https://www.bizcommunity.com/415/518.html Central Africa Financial Services news 15 Financial Services news - Central Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/res/img/logo.gif https://www.bizcommunity.com/415/518.html en-us Fri, 08 May 2026 13:47:24 +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 Financial Services Central Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/standard-chartered-ordered-to-pay-costs-not-damages-in-chinese-bond-saga-409169a Zambia's high court has ruled that Standard Chartered does not have to pay $500,000 compensation to a former client it sold a now-defaulted Chinese property bond to at the height of the Asian country's real-estate crisis. 1-261335 Thu, 11 Sep 2025 10:40:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Financial Services Central Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/brics-and-china-unite-for-a-groundbreaking-commodities-exchange-system-257407a The Brics Competition Law and Policy Centre together with partners from China will develop the Brics commodities exchange system. The document was signed on the margins of the 2024 National Fair Competition Conference of China. 1-251840 Thu, 19 Sep 2024 08:51:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Financial Services Central Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/payretailers-expands-further-into-africa-257497a PayRetailers, the payment processor for Latin America, has announced further expansion into Africa. With coverage now across 12 countries, the company offers a unified simple payment solution that will be a game changer for cross-border online merchants looking at Africa as their next move for strategic growth. 1-251850 Wed, 18 Sep 2024 12:55:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Financial Services Central Africa https://www.bizcommunity.co.zm/Article/237/702/244400.html Zambia's Copperbelt Energy Corporation (CEC) will issue the southern African country's first green bond by the end of the year, the power company said on Tuesday, with a $54m note to be sold as part of a $200m green bond programme. 1-244400 Wed, 06 Dec 2023 09:56:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Financial Services Central Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/1/16/241117.html Aleph - the digital advertising company - has announced the launch of its global cross-border payments and credit underwriting unit, Aleph Payments. 1-241117 Fri, 18 Aug 2023 09:45:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Financial Services Central Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/1/751/240673.html Kenya's interior ministry said on Wednesday, 2 August, that it had suspended the local activities of cryptocurrency project Worldcoin while government agencies assess potential risks to public safety. 1-240673 Thu, 03 Aug 2023 09:45:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Financial Services Central Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/178/750/239525.html Rwanda and international development banks plan to raise an extra €300m ($328.86m) to help the country adapt to a changing climate, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Thursday. 1-239525 Fri, 23 Jun 2023 10:36:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Financial Services Central Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/1/163/236667.html A new study from Juniper Research predicts that the number of consumer instant payments will exceed 235 billion in 2027, up from 74 billion in 2023. 1-236667 Thu, 09 Mar 2023 07:22:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Financial Services Central Africa https://www.bizcommunity.africa/Article/410/731/235126.html African online retail has been growing fast in recent years and this trend is forecasted to continue. Digitisation is breaking all borders, opening massive opportunities in developing countries across Africa. 1-235126 Thu, 19 Jan 2023 10:13:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Financial Services Central Africa