The need to increase the opportunities for women-led businesses to access new markets, increase profit and expand their businesses has remained an important focus for Access Bank through its women’s market program – the W Initiative. The W Initiative is the platform for everything the Bank has to offer women …
Read More »Wema Bank Holds First Quarterly SME Webinar Series
Furtherance to her commitment to the growth and development of MSMEs, the leading innovative financial institution, Wema Bank Plc, will hold its first quarterly SME Webinar for year 2022 themed: “From Talent to Wealth: Building your Talent into a Successful Business” on Friday, February 25 by 10 am via Zoom. …
Read More »Access Bank’s Amaechi Okobi recognized as ‘COVID-19 Response Banker of the Year’
The Group Head, Corporate Communications, Access Bank Plc, Amaechi Okobi, has been recognized with the “COVID-19 Response Banker of the Year Award” at the 56th Annual Bankers Dinner, held recently at the Balmoral Conventional Hall, Federal Palace, Victoria Island, Lagos. The award category sought to recognize and celebrate players in the industry …
Read More »SWIFT’s ISO 20022 Services for Cross-boarder payments ready for customer testing
SWIFT today announces the availability of its new In-flow Translation service and confirms that it now offers a full ISO 20022 customer testing environment for cross-border payments. In-flow Translation will enable financial institutions to realize the benefits of rich data when they migrate to ISO 20022, even if their counterparts …
Read More »Investors on the hunt for problem hotels
Barrows, the provider of hotel investments and advisory services for hotels in the Middle East, sees huge demand in the market for problem hotels. We are really taking the cherries out of the cake and earning hard money by purchasing problem hotels and sell them forward with long term operator …
Read More »Access Bank partners with Optimal Cancer Care Foundation to provide free breast and cervical screening
Access Bank, through the W Initiative, has partnered with Optimal Cancer Care Foundation to provide free breast and cervical screening treatments for 1,000 women in Lagos State to fight breast and cervical cancer in Nigeria, The W Initiative, which is the home of everything Access Bank offers women, to Inspiring, …
Read More »Nigeria’s WEMA Bank expands long-term business agreement with Network International
Wema Bank Plc., one of Nigeria’s oldest financial institutions, has renewed and expanded its long-term business agreement with Network International, the leading enabler of digital commerce across Africa and the Middle East. Building on their long-term relationship, Network International will help Wema Bank increase its card-issuing capacity and support …
Read More »Silkbank Goes Live with Temenos Infinity to Supercharge Digital Banking in Pakistan
Pakistan’s Silkbank reimagines digital banking for retail and business customers with AI-powered Temenos Infinity to speed up adoption, build engagement and drive market growth; digital banking powered by Temenos Infinity will help Silkbank attract and keep customers and drive customer growth. Temenos, the banking software company, today announced that Silkbank, …
Read More »90% of customers consider counterfeiting a serious issue to their organization, survey finds
Findings from a recent HP survey in EMEA found that over 97% of customers see HP’s Customer Delivery Inspections (CDIs) as a valuable service for their business, and 96% feel they protect them from falling victim to fraudsters. Customer Delivery Inspections, which are a free and effective feature of HP’s Anti-Counterfeit and …
Read More »United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA) Group Announces Global Management Appointments – Six New Country CEOs in Africa, International and Senior Group Roles
United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA) the leading pan-African financial services institution, announced the appointments of Rokia Hacko, Chioma Mang, Chinedu Obeta, Bode Aregbesola, Kingsley Ulinfun and Usman Isiaka as chief executive officers of six of its 20 subsidiaries across Africa, subject to regulatory approvals. The new CEOs will drive the …
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