Banking

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  Banking

  CBN restricts BVN phone number changes to once in a lifetime to curb fraud

  Temitayo Jaiyeola

  13th Mar, 2026

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  Banking

  11 billion transactions and 26% exclusion: The infrastructure gap the CBN wants to close

  Adedayo Ojo

  13th Mar, 2026

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  Banking

  CBN mandates liveness checks and device limits to fight digital banking fraud

  Temitayo Jaiyeola

  13th Mar, 2026

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  Banking

  Nigeria’s CBN writes AI into its anti-money laundering rules in a historic first

  Temitayo Jaiyeola

  12th Mar, 2026

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  Banking

  KCB reports $530 million profit after NBK sale lifts earnings

  Kenn Abuya

  11th Mar, 2026

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  Banking

  Kenya’s largest bank moves to acquire stake in payments firm Pesapal

  Kenn Abuya

  11th Mar, 2026

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  Banking

  Absa Kenya raises government securities holdings 19% as loan demand weakens

  Kenn Abuya

  4th Mar, 2026

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  Banking

  Nedbank’s NCBA deal could push some Kenyan institutional investors into cash exit

  Kenn Abuya

  4th Mar, 2026

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  Banking

  Kenya’s Pesalink plugs into Africa-wide local-currency settlement network

  Kenn Abuya

  26th Feb, 2026

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  Banking

  Kenya’s capital markets regulator clears Nedbank’s NCBA partial takeover plan

  Kenn Abuya

  23rd Feb, 2026

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  Banking

  Regulatory conditions block Access Bank’s Bidvest Bank acquisition

  Sakhile Dube

  10th Feb, 2026

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  Banking

  South Africa’s Nedbank promises to retain NCBA staff in Kenyan takeover

  Adonijah Ndege

  10th Feb, 2026

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  Banking

  Kenyan fintechs poached aggressively from banks. Now the talent is returning

  Adonijah Ndege

  30th Jan, 2026

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  Banking

  Kenya’s Competition Authority approves $15m KCB takeover of Riverbank

  Adonijah Ndege

  26th Jan, 2026

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  Banking

  Kenya’s competition regulator clears Zenith Bank’s Paramount acquisition

  Kenn Abuya

  22nd Jan, 2026

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  Banking

  Kariuki Ngari, Standard Chartered Kenya’s marathon-loving CEO, to retire in April

  Adonijah Ndege

  22nd Jan, 2026

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  Banking

  Nedbank bids $856m for control of Kenya’s NCBA in East Africa push 

  Kenn Abuya

  21st Jan, 2026

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  Banking

  Stronger capital, bigger loans: Africa’s banking outlook for 2026

  Temitayo Jaiyeola

  14th Jan, 2026

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  Banking

  Paystack Inc. acquires Nigerian microfinance bank as it expands beyond payments

  Kenn Abuya

  14th Jan, 2026

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  Banking

  Sterling Bank taps Thunes to compete for Nigeria’s $20bn remittance flows

  Opeyemi Kareem

  6th Jan, 2026