19 results
- 13 Oct 2022
Two Nigerian Fintech Companies Among Finalists in the Ecobank Fintech Challenge 2022
The six finalists were chosen following extremely strong competition from over 700 fintechs from 59 countries; Grand Finale to be held on 28 October at the Ecobank Group Pan African Centre in Lomé,…
- 20 Feb 2020
Ecobank Group Opens 2020 Edition of Fintech Challenge
Ecobank Group, the pan-African banking group, is inviting African fintech entrepreneurs to enter the 3rd edition of the Ecobank Fintech Challenge. The Fintech Challenge gives African start-ups the…
- 9 Oct 2023
Koree Wins $50,000 @ 2023 Ecobank Fintech Challenge
Koree, a Cameroonian fintech, has emerged winner of the Ecobank Fintech, ahead of eight finalists and 1,490 pitches. Koree went home with $50,000 in non-dilutive funding while Wolf Technologies, a…
- 9 Aug 2018
11 Startups Emerge Finalists at the Ecobank Fintech Challenge 2018
Ecobank, the leading independent pan-African banking group, has announced the finalists for the 2nd edition of the annual Ecobank Fintech Challenge, a competition for Africa-focused technology…
- 24 Apr 2018
Ecobank Launches Fintech Challenge Competition for African Start-Ups
Ecobank. the leading pan-African banking group, is inviting African fintech entrepreneurs to enter its Ecobank Fintech Challenge. Now in its second year, the initiative gives African start-ups…
- 24 Aug 2020
Ecobank Group Announces 2020 Winners of Fintech Challenge
Ecobank Group has announced the winners of its Ecobank Fintech Challenge after an exciting virtual event streamed live from Accra Ghana. Nokwary, Ukheshe and Growth Factor wowed the jury to…
- 4 Nov 2020
Ecobank Urges More Collaboration Among Fintech, Banks and Telcos
Patrick Akinwuntan, Managing Director, Ecobank Nigeria, has called for a robust collaboration between Fintech, banks, and telecommunications companies to spur markets in health, agriculture,…
- 9 Sept 2019
EcobankPay, Xpresspoint Agents Leveraging Technology to Expand Financial Inclusion - Akinwuntan
Patrick Akinwuntan, managing director, Ecobank Nigeria, has disclosed that the Bank is leveraging technology to push the frontiers of financial inclusion of the unbanked and under-banked in the…
- 3 Jan 2024
Koree Secures $200K Pre-Seed Round For Innovative Digital Savings And Cashback Platform
Cameroonian fintech Koree has closed a pre-seed round of $200,000 which it plans to use to grow its merchant base. Koree, a fintech that allows customers to save spare cash (change) on their cards,…
- 28 Aug 2019
CIBN Presents Accreditation Certificate to Ecobank Nigeria Academy
The Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN) has officially presented certificate of accreditation to the ultra-modern, state of the art Ecobank Nigeria Academy with a call to other financial…
- 12 Jun 2020
Fintechs Key to Bridging Financial Inclusion Gap in Africa
By Ebehijie Momoh, SVP, General Manager West Africa, With many countries across the globe still under lockdown, perhaps more than ever before, there is a dire need to strengthen financial…
- 23 Mar 2017
Mobile Phones Key Driver of Financial Inclusion – MasteCard
Mrs. Omokehinde Adebanjo, Vice President and Area Business Head, West Africa, MasterCard said the mobile phone was a crucial tool that would drive financial inclusion. Adebanjo spoke on Wednesday at…
- 25 May 2020
Global Finance Names Ecobank Most Innovative Bank in Africa
Global Finance has named Ecobank as the most innovative bank in Africa. The announcement was made at the eighth Global Finance annual awards, the Innovators 2020, honoring entities that regularly…
- 30 May 2025
Uche Uzoebo, SANEF CEO Makes Case for More Financial Inclusion Strategies Targeting Women
Leveraging digital infrastructure is key to accelerating financial inclusion, especially through a multi-stakeholder approach involving governments, fintechs, telecoms, regulators and even the…
- 1 May 2024
PAPSS Set for Expansion To Boost Intra-Africa Payments
The Pan African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS) which was launched to make cross-border transactions seamless, is set to capture more markets in Africa. The plan was disclosed last week by the…
- 12 Oct 2023
CIBN Unveils Agency Banking Certification Program to Strengthen Financial Inclusion System
Chartered Institute of Bankers (CIBN) has unveiled Agency banking certification for point of sales (POS) agents, NIN /BVN agents, Agent network managers, customer service officers, agent banking…
- 30 Aug 2019
Bank Teller May Lose Jobs to Technology Evolution
Banks may scrap the jobs of bank tellers as they rejig their business model in line with new technological changes, according to Uche Olowu, president, Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria…
- 27 Jul 2018
CeBIH to Epedite Financial Inclusion Leveraging Digital -Stanley
Committee of E-Business Industry Heads (CeBIH) will promote digital solutions targeted at the bottom of the pyramid in a bid to expedite access to financial services across the country. Mr.…
- 21 Jul 2018
CeBIH to Promote Digital Solutions Targeted at BoP
Stanley Jacob, new chairman of Committee of E-Business Industry Heads , has said that the association will promote digital solutions targeted at the bottom of the pyramid in a bid to expedite access…