https://www.bizcommunity.com/414/513.html East Africa Banking news 15 Banking news - East Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/res/img/logo.gif https://www.bizcommunity.com/414/513.html en-us Tue, 28 Apr 2026 12:13:43 +0200 https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/banks-pan-african-model-regains-traction-posts-profit-despite-headwinds-514250a Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (Ecobank) is one of the most profitable financial institutions on the continent, with a profit of roughly $836m (₦1.21tr) for 2025. Its ability to grow both interest and non-interest income against several headwinds suggests a level of resilience that many competitors are still struggling to achieve. 1-267316 Wed, 15 Apr 2026 12:39:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Banking East Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/deep-trust-strong-brands-9-south-african-banks-in-brand-finances-global-top-500-288867a South Africa’s banking sector continues to demonstrate scale and resilience. The total brand value of South African banks in the 2026 Banking 500 stands at $11.1bn, up 20% year-on-year. 1-266200 Thu, 05 Mar 2026 11:17:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Banking East Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/mauritius-former-central-bank-governor-released-on-bail-697521a The former governor of Mauritius' central bank has been released on bail after he was detained and charged with conspiracy to commit fraud. 1-254461 Mon, 06 Jan 2025 09:29:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Banking East Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/crowdstrike-falcon-glitch-disrupts-global-services-across-sectors-250287a A global service outage has hit businesses, media, transport and government agencies around the world, disrupting operations and causing widespread chaos. The outage is believed to be linked to a glitch in the Falcon threat-detection software developed by cybersecurity company CrowdStrike. 1-250160 Fri, 19 Jul 2024 10:33:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Banking East Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/commercial-bank-of-ethiopia-recovers-11m-lost-in-system-glitch-342308a The state-owned Commercial Bank of Ethiopia has recovered more than three-quarters of the $14m it lost when a software glitch earlier this month allowed customers to withdraw more funds than they held in their accounts, it has said. 1-247153 Wed, 27 Mar 2024 13:20:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Banking East Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/first-abu-dhabi-bank-starts-selling-5-year-debt-ifr-894813a The UAE's largest lender First Abu Dhabi Bank has given initial price guidance at 120 basis points over US Treasuries for its five-year benchmark-sized debt issuance, fixed income news service, IFR reported on Wednesday, 21 February 2024. 1-246199 Wed, 21 Feb 2024 10:32:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Banking East Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/1/513/244920.html The initiation of the groundbreaking Islamic Finance Knowledge Pavilion Marketplace has been undertaken by the Islamic Development Bank Institute (IsDBI). 1-244920 Wed, 03 Jan 2024 10:00:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Banking East Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/82/238930.html MTN remains dominant as Africa's most valuable brand, with Pick n Pay is the strongest African brand, and Kenya's Safaricom the most valuable non-South African brand. 1-238930 Thu, 01 Jun 2023 12:43:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Banking East Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/1/513/238024.html JPMorgan Chase has agreed to buy First Republic Bank, the third US lender to fail this year. 1-238024 Tue, 02 May 2023 11:34:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Banking East Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/1/513/232579.html Mastercard today introduces Crypto Source, a new trademarked program to enable financial institutions to bring secure crypto-trading capabilities and services to their customers. 1-232579 Mon, 17 Oct 2022 22:45:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Banking East Africa