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COVID-19 Pandemic: Ecobank advises customers on digital self-service solutions

More responsible corporate citizens have continued to issue momentary precautionary advice to their valued customers’ as the global COVID-19 pandemic gets messier. Latest amongst early groups to guide their customers include Ecobank Nigeria, which issued a statement Thursday to its…

Ecobank bags ‘Bank of the Year’, ‘Best Bank’ in London awards

Africa’s continental banking conglomerate, Ecobank has won the 2019 “Bank of the Year” and “Best Bank” at The Banker and EMEA Finance Awards in London. Ecobank Cameroon, Gambia and Rwanda won Bank of the Year at The Banker Awards. This…

Ecobank seals UNEP’s Finance Initiative Principles for responsible banking

Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI) Wednesday announced that it has become an official Signatory to the UN Principles for Responsible Banking: a single framework for a sustainable banking industry developed through an innovative partnership between banks worldwide and United Nations Environment…

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Airtel Africa, Ecobank Group seal deal to drive Airtel Money on Ecobank space

Leading global telecommunications services provider with operations in 14 countries across Africa, Airtel Africa and Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI), the parent company of Ecobank, the leading pan-African banking group operating in 33 countries, have signed a partnership which will allow…

Ecobank Transnational Incorporated gets new two group heads

Leading continental financial powerhouse, Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI), has announced the appointment of two top officials including Nana Araba Abban as Group Consumer Banking Head and Ayo Adepoju as Group Chief Financial Officer. A statement signed by the Group Head,…

Ecobank excites London S’Exchange over successful $500m Eurobond issuance

Following its successful $500 million Eurobond issuance, Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (‘ETI’), the Lomé-based parent company of the Ecobank Group, was hosted by the London Stock Exchange to a market opening ceremony to celebrate the successful listing of the Eurobond on…

ETI’s debut $450 million Eurobond oversubscribed

Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI), the Lomé-based parent company of the Ecobank Group, has announced success in fully raising $450 million in its debut Eurobond which was oversubscribed. Business Hilights gathered that the Global Offering is a 5-year unsecured note (144A/RegS)…

Ecobank, group unveil Safe Savings Project to lift street kids off poverty

Pan-African bank, Ecobank has sealed fresh rare deal with leading international children rights NGO, Terre des Hommes to offer digital financial services to some of the most vulnerable children in Togo. The scheme, Safe Savings (SaVa) Project is tailored to…

Ecobank appoints MFS Africa Ltd as Digital payment partner

Ecobank, the Pan-African bank announced today the appointment of MFS Africa as Digital payment partner enabling cross-platform payment services for Ecobank account holders. The partnership allows Ecobank customers to send and receive money to and from over 170 million mobile…

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Tanzanian product, Nala beats SA, Nigeria on Ecobank’s 2018 Fintech Challenge

Winners of the 2018 Ecobank Fintech Challenge were announced at a ceremony held at Ecobank’s headquarters in Lome recently with Tanzanian product, Nala emerging the overall winner in the contest. Nala, from Tanzania, beat ten other finalists to emerge as…