Vista Bank (Gambia) Limited is the new name of FIBank
Vista Group is pleased to announce that the Central Bank of The Gambia has formally approved the rebranding of First International Bank (Gambia) Limited...
South Africa: TymeBank solidifies to diversify its offer
Portfolio management firms Apis Growth Fund II and JG Summit Holdings have awarded R1.6 billion ($ 108 million) in funding to South African digital...
Allianz Nigeria announces cyber risk insurance
Allianz Nigeria plans to roll out a cyber insurance policy before the end of the first half of 2021, announces Adeolu Adewumi-Zer, the CEO...
African Guarantee Fund and Afriland First Bank partner to finance SMEs/SMIs, support women entrepreneurship...
Nairobi, 17th February, 2021 - African Guarantee Fund has issued a loan portfolio guarantee amounting to USD 10 million to Afriland First Bank to...
Bank ABC opens an Islamic window in Algeria
Bank ABC of Algeria, a subsidiary of Arab Banking Corporation, proceeded on Tuesday, February 16, with the official inauguration of its first "Alburaq" counter...
Bitcoin (BTC) smashes the $ 42,000 mark without convincing Christine Lagarde
Bitcoin (BTC) continues its momentum, quoting at $ 42,848, or 23.5 million CFA Francs or 383,018 dirhams while the boss of the European Central...
Seven of the most prestigious South African banks in the world (Brand Finance Global...
Seven South African banks are included in the ranking of the 500 best institutions in the world recently published by Brand Finance, a global...
Fitch: Mauritius Commercial Bank Limited retains its rating
The rating agency Fitch Ratings has confirmed the default rating of the long-term issuer (IDR) of Mauritius' largest bank, Mauritius Commercial Bank Limited (MCB)...
Kenya: insurer Britam Holdings appoints interim PCA
Insurance group Britam Holdings has appointed Mohamed Said Karama as interim Chairman of the Board of Directors (PCA) to replace Walter Andrew Hollas, who...
Ecobank announces subordinated loan of 50 billion naira to its Nigerian subsidiary
The Ecobank group announced in a statement released on the Nigerian Stock Exchange that its local subsidiary has obtained a bilateral subordinated loan of...
African Bank: the general manager returns the apron
South African bank African Bank announced Monday, January 25, that its chief executive, Basani Maluleke, has resigned from the group to pursue other career...
Continental Re appoints new Anglophone West Africa regional director
Pan-African reinsurer Continental Re has announced the appointment of Ogadi Onwuaduegbo as regional director, Anglophone West Africa. His appointment will be effective in January...
BGFIBank RDC certified AML 30000® to fight against money laundering and terrorist financing
BGFIBank is the first bank in the DRC and one of the few in sub-Saharan Africa to obtain AML 30000® certification, an international standard...
Côte d’Ivoire: NSIA Bank opens a 30.5 million euro financing line for SMEs
Ivory Coast: NSIA Bank opens a 30.5 million euro financing line for SMEs
Ivorian small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) can take a sigh of relief...