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- 10 May 2021
Bank Wars: Access Bank, Standard Chartered, FCMB Off to Winning Start
Visitors to the Tech Experience Centre, Africa’s cutting-edge technology and lifestyle hub on Saturday, May 8, 2021 were treated to exciting, high-scoring matches in the opening day of Bank Wars, a…
- 28 Oct 2021
Standard Bank Group Selects Flutterwave to Drive Digital Transformation Efforts Across Africa
Standard Bank, Africa’s largest bank by assets, has partnered with Flutterwave, Africa’s leading payments technology company, to enhance digital payments experiences for its customers in Nigeria,…
- 11 May 2009
Equitorial Trust Bank signs on Finacle
Equitorial Trust Bank Plc, has signed Finacle universal banking application from Infosys Technologies, India to replace their current legacy Globus banking application. ETB also joins other banks…
- 9 Mar 2021
Firm Asks Court to Freeze SAP Accounts over Alleged Contract Breach
B4G Consulting Ltd has asked a Lagos State High Court to restrain Systems Applications Products (SAP) from dissipating $3,371,945.27 and N5mllion with 28 Respondents including the Central Bank of…
- 25 Sept 2020
Stanbic IBTC, Standard Bank, Listed Among Top African Corporate Brands
Stanbic IBTC Holdings PLC and its parent company, Standard Bank, have emerged amongst the top winners of the 2020 Tech Times’ Africa LinkedIn Corporate Brand Awards. The Stanbic IBTC Group emerged…
- 22 Dec 2022
Standard Chartered Wins Global Transaction Banking Innovation Awards
Standard Chartered Nigeria won the ‘Outstanding Use of Technology in Cash and Liquidity Management’ award and the Best Bank for Trade Finance in Nigeria award from Global Transaction Banking…
- 9 May 2024
CBN Unveils List of Licensed Deposit Money Banks
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has released the list of licenced Deposit Money Banks operating in the country. Providing insights into the banking landscape in Nigeria, the list was made public on the…
- 14 Apr 2009
GT Bank, Zenith, Intercontinental Emerge Tops in KPMG Survey
Guaranty Trust Bank Plc, Zenith Bank Plc and Intercontinental Bank Plc have emerged first, second and third respectively in the top ten customer focused banks in the retail segment of the market.…
- 6 Jul 2026
GBB Engages Banks, Fintechs on Digital Trust, Regulatory Compliance
Galaxy Backbone (GBB) has engaged banks, fintech firms and other technology stakeholders in fresh discussions on strengthening digital trust, regulatory compliance and secure digital infrastructure…
- 19 Oct 2012
GTBank Gets PCIDSS Certification
Guaranty Trust Bank’s alternative banking channels got a boost recently with the bank’s receipt of the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard certification (PCIDSS). PCIDSS certification is a…
- 30 Jul 2013
GT Bank is African Bank of the Year
Guaranty Trust Bank plc, foremost Nigerian financial institution, was conferred with the 2013 African Bank of the Year Award by the African Banker Magazine at a well attended ceremony in Marrakech,…
- 2 Dec 2014
GTBank Named “Best Bank in Nigeria ” by The Banker
Guaranty Trust Bank Plc has won the “Best Bank in Nigeria for 2014” by The Banker Magazine (a publication of The Financial Times) for promoting industry-wide excellence in Global Banking Ethics and…
- 19 Feb 2020
CBN Releases List of Authorised Banks in Nigeria
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has released the list of deposit money banks and financial holding companies operating in Nigeria, meaning that anybody who transacts banking business outside the list…
- 18 Jan 2018
Court Adjourns Hearing of BVN Suit to March 1
The Federal Government on Tuesday requested for an adjournment over suit challenging its forfeiture order it secured from a Federal High Court in Abuja, to take over of monies not linked to Bank…
- 24 Oct 2018
UBA Reiterates Commitment to Strong Corporate Governance Standard, Honours Retired Directors
United Bank for Africa (UBA), Pan African financial institution, Plc at the weekend honoured four retiring directors while restating its commitment to ensuring strong corporate governance across the…
- 3 Sept 2020
KPMG Decries Poor Digital Capabilities of Nigerian Banks
A recent study on the digital capabilities of the Nigeria banking industry carried out by KPMG Nigeria has revealed that most of the banks in the country lacked the ability to onboard a customer with…
- 5 May 2021
Nigerian Banks Converge on Tech Experience Centre for FIFA 21 Competition
The Tech Experience Centre, Africa’s cutting-edge technology and lifestyle hub, is set to come alive this weekend as eight leading Nigerian banks do battle to crown the winners of a FIFA 21 Gaming…
- 14 Oct 2013
Ecobank, Others Ink $7.5b Contractors’ Initiative Pact
Ecobank Nigeria and seven other leading deposit money banks in the country, at the weekend, in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Total Exploration and…
- 29 Oct 2019
GTBank Removes all Bank Charges for Young Undergraduates
Guaranty Trust Bank (GTBank) has removed all bank charges for undergraduates between the ages of 16 and 25 operating its GTCrea8 Account. The bank in a statement said it will cover all charges on…
- 18 Jan 2026
Here Are Nigerian Banks That Have Secured Their Licences
Nigeria's banking sector recapitalization, mandated by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in March 2024, requires banks to meet tiered minimum paid-up capital thresholds by March 31, 2026: ₦500…
- 6 Nov 2008
Nigeria Banks Spend $86m on Foreign Software
Nigerian banks have spent $86 million on core banking solutions in their quest to implement and maintain cutting-edge applications that serve financial needs, Nigerian CommunicationsWeek…
- 29 May 2022
GTCO Plc’s GTBank Maintains its Dominance in Financial Services at the Brand Africa 100: Africa’s Best Brands Awards
Guaranty Trust Bank Ltd, the banking subsidiary of Guaranty Trust Holding Company Plc or the Group), emerged winner in four major categories at the 12th annual Brand Africa 100: Africa’s Best Brands…
- 17 May 2010
Software: Banks Spend $16m on Licensing Fee Annually
Banks in the country spend some $16 million annually as licensing fees for the core banking applications used to process transactions, Nigeria CommunicationsWeek can now reveal. Core banking…
- 15 Jun 2016
Providus Bank Gets Commercial Banking Licence from CBN
Providus Bank Plc has been granted a commercial banking licence with regional authorisation by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), according to information on the apex bank’s website on Tuesday.…
- 7 Jul 2014
UBA, 12 Nigerian Banks Make Top 1000 World Ranking
Nigerian-Banks for the second consecutive year, 13 Nigerian banks made the list of Top 1000 World Banks as published by The Banker magazine of the Financial Times Group in its 2014 edition. The…
- 5 Jul 2020
Reps to Grill Banks, Others over $30Bn Forex Racketeering
House of Representatives has summoned 24 banks and 14 oil companies over an alleged forex racketeering leading to an annual loss of over $30bn as revenue. The Joint House of Representatives Committee…
- 29 Jun 2021
Access Bank crowned inaugural winners of Bank Wars
Access Bank, Foremost lenders has claimed the inaugural edition of Bank Wars, a FIFA 21 Gaming competition for leading Nigerian banks. 1st Prize - Olabamiji Emmanuel Ojo of Access Bank won a Samsung…
- 29 Feb 2016
GTBank Upgrades to Latest version of ICS BANKS from ICS Financial Systems
Guaranty Trust Bank (GTBank), one of the largest banks in Africa and the multiple awards wining bank that was named “Africa’s Most Innovative Bank for 2015”, has successfully upgraded to the latest…
- 28 May 2012
4 Months after CBN’s Deadline, Banks March Lazily to IFRS
Nigeria banking industry has reported a sluggish progress in the adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), two years after the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), began moves to…
- 13 Jul 2016
GTBank Win Bank in Nigeria, Best Digital Bank in Africa @ Euromoney Awards
Guaranty Trust Bank plc, foremost African financial institution; reaffirmed its position as a leading global brand with its recent recognition as the ‘Best Bank in Nigeria & Best Digital Bank in…