Unclaimed Financial Assets Authority CEO John Mwangi. FILE PHOTO | NMG Money lying idle in government custody rose by 23 percent in 2019 or Sh3 billion, most of it uncollected salaries, pension dues, matured policies, bank deposits and royalties. Unclaimed Financial Assets Authority (Ufaa) said it now holds Sh16 billion that Kenyan families — some […]
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Ghana to launch Universal QR Code payments system in March 2020
Ghana is set to launch the Universal QR Code payments system in March 2020, Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has said. According to Dr Bawumia the move “will make it possible for all retailers to receive payments on their mobile phones without the need for the traditional Point of Sale device.” Speaking at the Town […]
History of Aggrey Memorial school
The school is celebrating it’s 80th Anniversary The year was 1940. The country was pre-independence Ghana (Gold Coast and the city – the blossoming citadel of education, Cape Coast). A gallant educationist, Dr. James Kwegyir Aggrey had passed and his nephew, the late Rev. Dr. A. W. E. Appiah, in seeking to perpetuate the memory […]
Ecobank to Appeal Tribunal Judgment on Tax Liability
Ecobank Nigeria thursday disclosed that it has resolve to send an appeal to the Federal High Court, on the judgement of the Tax Appeal Tribunal (TAT), sitting in Lagos, in respect of a disputed tax liability between the bank and the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) for the 2015 financial year. The bank explained in […]
Ecobank customer wins K3m in ‘Zayambika’ promotion
An employee of Universal Industries Limited in Blantyre, Katete Kassimu Nchwachwa has become the overall winner of the MK3 million in the grand prize of ‘Zayambika’ promotion draw conducted by Ecobank Malawi Limited. Ecobank staff conducting the draw Chanza: Promotion has been successful Speaking in an interview with Nyasa Times after when the news was […]
Ghana@63: Banking, local players face an uphill task in regaining confidence
File photo Yes, confidence in the banking sector is bouncing back and yes, banks are returning to profitability. Big cheers to the Central Bank for embarking on an unprecedented financial sector reform that has seen the revoking of more than 400 licences of banks, savings and loans, finance houses, microfinance and microcredit companies. The reforms […]
Ecobank Nigeria Drives Financial Inclusion; Unveils Xpress Save and Xpress Loan
Lagos, March 6, 2020 – Ecobank Nigeria has unveiled a new product offering, Xpress Save and Xpress Loan, enabling customers to conveniently & speedily open digital savings accounts and also obtain short-term micro-credit loans using their mobile phones through a USSD platform, *326#. Ecobank Xpress Save and Xpress Loan, the first of its kind in […]
Ghana to launch Universal QR Code payments system in March 2020
Ghana is set to launch the Universal QR Code payments system in March 2020, Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has said. According to Dr Bawumia the move “will make it possible for all retailers to receive payments on their mobile phones without the need for the traditional Point of Sale device.” Speaking at the Town […]
Ecobank Nigeria Unveils Xpress Save and Xpress Loan To Drive Financial Inclusion
LAGOS – Ecobank Nigeria has unveiled a new product offering, Xpress Save and Xpress Loan, enabling customers to conveniently and speedily open digital savings accounts and also obtain short-term micro credit loans using their mobile phones through a USSD platform, *326#. Ecobank Xpress Save and Xpress Loan, the first of its kind in the Nigeria […]
Ecobank drives financial inclusion, unveils Xpress Save and Xpress Loan
Patrick Akinwuntan Ecobank Nigeria has unveiled a new product offering, Xpress Save and Xpress Loan, enabling customers to conveniently & speedily open digital savings accounts and also obtain short-term micro credit loans using their mobile phones through a USSD platform, *326#. Ecobank Xpress Save and Xpress Loan, the first of its kind in the Nigeria […]