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Africa 200 ranking reflects growing confidence of Pan-African brands

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South African brands lead the African continent - again

25 May 2022

AfDB approves $1.5bn emergency food facility

AfDB approves $1.5bn emergency food facility

Wendell Roelf 23 May 2022

Allianz and Sanlam to create Africa joint venture

Allianz and Sanlam to create Africa joint venture

5 May 2022

Are African banks at last going digital?

Are African banks at last going digital?

3 May 2022

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Standard Bank named Best Bank in Africa

7 Apr 2022

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IFC invests $50m in the first gender bond issued by Banco Pichincha

5 Apr 2022

Source: REUTERS/Johannes P. Christo

World Bank approves $750m in budgetary support to Kenya

22 Mar 2022

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Absa expands its digital partnership ecosystem in Africa

16 Mar 2022

Source: Worldbank.org. World Bank Headquarters, Washington D.C.

World Bank's $157bn takes edge off global pandemic fallout

2 Mar 2022

Source: Supplied. Senegal's Regional Express Train, co-financed by the African Development Bank, was launched in December 2021.

African Development Bank to close continent's infrastructure gap

2 Feb 2022

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Banking scams cost South Africans R295m last year

28 Jan 2022

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The Islamic Development Bank injects $252.5m into Pakistan's vital projects

3 Jan 2022

Source: Supplied

The 2022 African banking trends unpacked

3 Dec 2021

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Absa exceeds cloud-computing skills target

25 Nov 2021

Source: ©Pop Nukoonrat

New financial tribes in banking identified

12 Nov 2021

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FNB named Africa & SA's best SME bank

11 Nov 2021

Source: supplied. Meagan Rabe

Alliance Banking appoints new head

8 Nov 2021

Source: ©supplied. Sello Moloko

Sello Moloko appointed Absa Group Board chairperson-designate

26 Oct 2021

Source: ©Dmitry Kalinovsky

Future-proofing the modern ATM

Danette Breitenbach 22 Oct 2021

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'You have it' launches in Africa

3 Sep 2021

Chatbots can be utilised to enhance customer experience. PIUS UTOMI EKPEI/AFP via Getty Images

More Nigerian banks are using chatbots to serve customers, but with mixed results

Emmanuel Mogaji 27 Jul 2021

Customers at an ATM at a branch of South Africa's Standard Bank in Cape Town, 15 March, 2016. Reuters/Mike Hutchings/File Photo

Mozambique central bank fines Standard Bank for fraudulent practices

Manuel Mucari 13 Jul 2021

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Banking and payment channels in Africa are showing positive growth

2 Jul 2021

West African leaders and officials stand for a photo at the Ecowas extraordinary summit on terrorism in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Reuters/Anne Mimault

West African regional bloc adopts new plan to launch single currency in 2027

21 Jun 2021

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Nigeria is making progress with financial inclusion: here's how

Emmanuel Mogaji 20 May 2021

Herbert Wegwe, CEO, Access Bank

Sarb gives Grobank, Access Bank deal the nod

29 Mar 2021

Bank buildings rise above the business district of Lagos. Banks must effectively communicate the impact of their engagement with women. Tim Graham/Getty Images

How Nigerian banks empower women through corporate social responsibility

Emmanuel Mogaji 17 Mar 2021

Bizcommunity and NSP Consultants congratulate BizListing winners!

Bizcommunity and NSP Consultants congratulate BizListing winners!

Bizcommunity.com 26 Oct 2020

A man makes a payment from his mobile phone for basic food items including bread at a local tuck shop in Epworth, on the outskirts of Harare. Photo by Jekesai Njikizana/AFP via Getty Images

Zimbabwe's restrictions on mobile money transfers are a blow to financial inclusion

Marcia Kwaramba 14 Oct 2020

Tijsbert Creemers, managing director and partner, Boston Consulting Group

Mobile payments will unlock new business for banks in Africa

8 Sep 2020

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