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British International Investment and Ecobank Sierra Leone sign $25 million risk sharing agreement to boost private sector growth

The investment will help Ecobank Sierra Leone to grow its loan book by increasing credit limits and extend lending tenors to up to five years

The facility will increase lending to businesses in Sierra Leone where access to finance is limited, support local currency lending and provide longer-term loans which are generally unavailable; It demonstrates BII’s ability to act as a first mover in frontier markets, navigating risk and working with partners to create impact;…

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Ivorian Fintech, Daba Finance Crowned 2024 Ecobank Fintech Challenge Winner, taking home US$50,000

Melanin Kapital from Kenya named runner-up and winning US$10,000, while Guinean fintech YMO takes third place with US$5,000

Ecobank (www.Ecobank.com), the leading pan-African financial services group, announced Daba Finance, the Ivorian Fintech, as the Grand Winner of its flasghip Ecobank Fintech Challenge 2024. Twelve (12) innovative fintech startups competed to impress the esteemed panel of five judges for the US$50,000 prize. The judges, comprised of renowned industry experts, evaluated the…

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Ecobank Uganda Partners with Ria Money Transfer to Enhance Remittance Services

Both account holders and non-account holders will also have the option to collect cash transfers promptly at any Ecobank branch or through the bank’s wide sub-agent network across the country

Ecobank Uganda Limited (www.EcoBank.com) has formed a strategic partnership with Ria Money Transfer, a renowned global leader in cross-border remittance services. This partnership will significantly improve remittance options across Uganda, allowing customers to receive funds directly into their Ecobank accounts. Both account holders and non-account holders will also have the…

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Ecobank Group Announces the Top Finalists for the 2024 Ecobank Fintech Challenge at its first ever Semi-Finals event in Lagos, Nigeria

Finalists to Compete for Coveted $50,000 Cash Prize

Ecobank (www.Ecobank.com), the pan-African Bank, has announced the top finalists for the first-ever and inaugural 2024 Ecobank Fintech Challenge Hybrid Semi-Final event held at the Ecobank Pan African Centre in Lagos, Nigeria. The finalists were selected from a cohort of 40 highly competitive Fintechs that made it to the semi-final…

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Ecobank honours groundbreaking sustainability projects

Ecobank Ghana and Ecobank Zimbabwe named joint winners of the Group Chairman’s Sustainability Award

Ecobank Group (http://www.Ecobank.com), the leading pan-African financial institution present in 35 African countries, announced the joint winners of its annual Group Chairman’s Sustainability Award at a ceremony held following the Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI) Annual General Meeting. The prestigious award recognises affiliates driving positive environmental and social change across the…

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Ecobank Group launches 2024 Fintech Challenge with US$50,000 Prize

Applications for the 7th Ecobank Fintech Challenge are now open to fintechs and developers from across Africa, as well as global Africa-centered fintechs

The 2024 Ecobank Fintech Challenge has opened applications for early-stage and mature startups to partner with Ecobank (www.Ecobank.com) across its 35 African markets; This marks the 7th edition of the Fintech Challenge. Ecobank , the pan-African financial services Group, officially opens call for applications to the 7th edition of its Fintech…

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CORRECTION: Shareholders approve all resolutions at Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI)’s 36th Annual General Meeting and its Extraordinary General Meeting

Following the General Meetings, the Board of Directors appoints Papa Madiaw Ndiaye as ETI’s new Chairman

Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (“ETI”) (www.Ecobank.com), the parent company of the Ecobank Group, today held its 36th Annual General Meeting in Lomé, Togo, which was followed by an Extraordinary General Meeting. Shareholders applauded the Group’s strong performance in 2023 with its net revenues exceeding US$2 billion mark for the first time…

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Shareholders approve all resolutions at Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI)’s 36th Annual General Meeting and its Extraordinary General Meeting

Following the General Meetings, the Board of Directors appoints Papa Madiaw Ndiaye as ETI’s new Chairman

Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (“ETI”) (www.EcoBank.com), the parent company of the Ecobank Group, today held its 36th Annual General Meeting in Lomé, Togo, which was followed by an Extraordinary General Meeting. Shareholders applauded the Group’s strong performance in 2023 with its net revenues exceeding US$2 billion mark for the first time…

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American Express and Ecobank Group sign agreement to expand American Express acceptance in 21 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa

Through this agreement, American Express Card Members will be able to use their Cards in twelve new countries: Burundi, Central African Republic, Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Niger, São Tomé and Príncipe, Sierra Leone, The Gambia, and Togo

American Express and Ecobank Group (www.Ecobank.com), the leading pan-African financial services Group, announced an agreement to significantly expand American Express Card acceptance in twenty-one countries across Africa. Through this agreement, American Express Card Members will be able to use their Cards in twelve new countries: Burundi, Central African Republic, Gabon,…

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International Finance Corporation (IFC) and Ecobank Transnational Incorporated to Support Trade Finance in Seven African Countries

IFC’s $140 million trade finance guarantee facility will help strengthen the participating affiliates’ trade finance operations and leverage ETI’s wide-spanning footprint in Africa

To promote trade and foster economic growth in Africa, IFC today announced trade finance facilities with seven Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI) (www.Ecobank.com) subsidiaries operating in Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, Malawi, Mali, and Togo. IFC’s $140 million trade finance guarantee facility will help strengthen the participating affiliates’ trade finance…