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FNB officially launches Zambia operation

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 10:20:00 +0200

LUSAKA: First National Bank announced yesterday, 27 October 2009, the launch of its Zambia operation. The operation was officially opened by the president of Zambia, President Rupiah Banda. The company's banking license was issued on 25 November 2008.
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MTN rolling out Standard Bank's network infrastructure

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 10:04:00 +0200

Standard Bank South Africa has awarded MTN Business, a wholly owned division of MTN, the contract to rollout the African network infrastructure footprint. The bank, which under Stanbic has a presence in 17 countries across the continent, required the successful provider to ensure maximum uptime and low latency and guarantee data delivery back to South Africa without interruption to business operations.
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Visa International back in Zim

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 08:52:00 +0200

Standard Chartered Bank (Zimbabwe), the primary agent for Visa in Zimbabwe, announced the return of Visa this week, noting that it had started issuing bank customers with the cards on request.
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African Banker Awards 2009 nominees announced

Wed, 16 Sep 2009 12:28:00 +0200

African Banker, the banking and finance in Africa magazine, announced yesterday, Tuesday, 15 September 2009, the shortlist for its annual African Banker Awards to be held on 6 October 2009 at the Four Seasons Hotel during the World Bank/IMF annual meetings in Istanbul, Turkey.
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Celpay to host mobile payments conference in Zambia

Thu, 10 Sep 2009 10:51:00 +0200

Mobile payments company, Celpay Zambia will be hosting a mobile banking conference in Zambia. The two-day conference will be held in Lusaka from 16 - 17 September 2009. Participants will include government, regulators, major technology companies, mobile network operators and major corporates from the SADC region.
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MTN launches Mobile Money offering in Ghana

Fri, 24 Jul 2009 14:36:00 +0200

MTN on Thursday, 23 July 2009, said it has launched its Mobile Money offering in Ghana.
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FNB Botswana appoints new CEO

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 16:00:00 +0200

Lorato Edith Boakgomo-Ntakhwana has been appointed as chief executive officer of First National Bank of Botswana (FNBB). Boakgomo-Ntakhwana is the first black female to be appointed to this position.
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Mobile Banking Conference 2009

Fri, 27 Feb 2009 10:57:00 +0200

The Mobile Banking Conference to be held from 18 - 19 March 2009 in Lusaka, Zambia hopes to create a network platform for its speakers and attendees by developing relationships and engaging various industries on key topics. Celpay Zambia Limited, sponsor of the first Mobile Banking Conference is a mobile and internet banking payment solutions company.
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Zim banks to import foreign cash

Fri, 20 Feb 2009 10:53:00 +0200

Zimbabwe's central bank has ordered banks to start importing foreign currency from their nostro accounts as banks began grappling with increasing demand for foreign cash, bankers said. A nostro account is a bank account established in a foreign country for the purpose of holding that country's currency.
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JSE Africa trading exchange to boost inter-Africa investment

Fri, 30 Jan 2009 12:16:00 +0200

The Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) will be launching Africa Board, its new African trading segment on the JSE's Main Board, which is set to increase interest and investment in African companies.
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