDSS
First Bank of Nigeria Ltd has recently attained Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard certification (PCIDSS), as part of its efforts to continually maintain leading best practice and remain…
- 22 May 2022
Sterling Bank Signs MoU with Optometrists on Funding, Capacity Building
Sterling Bank Plc, Nigeria’s leading commercial bank, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Nigerian Optometrist Association (NOA) to automate operations, enhance capacity and…
- 28 Jun 2019
Standard Chartered Extends its Digital Strategy Across Africa
Standard Chartered has announced yet another multi-market launch of its digital bank in Botswana, Zambia and Zimbabwe as part of its digital transformation strategy in Africa. The next wave of…
- 27 Nov 2013
UBA Appoints Ambassador Joe Keshi as Chairman
United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, the pan- African financial services group is delighted to announce the appointment of Ambassador Joe Keshi as Chairman of the Board. Ambassador Keshi was appointed…
- 4 Oct 2023
#CustomerServiceWeek: Unity Bank Rolls Out Rewards to Celebrate Frontline Staff, Customers
To mark the 2023 Customer Service Week, Unity Bank Plc customers will win prizes while participating in engagement activities lined up for the week-long celebration. From October 2 - 6, the Bank will…
- 22 Dec 2008
Ecobank, Nedbank Alliance Build True Pan-African Champion - Arnold Ekpe
Arnold Ekpe, chief executive officer of Ecobank has said that the bank’s ground breaking alliance with Nedbank of South Africa is designed to build a true pan- African brand. Mr. Ekpe who was…
- 14 Feb 2012
GTBank Ghana Rolls out MasterCard Products, Services
Guaranty Trust Bank (Ghana) Limited has rolled out a range of MasterCard products and services including card issuance and ATM activation in all branches nationwide. The bank has acquired the licence…
- 24 Oct 2019
Kennedy Uzoka is 2019 BusinessDay’s Bank CEO
Mr. Kennedy Uzoka, group managing director/chief executive officer of Pan African financial institution, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc has won the much coveted ‘BusinessDay’s Bank CEO’ of the year…
- 15 Oct 2023
Access Bank, Visa Partner to Facilitate B2B Cross-Border Payments
Access Bank has partnered with Visa, the world leader in digital payments, to enhance the efficiency of cross-border business-to-business payments for the bank’s corporate, commercial and SME…
- 24 Aug 2020
Polaris Bank MD, Abiru, Retires
Mr. Tokunbo Abiru, Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Polaris Bank Limited, has announced his retirement from the service of Polaris Bank, effective August 31, 2020, having successfully…
- 29 Oct 2019
Temenos Successfully Delivers Core Banking Platform for Ghana’s Second Largest Bank
The Consolidated Bank Ghana Limited (CBG) has gone live with Temenos T24 Transact, the next generation in core banking, to power its operations for retail and corporate banking. Temenos’…
- 23 Feb 2026
TAJBank Secures A1 Ratings from Agusto, Datapro
TAJBank Limited has received A1 credit ratings from Agusto & Co and Datapro, marking an upgrade from the Bbb+ rating assigned by Agusto about two years ago and placing the non-interest lender…