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- 6 May 2019
Ecobank’s Rapid Transfer app Gets Recognition
Ecobank’s Rapid Transfer App has been named Best Remittance Product and Service of the Year by the Asian Banker Excellence in Retail Financial Services Awards for West Africa. The app was…
- 31 Oct 2018
Ecobank Nigeria Launches Rapid Transfer Mobile Remittance App
Ecobank has unveiled a dedicated mobile remittance app Rapidtransfer. The Rapidtransfer app was launched by the Managing Director, Ecobank Nigeria, Mr. Patrick Akinwuntan at a commemorative dinner to…
- 12 Jul 2018
Ecobank, Total Partner to Bring Banking Services Closer to Public
Ecobank Nigeria has announced a strategic partnership with Total Nigeria Limited to offer agency banking services at Total filling stations across Nigeria. The bank said it would kick-off with 100…
- 6 Aug 2020
Ecobank Commences Cardless Withdrawal from ATM
Ecobank has stated that cash withdrawals can be made at all its ATMs, without a card. The Ecobank cardless withdrawal concept, Xpress Cash, enables users to withdraw cash from ATMs using only…
- 22 Mar 2010
Ecobank Advocates Enhanced Payment System
Ecobank has advocated collaboration among banking partners and regional financial regulators in West Africa to strengthen the payment system. Arnold Ekpe, Ecobank Group Chief Executive Officer,…
- 11 Apr 2018
MTN, Ecobank Partner to Tackle Financial Inclusion Across Africa
In an unprecedented move to accelerate financial inclusion across Africa, MTN Group, leading Information and Communications Technology (ICT) company, and Ecobank, Pan-African banking conglomerate,…
- 26 Jun 2020
Digital Money Transfers: Ecobank Nigeria Extends Zero Charge Initiative
Ecobank has extended its zero-charge fee for digital money transfers below N5,000 till the end of September this year. In addition to the free USSD session fee currently enjoyed by Ecobank customers,…
- 26 Jun 2020
Ecobank Nigeria Extends Zero Charge for Digital Money Transfers
The zero charge for mobile money transfers by Ecobank commenced in March as part of the bank's corporate action to cushion the rising spread of Coronavirus Ecobank has extended its zero-charge fee…
- 30 Dec 2020
Ecobank Ranks Among 2020 Customer Experience Leaders- KPMG Survey Reveals
KPMG Nigeria, Leading audit and professional services company, has ranked Ecobank Nigeria among the top three banks with good customer experience in the Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) segment.…
- 31 Dec 2020
KPMG Report Attests to Ecobank Nigeria Support for SMEs
Ecobank Nigeria has been identified as key contributor to stimulating and energizing Small and Medium Enterprises, SME’s in the country. According to leading audit and professional services company,…
- 10 Nov 2020
Ecobank Emerges As Bank with Best Digital TouchPoints in Nigeria
Ecobank Nigeria has emerged as the bank with “Best Digital Touchpoints” in Nigeria at the virtual Digital Jurists (formerly Web Jurist) 2020 awards. The event held during a breakfast session of the…
- 26 Aug 2020
Ecobank Group Bags African Banker's Innovation in Financial Services Award
Ecobank, leading pan-African banking group, has won the Award for Innovation in Financial Services at the 2020 edition of the prestigious African Banker magazine Awards. The Awards, which…
- 20 Jan 2021
Ecobank Braces Up For Quick Payments as AfCFTA Takes Off
Ade Ayeyemi, group Chief Executive Officer, Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI), has affirmed that the pan-African banking group is facilitating smooth and instant payments across Africa as…
- 10 Feb 2016
WorldRemit Raises $45m for Next Phase of Growth
Money transfer service WorldRemit has raised $45m in financing from TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC Corp. and Silicon Valley Bank. Pioneering a mobile-first approach to remittances, WorldRemit will…
- 9 May 2014
Western Union, Moneygram Hit Nigeria, Others with Charges
Western Union and Moneygram, the world's leading money transfer companies, have been accused of charging a premium of up to 12 per cent on remittances into Africa, according to a recently released…
- 26 Feb 2014
DOPC Thrills Enterprise Customers with High Speed Connectivity
A little over 8 months after it transferred the retail aspect of its business to Swift Networks, Direct On PC (DOPC) announced at the week end that it has upgraded the bandwidth speed for all its…
- 13 Sept 2016
Cloud Storage Market Will Surpass $74.94Bn by 2021- Report
The report "Cloud Storage Market is estimated to grow from USD 23.76 Billion in 2016 to USD 74.94 Billion by 2021, at a CAGR of 25.8% from 2016 to 2021, according to a report by marketsandmarkets The…
- 7 Aug 2020
GSMA, UN Use Mobile Money in Digital Assistance Drive
Industry body for mobile operators, the GSMA, and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) are accelerating the use of mobile money in times of global emergencies, including pandemics and…
- 29 May 2016
Study Credits USF Relevance for Remote Areas Connectivity
The issue of provision of voice and data services to remote and unconnected regions remains a pressing topic, according to World Telecom Labs in a report released at the weekend. According to…
- 15 Nov 2022
PalmPay Secures Nigeria Data Protection Regulation (NDPR) Compliance in Data Protection
PalmPay, a fintech innovator aiming to make digital payment more accessible and flexible, has obtained a compliance status on obligations in accordance with the Nigeria Data Protection Regulation…
- 6 Mar 2014
EFInA @ Financial Services Workshop Decries MM Low Awareness
Enhancing Financial Innovation & Access (EFInA) hosted a workshop with the theme of ‘Maximising the uptake of digital financial services through understanding consumers’ needs,’ but not without a…
- 5 Jun 2025
PalmPay Seeks $100m Funding Round
PalmPay, an African digital bank fintech, is in negotiations to fund between $50 million and $100 million in a Series B financing, according to people with knowledge of the situation. Although its…
- 17 Jul 2024
UK Appoints Mark Smithson New Country Director to Lead UK-Nigeria Trade and Investment Relations
UK has appointed Mr. Mark Smithson the Country Director for the UK’s Department for Business and Trade (DBT) in Nigeria. He takes over from Chim Chalemera who recently concluded a 3-year posting in…
- 29 Jun 2009
Customers Commend ETB MoneyGram Redshop Expansion Policy
Customers of Equitorial Trust Bank have commended the bank for its MoneyGram Redshops expansion policy that would see it operating from all its branches nationwide before the end of this year. The…
- 18 Aug 2020
Staff, Robbers Steal N12Bn from Banks in 2017- Report
Nigeria Deposit Insurance Company (NDIC) has said that financial institutions in the country lost some N12.01 billion in 2017, representing an increase of 38 per cent increase over the N8.68 billion…
- 26 Mar 2015
SAHCOL MD Bags African Global Aviation Enterprise Achiever Award
Oluropo Owolabi, managing director/chief executive officer of SAHCOL, has been honoured as a Fellow of the African Institute Of Enterprise Development and Management, and certified as a…
- 29 Aug 2026
Ndukwe, Architect of Nigeria’s GSM Revolution, to Grace eWorld Forum as Special Guest
Dr Ernest Ndukwe, former Executive Vice-Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), will attend the eWorld Forum commemorating 25 years of Nigeria’s Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) revolution as Special Guest of Honour.
- 3 Oct 2016
Interswitch Concludes Acquisition of Vanso
Interswitch Limited, Africa’s leading digital payments and commerce company has successfully completed a 100% acquisition of Value Added Network Solutions Limited (VANSO). VANSO is a market leading…
- 17 Dec 2021
World Bank Rolls out Cash Transfer Programme in Nigeria
The World Bank is rolling out an $800m facility designed to fund a large-scale Conditional Cash Transfer programme in Nigeria, the Nigeria Governors’ Forum hinted in its 36th teleconference meeting…
- 30 Oct 2022
Eskimi to host virtual conversation on Metaverse advertising in November
Eskimi, leading Adtech platform, will be hosting a virtual conversation themed “Metaverse: Revolutionising advertising in a fast changing digital world” on Friday, 4th November 2022. The webinar will…