Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI), the Lomé-based parent company of the Ecobank Group, has announced two new appointments and changes on its Board of Directors. Dr Georges Agyekum Nana Donkor has been appointed as a Non-Executive Director to replace Bashir Mamman Ifo as the representative of Ecowas Bank for Investment & Development (EBID) on the Board […]
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Ecobank Liberia Provides US$20K for Gov’t to Fight COVID-19
Ecobank Managing Director George Mensah-Asante (right) presents symbolic check to health officials. Ecobank Libera has donated the amount of US$20,000 (Twenty Thousand US Dollars) to the Government of Liberia through the National Public Health Institute of Liberia (NPHIL). The donation is intended to assist Government in procuring COVID-19 test kits to be used at all […]
Ghana launches universal QR code and proxy payment system to boost digital payments, emerges first African country with such innovative technology
Ghana’s Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has launched a universal quick response code (QR Code) payment system on Wednesday, March 2, 2020. The digital payment innovation, according to him, will serve as a game-changer in the government’s quest to transform Ghana into a cashless society. This makes Ghana the first African country to introduce such […]
COVID-19: Ecobank Launches “StaySafeNigeria” media campaign
Patrick Akinwuntan, Ecobank MD Ecobank Nigeria has launched a ‘ StaySafeNigeria ’ media campaign being part of its corporate actions to support measures to check the rising spread of Coronavirus in Nigeria. The integrated media campaign is a call to action, creating awareness and educating the populace on safety measures to adopt against the dreaded […]
Liberia: Ecobank Liberia Provides U.S.$20k for Govt to Fight COVID-19
Ecobank Libera has donated the amount of US$20,000 (Twenty Thousand US Dollars) to the Government of Liberia through the National Public Health Institute of Liberia (NPHIL). The donation is intended to assist Government in procuring COVID-19 test kits to be used at all entry points in the country. The funds will also support efforts to […]
Ecobank launches “StaySafeNigeria” media campaign
ECOBANK Nigeria has launched a ‘StaySafeNigeria’ media campaign being part of its corporate actions to support measures to check the rising spread of Coronavirus in Nigeria. The integrated media campaign is a call to action, creating awareness and educating the populace on safety measures to adopt against the dreaded Coronavirus disease, COVID -19. Flagging off […]
Nine banks ready for QR Code services
Some nine banks are ready to provide QR Code services to shop owners and other merchants, following the launch of the electronic payment service on Wednesday. This means that people who want to be set up to use QR Code can approach those banks for assistant. The banks are Ecobank, GCB Bank, Consolidated Bank Ghana […]
CBN, private sector form multi billion naira alliance against covid-19
Godwin Emefiele The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Banker’s Committee on Thursday, said it was forming the Nigerian Private Sector Coalition Against COVID-19. This was disclosed by the CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele, during a press briefing when he explained that the coalition was in partnership with the private sector, led by Aliko Dangote […]
Ghana First African Country To Launch Universal QR Code and Proxy Payment System
The Vice President of Ghana, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has launched a universal quick response code (QR Code) payment system on Wednesday, March 2, 2020. Based on his remarks the digital payment innovation will serve as a game-changer in the government’s attempt to transform Ghana into a cashless society. This makes Ghana the first African country […]
1.7 billion cedis disbursed to 172 companies under 1D1F – Trade Minister
The Minister for Trade and Industries, Alan Kyeremanten, says his outfit has partnered some financial houses to disburse 1.7 billion cedis to assist 172 companies under the One District One Factory initiative since 2017. As part of the country’s industrialization agenda, government has sought to facilitate development through private-public initiative. Speaking to Citi News, the […]