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Stanbic Launches Zam-China Trade Connect Facility To Support Business Growth

May 23, 2023

Stanbic Bank Zambia Limited says travel and logistical costs for local businesses importing goods from China will further be reduced following their relaunch of…

Stanbic Zambia’s Focus On Digital Innovation, CSR, Acknowledged Through Global Awards

May 4, 2023

Stanbic Bank Zambia‘s Focus On Digital Innovation, CSR, Acknowledged Through Global Award Focus On Digital Innovation, CSR, Acknowledged Through Global Awards. Digital banking…

5 Ways To Get Your Finances on Track in 2022

February 17, 2022

It’s well into February, and your bill and bank statements can no longer be ignored. But if you broke the budget over the December…

Barclays Bank Zambia PLC officially becomes Absa Bank Zambia PLC

February 10, 2020

Absa Bank Zambia PLC, a subsidiary of Absa Group Limited and which is formerly known as Barclays Bank Zambia PLC, has today received the…

Zamtel and Atlas Mara Bank partner to drive financial inclusion

November 26, 2019

Zamtel and Atlas Mara Zambia Limited have today announced a partnership that will enable Zamtel Kwacha agents deposit cash and have access to float…

Access Bank Zambia launches WhatsApp banking platform

May 22, 2019

Access Bank (Zambia) Limited, one of Zambia’s emerging banks has launched “Access WhatsApp Banking” as part of its digital strategy to keep the pace…

Barclays Bank Zambia and Airtel Money Zambia launch Wallet to Bank service

March 19, 2019

Barclays Bank Zambia Plc. has partnered with Airtel Mobile Commerce Zambia Limited to launch its Wallet to Bank platform, a service that allows for…

Ecobank launches cashless payment for goods & services by scanning QR codes

October 3, 2017

Ecobank has partnered with Visa to launch Ecobank Scan+Pay with mVisa solutions to their consumers. The strategic tie-up signals interoperability on a cross border level –…

MasterCard launches biometric card with fingerprint reader

April 21, 2017

MasterCard, after successful trials in South Africa, has launched a biometric ATM card that uses a consumer’s fingerprint to enable transactions at retailers. The…

The Paybills story, as told by Sam Njuwe, Cellulant Zambia Country Manager

June 17, 2016

Remember how Vinni told you about what Paybills.co.zm is all about? It launched about a month ago, and today I got to chat with Sam…

Countdown to the Mobile Markets and Financial Services Forum 2015

July 24, 2015

The majority of Zambians are employed in the informal sector and have no access to banking facilities. Like everyone else, low-income families need affordable…

FinScope 2015 Top Line findings on Zambia’s financial inclusion, mobile money included

June 24, 2015

Panel of discussants from the banking sector The launch of the FinScope 2015 Top Line Findings on financial inclusion in Zambia took place yesterday,…

MTN Mobile Money Platform Switch Completed

October 21, 2014

MTN had earlier announced that their Mobile Money service would be down between the 17th and 20th of October as they switched to a…

Zamtel to Launch Mobile Money; How Airtel and MTN Can Compete

September 22, 2014

We’ve all been waiting for a new player on the Mobile Money scene which is not as active as we’d like it to be…

MTN Zambia pushes for Mobile Money expansion

September 1, 2014

Mobile Money is the next big thing when it comes to financial inclusion of people from all walks of life in Zambia, and it’s…

MTN and Hollard sign MoU for Education Insurance

June 19, 2014

Yesterday at Radisson Blu Hotel in Lusaka a new innovation in insurance provided by mobile networks was seen as MTN Zambia launched a partnership…

Mobile Money in Zambia: A comparison of charges

June 13, 2014

With more and more alternatives to banking popping up in the country, mobile money is taking the lead as two of the three mobile…

Zamtel and FNB Get Together

June 13, 2014

It’s common to have a bank and mobile operator working together to provide services to their clients these days. Just recently, MTN and Stanbic…

MTN and Ecobank Partner to Make Mobile Money Accessible

March 18, 2014

We’ve mentioned a few times in previous posts that it would absolutely be completely amazing if a mobile money service provider partnered with a bank…

MasterCard-Less!

February 21, 2014

These days all you need is a phone to handle the biggest issues. From running a company to sorting out drama with your babymama…