The Chartered Institute of Bankers, Ghana (CIB Ghana) has conferred fellowship honours on 18 heads of financial institutions and individuals for their immense contribution towards the progress of their institutions and the Institute. The honours would enable the fellows to use the title ‘Fellow of Chartered Institute of Bankers" (FCIB), against their names. They included; […]
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Ecobank Ghana sues Opera News for defamation
Ecobank Ghana Limited has sued Opera News Ghana for defamation after the online news platform published a story which suggested that the head office of the bank was to be closed down following its inability to pay a debt to a businessman. The bank wants damages for libel against the defendant for the July 21, […]
Operators Promote Financial Inclusion
As part of efforts to promote financial inclusion Nigeria, Ecobank Nigeria, 9mobile, Vanguard Newspapers and other stakeholders in the financial sector recently brainstormed on how to actualise the cashless policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The virtual forum which was organised by Ecobank and Vanguard Newspaper had as its theme: “Mobile Payment Innovation […]
LASG partners Ecobank to uplift artisanal fisheries value chain
Ecobank Lagos State Government is partnering with Ecobank Nigeria Plc, in the development of artisanal fisheries value chain. The State Commissioner for Agriculture, Ms. Abisola Olusanya ,explained that the intervention would therefore enable the artisanal fisher folks and communities to access funds that could be used to provide fishing boats and equipment for the youth […]
CRC Credit Bureau Appoints Olagbami Director
Nume Ekeghe The Board of Directors of CRC Credit Bureau Limited has announced the appointment of Mr. Biyi Olagbami as a Director of the organisation with immediate effect. Olagbami brings to the Board over 25 years- experience in risk management and banking. He is currently the Executive Director and Chief Risk Officer of Ecobank Nigeria […]
Banks critical to AfCFTA’s success – Ecobank MD
Nike Popoola The Managing Director, Ecobank Nigeria, Mr Patrick Akinwuntan, has said the success of the African Continental Free Trade Area will depend heavily on the financial services industry’s ability to facilitate the liberalisation process. The bank quoted him as saying this in a statement on Sunday titled ‘Banks are pivotal to success of AfCFTA […]
Sierra Leone: Standard Chartered Appoints Yetunde Oni, CEO Standard Chartered Sierra Leone
Yetunde Bolanle Oni has been appointed the Chief Executive Officer, Standard Chartered Bank Sierra Leone. Her appointment became effective November 2020. Yetunde joined Standard Chartered Bank in 2005 and brings a wealth of experience from her current role as Managing Director & Head Commercial Banking Nigeria & West Africa and previous role as Head of […]
Appruve Joins The Financial Data Exchange (FDX)
Appruve announced that it has joined the Financial Data Exchange (FDX ). FDX is a non-profit organization dedicated to unifying the financial industry around a common, interoperable standard for the secure access of data—the FDX API. With this exciting development, Appruve now joins a host of notable organizations including Bank of America, Xero , Wells […]
Afreximbank expands Trade Finance Intermediary Initiative, lists 8 Nigerian banks
The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) yesterday listed eight Nigerian banks in its expanded Trade Finance Intermediary Initiative (TFIs). The recent expansion increased the number of TFIs to more than 65 in 30 African countries. The listed Nigerian banks are Access, FCMB, Fidelity, First Bank of Nigeria, Sterling, Union Bank, Stanbic IBTC and Zenith. A statement […]
Banking Sector Performance During the COVID-19 Crisis, A Review of Q3`2020 Financial Performance
Listen to article Live Reports Any strong economy is reflective of its robust financial system so when macroeconomic indicators point to a positive direction, it is largely fueled by players in the financial sector. Financial Analysts and researches were equally concerned about how the COVID-19 pandemic could derail the gains made in sustaining the banking […]