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Standard Bank is cleanest and greenest

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 10:35:00 +0200

Standard Bank, the country's biggest banking group in terms of assets‚ has been ranked the 12th 'greenest' bank in the world and the cleanest in Africa by Bloomberg Markets.
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Mobile cash services bank on growth

Wed, 20 Mar 2013 07:09:00 +0200

The growth of mobile money will continue at a rapid rate this year‚ global mobile industry body GSMA said in a recently released report entitled The Economy of Mobile 2013.
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Mobile money could encourage savings

Wed, 27 Feb 2013 07:33:00 +0200

Research in northern Ghana funded by SWIFT (Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication) showed that mobile money can help foster a savings culture and address financial exclusion.
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MoneyGram remittance costs are just 5%

Fri, 08 Feb 2013 10:45:00 +0200

MoneyGram remittance costs are 5% or less depending on the size of the transaction‚ MoneyGram's Vice President for Africa Hervé Chomel told a media roundtable on Thursday (7 February).
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Africa's remittance costs too high says World Bank

Tue, 29 Jan 2013 15:18:00 +0200

Bringing remittance prices down to 5% from the current 12.4% average cost would put US$4bn more in the pockets of Africa's migrants and their families who rely on remittances for survival‚ the World Bank said on Monday (28 January).
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Barclays, Absa to combine African operations

Tue, 21 Aug 2012 11:41:00 +0200

Barclays Bank and its subsidiary, Absa, say they are engaged in negotiations to combine the majority of the Barclays Africa operations.
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