Banking Archives — Page 34 of 59

June 15, 2018 No Responses

Bankers’ Committee: Importers With Chinese Yuan Invoices To Pay Less

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)-led Bankers’ Committee declared on Thursday in Lagos that importers with invoices from Chinese exporters will pay less than their other counterparts. At the end of its meeting in Lagos, the committee, comprising commercial and...

May 24, 2018 No Responses

FSD Africa Pledges More Support For Diamond Bank’s Financial Inclusion Project

The Financial Sector Development for Africa, (FSD Africa) an agency funded by the United Kingdom Government through UK Aid has reiterated its commitment to provide more support for Diamond Bank Plc on its financial inclusion drive. This was stated...

May 23, 2018 No Responses

Monetary Policy Committee Meeting Communiqué

The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) met on the 21st and 22nd of May, 2018 against the backdrop of optimistic global growth outlook and sustained recovery in the domestic economy. The Committee examined the performance, risks, vulnerabilities in the global and....

May 23, 2018 No Responses

UBA To Reward Loyal Customers In ‘Refer-a-Friend’ Campaign

Pan-African Financial Services Institution, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc will be rewarding its loyal customers who refer friends and family to the bank in its new diaspora campaign. The campaign is designed to reward customers of the bank who...

May 22, 2018 No Responses

Winners Emerge In First Bank Visa Gold Card Promo

First Bank of Nigeria Limited in partnership with Visa International has announced the emergence of two lucky winners, Mrs. Hadizat Bello and Mr. Ado Ibrahim Idris, in the just concluded FirstBank Visa Gold card issuance and usage promo. The promo...

May 19, 2018 No Responses

Investors Stake N14.2Billion On Zenith Bank, GTBank, UBA In Five Day

Between Monday and Friday this week, investors on the floor of Nigeria Stock Exchange (NSE) staked N14.159Billion on Zenith Bank Plc, Guaranty Trust Bank Plc and United Bank for Africa Plc. Transactions in the Top Three Equities accounted for 491.649...

May 18, 2018 No Responses

UBA Kenya to Leverage on Group’s Capacity to Finance Large Ticket Transactions

United Bank for Africa (UBA) has assured the players in the private and public sectors in East Africa’s largest economy that its Kenyan franchise is ready and committed to finance key projects and business transactions capable of galvanising the economic...

May 14, 2018 No Responses

Panel On Banking Supervision Issue Criteria For Identifying simple, transparent Securitisations

The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) and the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) on Monday issued the Criteria for identifying simple, transparent and comparable short-term securitisations. According to IOSCO, the s...

May 14, 2018 No Responses

CBN, Heritage Bank, ICC Brainstorm On Global Trade Operation Systems

Heritage Bank Plc has hosted the May 2018 edition of the bankinng technique and practice meeting of the International Chamber of Commerce Nigeria. The meeting held at the Victoria Island Office of the financial institution attracted representatives of the ICC....

May 12, 2018 No Responses

Diamond Bank Explains N1.8B Revenue In Q1

Diamond Bank Plc has declared growth in its mobile banking revenue from N1.2 billion in Q1 2017 to N1.8 billion in Q1 2018. In its Q1 result released on the floor of Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), said Increases were...

May 11, 2018 No Responses

CBN: Banks Are Sabotaging Our Efforts On New Notes

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has blamed commercial banks for sabotaging its efforts in replacing mutilated notes with new ones in the country. Mr Isaac Okorafor, Acting Director, Communications Department of the CBN, made the allegation in Lagos on...

May 10, 2018 No Responses

Wema Bank Assures Shareholders On Dividend Payment, Declares N65.27B Gross Earnings

Moses Ebosele, ebosele@hotmail.com – “The day we begin to give you what you want (dividend),there will be no going back. Very soon we will be in a position to give you what you want. No management or board want to come...

May 9, 2018 No Responses

‘Banks Must Repay Excess Charges With Interest’

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), said any bank that deducts monies illegally from a customer’s account for products and services would be forced to refund the money to the customer with interest. Mr Fada David, Consumer Complaints Management, Consumer...

May 5, 2018 No Responses

CBN Injects $349.34m Into Retail SMIS

As part of its intervention for the week, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has injected the total sum of $349.34 million in the Retail Secondary Market Intervention Sales (SMIS) segment of the Forex market. Figures obtained from the CBN...