On the 15th of October 2004, Ecobank Nigeria Plc made history when it launched the first ever internationally accepted credit card in Nigeria – the Ecobank MasterCard. With the launch of the Ecobank MasterCard, Ecobank availed Nigerians the benefits and privileges of a convenient international payment card for online and offline financial transactions. The challenges [...]

Interswitch is the leading ATM/POS network in Nigeria and is the power behind the debit/ATM cards issued by over 20 banks in Nigeria including Guaranty Trust Bank, UBA, Intercontinental Bank, First Bank, Union Bank, Ecobank etc. To make payment online using an Interswitch card, all that is needed is the card number and PIN. This [...]

I am dumb-founded and short for words. Ecobank “the pan African bank”, is wasting thousands of dollars on banner advertisements on Reuters Africa. How? Ecobank is currently running an advertisement campaign using 728×90 and 300×250 animated banners. The banners are attractive, well-designed, and drive home the message that indeed, Ecobank is “serving all your corporate [...]

Ecobank Ghana Limited, the local subsidiary of the pan-African Ecobank has chalked another first, by being the first bank in Ghana to offer a credit card. The card is not only denominated in cedis, but is also acceptable at any VISA ATM or Point-of -Sale, in Ghana and around the globe. The new credit card [...]

Ecobank Nigeria Limited has launched a Mastercard-backed credit card. The Ecobank Naira Credit Card (ENCC), the card is expected to significantly alter the electronic payment system in the country and improve the lifestyle of the average Nigerian. Daily Sun quotes Ecobank’s Executive Director of Retail Banking, Henry Nelson, as saying: “we are beginning a revolution [...]