Banking

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  Banking

  From AI to credit bureaus: How Nigerian digital lenders are tackling rising defaults

  Temitayo Jaiyeola

  11th August 2025

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  Banking

  Kenya’s central bank to licence non-bank lenders with loan books exceeding $155,000

  Kenn Abuya

  8th August 2025

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  Banking

  PoS is king: Agents now handle ₦4.9 billion every hour

  Temitayo Jaiyeola

  7th August 2025

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  Banking, News

  Equity Group expands fraud crackdown to Uganda after firing 1,500 employees in Kenya

  Adonijah Ndege

  11th July 2025

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  Banking, Follow the Money

  South Africans don’t expect free banking; just honest banking fees

  Sakhile Dube

  7th July 2025

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  Banking

  Stanbic Kenya to raise $100 million to back startups in rare VC-style move

  Adonijah Ndege

  3rd July 2025

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  Banking

  South Africa’s Bank Zero shareholders to pocket $5m and 12% stake in Lesaka acquisition

  Sakhile Dube

  27th June 2025

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  Analysis, Banking

  In Kenya, you could pay as much as $15 per page of a bank statement

  Adonijah Ndege

  27th June 2025

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  Banking

  Ethiopia to allow foreign banks for first time in 50 years

  Kenn Abuya

  26th June 2025

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  Banking, Cybersecurity

  Kenyan bank CEOs warn of cybersecurity talent shortage as attacks surge

  Adonijah Ndege

  24th June 2025

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  Banking

  Kenya extends real-time bank transfer hours, inching towards 24/7 goal

  Kenn Abuya

  18th June 2025

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  Banking, Kenya

  KCB Group’s Paul Russo tops $9.3 million payday for Kenyan bank CEOs

  Adonijah Ndege

  16th June 2025

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  Banking

  How much do PoS agents in Nigeria make in a month? 

  Opeyemi Kareem

  4th June 2025

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  Banking, News

  Kenya’s Equity Group fires 1,200 staff after internal $15.4 million fraud probe

  Adonijah Ndege

  30th May 2025

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  Analysis, Banking

  Two years of Tinubunomics: How Nigerian banks became one of the biggest winners of economic reforms

  Bunmi Bailey

  29th May 2025

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  Banking

  Fuliza, M-Shwari push NCBA’s digital lending past $7.7 billion

  Adonijah Ndege

  27th May 2025

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  Banking

  FX gains are drying up, and so are Nigerian banks’ profit margins

  Bunmi Bailey

  22nd May 2025

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  Banking

  Fidelity Bank loses trillion-naira market cap after Supreme Court fine ruling

  Bunmi Bailey

  20th May 2025

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  Banking, News

  UBA makes agent banking comeback with 46,000 PoS terminals

  Bunmi Bailey

  19th May 2025

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  Banking

  Fidelity Bank reclaims trillion-naira market cap as stock rises to ₦21

  Bunmi Bailey

  14th May 2025

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  Banking, News

  Access Bank, ABC top five lenders risking CBK penalties for raising loan rates

  Adonijah Ndege

  12th May 2025

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  Analysis, Banking

  Despite record profits, Nigeria’s biggest banks see weak brand equity growth

  Bunmi Bailey

  10th May 2025

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  Banking, Companies

  CWG Plc eyes East Africa, Middle East expansion after posting record profits in 2024

  Bunmi Bailey

  6th May 2025

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  Banking, Follow the Money

  ₦76.5 trillion and counting: Inside the payment surge at GTCO and Access Holdings

  Bunmi Bailey

  5th May 2025

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  Banking, News

  Kenyan banks reject Central Bank’s new loan pricing model

  Adonijah Ndege

  1st May 2025

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  Banking

  South Africa’s Capitec raises salaries as 62% of staff now earn over $13,000

  Sakhile Dube

  25th April 2025

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  Banking, Kenya, News, Regulation

  Kenya to scrap risk-based loan pricing in push for lower interest rates

  Adonijah Ndege

  23rd April 2025

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  Banking

  Access Holdings records highest tech spend as fraud losses drops 73%

  Bunmi Bailey

  18th April 2025

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  Banking

  How online banking has changed since the pandemic — and the banks leading the charge

  Chukwuebuka Mgbojikwe

  17th April 2025

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  Banking, News

  UBA, Access, 8 others earn a record ₦674 billion from e-payments

  Bunmi Bailey

  16th April 2025

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  Banking

  South Africa suspends new SASSA payment cards, placing 28 million at risk

  Sakhile Dube

  16th April 2025

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  Banking, Partner

  VFD Microfinance Bank’s 2024 financial performance shows strong recovery amid economic challenges

  Towobola Bambgose

  14th April 2025

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  Banking, News

  Kenya’s Central Bank and Treasury approve Access Bank’s acquisition of struggling NBK

  Adonijah Ndege

  14th April 2025

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  Banking

  Trump’s tariff on Nigeria’s ₦309 billion non-oil exports could affect bank earnings

  Bunmi Bailey

  10th April 2025

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  Banking

  Six Nigerian banks spent ₦269 billion on technology upgrades in 2024

  Bunmi Bailey

  8th April 2025

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  Banking, Regulation

  Kenya’s Central Bank sets 18-month deadline for banks to disclose climate risks

  Adonijah Ndege

  7th April 2025

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  Banking, News

  Despite record profits, UBA lost ₦1.14 billion to fraud in 2024

  Ganiu Oloruntade

  25th March 2025

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  Acquisitions, Banking, Companies

  KCB Group acquires 75% stake in payment solutions firm Riverbank Solutions for $15m

  Adonijah Ndege

  25th March 2025

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  Banking

  Nigeria’s NIBBS, Ceva, lobby Ruto to build Kenya’s new payment system

  Adonijah Ndege

  24th March 2025

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  Banking

  Access Bank in “advanced stages” to finalise National Bank of Kenya acquisition

  Kenn Abuya

  12th March 2025