Leading international money transfer provider Small World Financial Services (Small World), has signed a partnership agrement with Ecobank – the leading Pan-African banking group, based in Lomé, Togo. The agreement brings the strengths and assets of both organisations to offer money transfer services to Africans in the diaspora. This is an exciting development for both […]
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Ghana: Use of GhQR to See Significant Growth … As 15 Institutions Go Live
The use of GhQR is expected to see significant growth as the number of institutions gone live with it increases to 15. It comprises 11 financial institutions and four payment service providers. The four payment service providers currently offering GhQR are Vodafone Cash, AirtelTigo Money, Hubtel and GCB’s G-Money, while the financial institutions offering the […]
Use of GhQR to see significant growth as 15 institutions go live
The GhQR was launched last year to add up to existing electronic payment channels The use of GhQR is expected to see significant growth as the number of institutions gone live with it increases to 15. It comprises 11 financial institutions and four payment service providers. The four payment service providers currently offering GhQR are […]
Ecobank Nigeria to list $300m bond on London bourse
‘Femi Asu Ecobank Nigeria, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ecobank Transnational Incorporated, has said its $300m bond will be listed on the London Stock Exchange. The lender disclosed this in a statement announcing that it had successfully priced the bond issuance maturing in February 2026, with settlement of the bond to take place on February 16, […]
Appointment Announcement – Mr. Ifedayo Orimoloye As the Group Chief Risk Officer
The African Development Bank Group is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Ifedayo Orimoloye as the Group Chief Risk Officer, effective 1 April 2021. Ifedayo, a US national, brings over 20 years of risk management and corporate finance experience from international and diverse financial institutions in Africa, Europe and North America. As Bank Group […]
Ecobank allows money transfer through SMS, WhatsApp
Nike Popoola Ecobank Nigeria has said its customers are now able to transfer funds by email, SMS and WhatsApp with the new features available on the bank’s mobile app. It said this in a statement on Wednesday titled ‘Ecobank Nigeria introduces money transfer Via SMS, WhatsApp’. The Head, Consumer Banking, Ecobank Nigeria, Olukorede Demola-Adenyi, said […]
Ecobank Group’s total assets hit N10.2tr
By Collins Nweze Ecobank Group has recorded a revenue of over N630 billion for the year ended December 31, 2020. This represents a seven per cent growth when compared to N586.9 posted in the corresponding period of 2019. In its unaudited report submitted to the Nigeria Stock Exchange (NSE) on Friday, the pan-African bank stated […]
Corporate Visibility: Ghanaian Banks Insensitive to Media Visibility?
Listen to article The Visibility Collins Dictionary defines visibility as ‘how much is seen or noticed by other people’. Visibility is very important in corporate-brand communication; it hinges on who sees your corporate brand and the level of the brand’s attributes retention and retrieval among your targeted consumer segment. On the other hand, corporate brand […]
Ecobank Holds Stakeholder Engagement Webinar, Launches Religious, Education Products
Proshare Nigeria Pvt. Ltd. Ecobank Nigeria has concluded arrangement to host a webinar to provide insightful information on how banks can effectively help educational institutions and faith based organisations through digital banking offerings. The webinar which is part of Ecobank Digital Series scheduled to hold on Tuesday, February 16 2021, is titled " Digital Enablement […]
Africa’s most politically powerful bankers: Hott, Kooli and Ofori-Atta
Ken Ofori-Atta, Amadou Hott and Ali Kooli, Ghanaian, Senegalese and Tunisian finance and economy ministers. © Montage JA It seems like more bankers are getting into politics in Africa. In 2015, Lionel Zinsou’s appointment to the position of prime minister in Benin by President Boni Yayi surprised many people in the country and beyond. Since […]