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  Africa and Middle East’s banking and finance industry spent $12.68 billion on information and communications technology (ICT) in 2019, according to the latest insights from International Data Corporation (IDC). The global technology research, consulting, and events firm forecasts this figure will reach $13.23 billion this year and continue rising at a compound annual growth

  Stanbic IBTC Bank Plc, a subsidiary of Stanbic IBTC Holdings Plc, has continued to make a mark in the lives of Nigerian youths by engaging and empowering them at the annual Youth Leadership Series (YLS).  The event held at Yaba College of Technology, Lagos. On Wednesday, February 12, the leading financial solutions provider organized

    UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, and African Union Commission Chairperson, Moussa Faki Mahamat, witness the signing of a partnership agreement between UNECA and Standard Bank Group represented by UNECA Executive Secretary, Dr. Vera Songwe (right) and Sola David-Borha, the bank’s Chief Executive for African Regions. African leaders are putting women front and center of

   TLcom, the Africa-focused Venture Capital firm says it has secured an additional $31million for its TIDE Africa Fund, bringing its Sub Saharan Africa (SSA)-focused fund to $71million. The latest investment round has attracted international interest, with TLcom confirming participation from the UK based CDC, IFC as well as South Africa’s Sango Capital and Belgium’s

  Stanbic IBTC Bank Plc, a subsidiary of Stanbic IBTC Holdings Plc, continues to make impressive impacts in communities where it operates. The financial institution, as part of its CSR activities, recently renovated buildings and upgraded facilities at the Community Comprehensive High School, Olambe in Ogun State. Stanbic IBTC’s CSR activities at the school involved

    As corporates proactively implement measures to operate more responsibly and improve their Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) performance, 2020 is shaping up to be a watershed year for sustainable finance in Africa. The continent’s mining sector is likely to be among the adopters of sustainable finance products, particularly as mining groups and their

Roo Rogers Co-Founder & CEO Founders Factory Africa, Five new startups have been accepted into the Venture Scale programme, which is an initiative of Founders Factory Africa (FFA); backed by StandardBank and Netcare as corporate investors. The five startups were formally inducted into the Venture Scale programme on Monday, February 3, 2020. All five startups

(L-R) Emeka Awagu, Head, Digital Commerce, Quickteller; Adedeji Layade, Product Marketing Manager, Quickteller Services; Olawande Oyewole, Assistant Brand Director, DDB and Afeye Momoh, Digital Marketing Officer, Interswitch at the reveal of the new Quickteller TVC at the Interswitch Head Office in Lagos. When you think or dream of a broad spectrum of consumer services via

Stanbic IBTC Holdings PLC, a member of Standard Bank Group, is set to host the third edition of its Youth Leadership Series. The Youth Leadership Series is an annual event which is fashioned after the Business Leadership Series, also organized annually by Stanbic IBTC.It is a platform designed to engageyoung Nigerians, thus empowering them to

If you are like the average Nigerian youth who is just starting out and needs an account that allows you to start from scratch and grow your savings while giving you access to your money 24/7, then the Stanbic IBTC Blue Edge Savings Account is perfect for you. The BluEdge Savings Account is a product

Standard Bank, Africa’s largest banking group by assets, is partnering with the UK Government to sponsor the inaugural UK-Africa Investment Summit, which will be held in London onJanuary20, 2020. The Summit will create new lasting partnerships between UK and African businesses, governments and institutions to deliver more investment, jobs and growth. These partnerships will benefit

Stanbic IBTC Bank PLC, a subsidiary of Stanbic IBTC Holdings PLC, has emerged the Best Foreign Exchange Provider in Nigeria at the Global Finance World’s Best Foreign Exchange Provider Awards. The event held at RSA House in London recently. Stanbic IBTC Bank PLC won the award having performed excellently in the following areas: customer service,

(L-R) Tosin Leye-Odeyemi, Head, Reward, Analytics & Reporting, Stanbic IBTC Holdings PLC; Olufunke Amobi, Country Head, Human Capital, Stanbic IBTC Holdings PLC; Titilope Ihemetu, Acting Head, Strategy Advocacy and Stakeholder Relations, Chartered Institute of Personnel Management of Nigeria; Alhaji Ibrahim, Member of Governance Committee, Chartered Institute of Personnel Management of Nigeria, during the CIPM Awards in Lagos recently. Stanbic

Stanbic IBTC Bank PLC, a subsidiary of Stanbic IBTC Holdings PLC, has been named amongst the Top 10brands making a difference in Nigeria. The first-ever Nigeria Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Sustainability Ranking 2019 recently released by TRUCSR reflected that Stanbic IBTC Bank emerged number 10 on the list of Top 50 Brands making a