Thales today announced that Treezor, the leading banking-as-a-service platform in France, has deployed Gemalto SafeNet Data Protection on Demand solution to provide security across its entire payment chain, from tier one banks and neo-banks to crowdfunding organizations.

As an electronic money issuer, Treezor is bound by a variety of data privacy regulations and requirements, including requirements from the French Regulator (ACPR), the Mastercard"...

KCB Group has signed a pact with Japan based giant lender Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) to drive cross-border trade and deepen financial inclusion.

The agreement between the two largest banks in their respective regions signed in Yokohama last week will see the two lenders expand their financial offerings provided to clients in both East Africa and Japan, effectively enabling more cross border trade flows.

Under"...

Khartoum, Sept 9 (SUNA)-Minster of Finance and Economic Planning Dr. Ibrahim Ahmed Al Badawi has discussed a package of issues with Central Bank of Sudan Governor Yahya Hussein in the presence of the two deputies of governor, namely Al Mutasim Abd Allah AL Faki and Professor Badr Al Dein Ibrahim.

The meeting was the first of its kind following the recent appointment of the Minister of Finance and Economic Planning in the context of the formation"...

Khartoum, Sept. 9 (SUNA) – The Minister of Finance and Economic Planning Dr. Ibrahim Ahmed al-Badawi and the Governor of the Central Bank of Sudan Yahya Hussein Jangoul, in their first official meeting in the presence of the Deputy Governors Al-Mutasim Abdullah al-Faki and Prof. Badr-Eddin Ibrahim, have extensively discussed a number of issues on monetary policy and the situation of banks as well as the macroeconomic issues and the steps to be taken in the next phase within the framework for the preparation for the"...

Khartoum, Sept 9 (S‘NA) – The Banking Expert Dr. Hamid Al-Amin has urged the Minister of Finance to speed up the issuance of a decision on the independence of the Central Bank as well as its inclusive restructuring; administratively and legally besides reviewing all its activities and relations. Dr. Al-Amin expressed his concern about the existence of a huge bon between the objectives of the Minister of Finance's emergency program and the reality of the institutions that manage the economic process. The banking"...

Banking software leader CR2, has signed a strategic partnership with Network International, the leading enabler of digital commerce across Africa and the Middle East. CR2 and Network International will deliver mobile banking as a Managed Hosted Service, enabling banks to rapidly deploy and cost-effectively manage their mobile banking services.

CR2 is considered to be the leader in channel banking software in Africa and the Middle East. They recently"...

Khartoum, August 29 (SUNA) - Restoring confidence in the banking system cannot be achieved urgently at the moment, because it requires broad policies and procedures that have long-term effects, said Dr. Mohamed Kheir Hassan, the Dean of the Faculty of Economics and Political Science at Omdurman Islamic University. In a statement to (SUNA), Dr. Kheir called for providing banking services using modern and fast technology to serve all sectors of customers and expatriates in particular, urging the Central Bank of Sudan (CBOS)"...

BAI announced the finalists for the 2019 BAI Global Innovation Awards, the industry’s most prestigious awards program that celebrates transformative solutions in the financial services industry worldwide.

Now in its ninth year, the BAI Global Innovation Awards recognizes leading financial services organizations on a global scale. Through hundreds of applications, the Innovation"...

NAIROBI: Kenya has approved its first ever issuance of a green bond, which will raise 5 billion shillings ($48.45 million) for student accommodation, the capital markets regulator CMA said on Thursday.
So-called green bonds are fixed income securities that raise capital for projects in renewable energy, energy efficiency, green transport and waste-water treatment.
The bond, to be issued by a Nairobi-based property developer called Acorn, comes after authorities unveiled new rules in February designed to guide"...