Indigenous bank, Cal Bank has entered into a partnership with Saham Insurance to unveil a new product targeted at customers of the bank and particularly the medium enterprises sector. The new Banc assurance has been made available to customers on the bank’s digital platforms. The newly unveiled partnership by Cal Bank and Saham Insurance will
A partnership between the Shoprite Group and the Appliance Bank has given a 26-year-old man from the Eastern Cape the opportunity to start his own business. Nkosinathi Tongo, who moved to Durban “for greener pastures”, joined the programme run by the Appliance Bank in 2019. Tongo, who was homeless at the time, describes joining the
Nigeria’s leading tech-enabled automotive trading platform, Cars45 and last mile delivery service provider, Gokada, have announced a partnership to provide Lagosians with more options to get their parcels delivered across the state at a cheaper price within the same day. Nigeria’s leading tech-enabled automotive trading platform, Cars45 and last mile delivery service provider, Gokada, have
Mastercard has gone into a partnership with the Junior Achievement Nigeria (JAN) to help bridge the digital and financial literacy gap among school students and young adults in Nigeria. A statement by JAN explained that through a series of programmes, the students would be equipped with essential skills to prepare them for future success as
As part of the strategy to lead in broadening opportunities and access to financial services, FBNBank Ghana and its parent, First Bank of Nigeria Limited have announced a partnership with the International Centre for Strategic Alliances (ICSA) to hold the 2020 Virtual Digital Banking Summit. The Digital Banking Summit is a C-Suite platform that creates
UnionPay International (UPI) and Interswitch recently announced a partnership, confirming Interswitch as a Third-Party Service Provider (TPSP) for UnionPay International in East Africa. The partnership supports the vision and mission that enables further payment digitalisation across the continent, allowing cardholders and merchants within the region to transact seamlessly and conveniently across various platforms on the
Bboxx, a next generation utility, has forged a major partnership with CANAL+, the international leading pay-TV company, to provide customers with greater access to television content, news and entertainment. The new bundled offer means customers can buy a Bboxx solar home system with a television and get access to more than 100 channels and radios,
Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM) has partnered with Bakers Association of Kenya to manage post-consumer plastic bread bags waste in the country. Under the partnership, the two Associations shall work together with stakeholders across the waste management value chain to promote a circular economy in the country. Speaking during the signing ceremony, KAM Vice-Chair Mucai
Diamond company De Beers recently launched a three-year partnership with Women in Engineering (WomEng), consumer goods company Unilever and professional services firm EY to develop the next generation of highly skilled female engineers. De Beers is investing $315000 (R4.46million) over three years in programmes that encourage young women to study science, technology, engineering and mathematics
Africa’s largest online travel company, Travelstart, has signed a deal with global private market investment firm, HarbourVest, with $58 billion under asset management. Under the partnership, HarbourVest would support Travelstart’s further expansion in geographies and growth new verticals in the continent’s $194 billion tourism and travel market. The investment comes on the back of MTN’s
