Banking
Explore the latest trends, technology advancements, and regulatory changes impacting the banking sector.
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Standard Chartered and BII Unlock USD 100 Million Trade Finance Facility for Kenyan and Tanzanian Businesses
Trade-finance deal between Standard Chartered and BII brings USD 100 million to Kenyan and Tanzanian SMEs, prioritising women-owned firms.
- Opinion
Mastering Digital Banking in Africa through Front-to-Back Process Digitisation
African banks must adopt front-to-back digital transformation integrating customer journeys, legacy systems, and AI to boost efficiency, inclusion, and growth.
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Co-operative Bank Launches Game-Changing Integrated Housing Solution in Partnership with Optiven and Everstrong Maskani
Co-operative Bank launches integrated housing solution with Optiven and Everstrong Maskani, combining land, financing, and construction services.
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KCB Foundation Celebrates 800 Youth Graduates from 2Jiajiri Programme in Elgeyo Marakwet
800 youth graduated from KCB Foundation's 2Jiajiri programme in Elgeyo Marakwet, combining technical training with business development for entrepreneurial success.
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Standard Chartered Spearheads Blended Finance Revolution to Bridge Africa’s $130 Billion Infrastructure Gap
Standard Chartered pioneers blended finance, tackling Africa's $130B infrastructure gap by combining public-private capital for transformative continental development.
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I&M Bank Partners with ThetaRay to Deploy Cutting-Edge AI Financial Crime Compliance Platform Across East Africa
I&M Bank partners with ThetaRay to deploy AI-powered AML compliance platform across East Africa, transforming financial crime detection.
- How To/ Explained
Top 5 Apps That Offer Virtual Dollar Cards in Nigeria (2025)
Discover the best 5 virtual dollar card providers in Nigeria and make international payments with ease. Cardtonic, TribaPay, Zed, Spectrocard,…
- Interesting Reads
Kenya’s Top Companies in 2025 Are Mostly Banks
Insights At a Glance: Kenya’s stock market rewards stability, which is why banks dominate—while innovative startups like M-KOPA, Wasoko, and…
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Stanbic App Update Now Lets You Invest in USD or KES, Pay T-Bills & Bonds, Open New Accounts, and More
Insights At a Glance: Stanbic Kenya’s mobile app update adds savings account opening, MMF & USD fund investing, T-bill/Bond payments,…
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Ecobank Partners with Google Cloud to Transform African Banking Through AI Innovation
Ecobank Group has partnered with Google Cloud to accelerate African financial inclusion using AI-powered digital banking solutions across 33 countries
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Standard Chartered Completes Strategic Transfer of Wealth & Retail Business to Access Bank PLC in Tanzania
Standard Chartered completed transfer of Tanzania retail banking operations to Access Bank PLC, maintaining corporate banking presence.
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Absa Bank and Visa Launch Revolutionary Business Credit Card to Transform MSME Financing in Kenya
Absa Bank partners with Visa to launch innovative business credit cards for MSMEs in Kenya, offering flexible financing and digital…
- Announcements
Onafriq now links 1 Billion Connected Mobile Wallets and 500 Million Bank Accounts Across Africa
Onafriq celebrates 15 years, connecting 1 billion mobile wallets and 500 million bank accounts across Africa's digital payments network.
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Standard Chartered Launches Women in Cyber Mentorship Programme for East Africa
Standard Chartered launches a mentorship programme for women in Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania to close the region’s cybersecurity skills gap.
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Absa Bank Kenya Partners with Women’s World Banking to Back Women-Led SMEs
Absa Bank Kenya partners with Women’s World Banking to boost support for women-led SMEs, starting with agribusiness.
