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The African banks squeezing the most value from their assets

by Udi AghoghoMay 8, 2025May 9, 2025

GTCO, Capitec, and CIB lead the pack on Return on Asset, showing that in African banking, the real winners aren’t always the biggest—but the ones that do more with less.

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Africa bank scorecard: Who are Africa’s most capital efficient banks?

by Udi AghoghoMay 2, 2025May 2, 2025
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FX breaches and AML lapses: The top 7 Nigerian banks fined $10.7 million in 2024

by Amarachi Orjiude-NdibeApril 29, 2025April 29, 2025
african market woman smiling while counting money
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Almost 50% of Nigerians turn to informal credit as bank loans become expensive 

by Amarachi Orjiude-NdibeApril 24, 2025April 24, 2025
Wooden cubes with the word "Fraud" in bold letters, set against a blurry image of a calculator.
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Four leading Nigerian banks lost $5.2m to fraud in 2024 amid digital transaction surge 

by Amarachi Orjiude-NdibeApril 18, 2025April 18, 2025
Access bank logo on a building
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Nigeria’s largest lender gets nod to acquire National Bank of Kenya

by Amarachi Orjiude-NdibeApril 14, 2025April 15, 2025
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Nigerian banks lag behind Egypt and South African peers in earnings despite trillion-naira profits

by Udi AghoghoApril 7, 2025April 9, 2025
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Revolut’s Africa expansion faces statutory friction from South Africa’s fiscal regime

by Majesty KingsleyApril 3, 2025April 4, 2025
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JP Morgan to turn Lagos office into full branch as Africa merchant banking expansion gathers pace

by Emmanuel PaulApril 2, 2025April 2, 2025
A general view shows the Central Bank of Kenya headquarters building along Haile Selassie Avenue in Nairobi, Kenya
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Kenya’s central bank sets April deadline for banks’ capital raising plans  

by Amarachi Orjiude-NdibeMarch 25, 2025March 25, 2025

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