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Standard Chartered appoints CFO for Africa and Middle East

Standard Chartered has announced the appointment of Subhradeep Mohanty as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the Africa and Middle East (AME) region. Subhradeep brings over 19 years of diverse and international experience in the banking sector to the AME region….

StandChart plans unveiling social banking solution in Nigeria Sept.

Leading international bank, Standard Chartered weekend announced yet another multi-market launch of its digital bank in Botswana, Zambia and Zimbabwe as part of its digital transformation strategy in Africa. The next wave of digital-only banks follows launches in Uganda, Tanzania,…

StandChart skips Nigeria, begins ‘digital-only’ retail banking in 4 African markets

Standard Chartered Thursday announced the resumption of its second phase of its digital-only retail banking services across Africa. The drive is coming from growing consumer demand for innovative banking services on the continent, the Bank will launch its digital solution…

MTN suits
ICT

More confusion over FG, MTN crisis as telco sues AGF challenging tax claims

Though there are strong indications that MTN Nigeria is close to securing a deal with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) over an order to repay $8.1bn it s alleged to have illegally repatriated to South Africa, the company has…

CBN heeds Senate resolution, fines MTN, 4 banks over abuse of Forex Act 1995

Three years after, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Wednesday sanctioned leading telecoms giant, MTN and four commercial banks over what it described as flagrant violation of extant laws and regulation on foreign exchange. Though industry experts who spoke…