Fuliza Ya Pochi to Give Kenyan Small Traders Access to Short-Term Business Credit
Kenya’s informal traders finally have a financial safety net designed for their daily cash-flow struggles. Safaricom has rolled out Fuliza Ya Pochi, an unsecured overdraft...
Zimbabwe Stock Exchange Launches ZEEX To Unlock Financing For Small Businesses
The Zimbabwe Stock Exchange has launched a new technology-driven capital market platform aimed at closing a multi-billion-dollar financing gap for the country’s micro, small and...
CRDB Bank Plans $1.3 Billion Multi-Currency Bond Programme To Fuel East African Expansion
CRDB Bank Plc, Tanzania’s largest lender by assets, has announced plans to launch a $1.3 billion multi-currency bond programme beginning in the first quarter of...
Forget Becoming The Top Dog: New Book By Vusi Thembekwayo And Michael Hinton Argues The Underdog Has The Edge
Being the smaller player is not a handicap to overcome on the way to the top. It is the advantage. That is the argument of...
Siinqee Bank Names Getachew Deresa Acting CEO As Founder Neway Megersa Takes Helm of Oromia Sovereign Fund
Siinqee Bank S.C. has appointed Getachew Deresa as its acting chief executive officer, succeeding founding president Neway Megersa, who is moving to lead the Oromia...
NMB Bank Seeks Vendors for 2027–2029 Supplies, Works and Services
NMB Bank Plc, one of Tanzania’s leading commercial banks listed on the Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange, has opened applications for the prequalification of vendors...
Bank of Uganda to Cap Over-the-Counter Cash Withdrawals From January 2027 in Push Toward Digital Payments
The Bank of Uganda will impose strict daily and weekly limits on over-the-counter cash withdrawals starting January 1, 2027, as part of a broader strategy...
NIB International Bank Completes Integration of NIBtera USSD Push Payments with Kelal Gateway
NIB International Bank S.C. has formally confirmed the successful production deployment of its NIBtera mobile banking USSD Push Payment integration with Kelal Gateway, the companies...
Equity Bank Secures $60 Million AfDB Guarantee to Expand Trade Finance in Kenya
The African Development Bank Group and Equity Bank Kenya Limited have signed a USD 60 million Trade Finance Transaction Guarantee Facility aimed at expanding access...
Victoria Cherotich Takes Over as Equity Group Company Secretary, Replaces Lydia Ndirangu
Equity Group Holdings has appointed Victoria Cherotich as its new Group Company Secretary, with the appointment taking effect following formal approval from the Central Bank...