German online bank Fidor has signed a MoU with International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, a move that is seen to expand digital banking opportunities across Africa and Latin America
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MTN and Ecobank sign MoU to provide digital banking across Africa
MTN has collaborated with Africa’s Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI), a move that aims to leverage each other’s assets to provide more services to their customers across Africa
WorldRemit and Lebara to connect new customers in Africa to money transfer service
WorldRemit has signed an agreement with Lebara to make itself an exclusive global money transfer partner of Lebara, including transfers to more than 40 African countries
Swiss government grants US$250,000 to Ghana’s Zeepay to improve mobile payment
The Swiss government has granted US$250,000 to Zeepay, Accra-based mobile financial services company, aiming to improve mobile remittance services in Ghana
Branch International to speed-up use of mobile banking technology across Africa
Branch International, a mobile branchless bank for emerging markets, has announced a US$70mn Series B investment to further expand its financial offerings to additional countries