In keeping with the commitment it made during the announcement of an MOU with Information Communication Technology Association of Malawi (ICTAM) in 2019, National Bank of Malawi (NBM) Plc last week treated two top innovators with cash prizes and a fully paid trip to the African Tech Summit in Kigali, Rwanda.

This follows the 2019 ICTAM lakeshore conference where Pilirani Kumasewera emerged the overall winner for pitching Padziwe online school. Sam Masikini, a Bachelor of Science in Information Technology, Organisation and Methods Division fourth year student at the University of Malawi, Polytechnic was awarded for the best IoT in the Artificial Intelligence category for his voice controlling system called “Thandi. Both the winner and was runner up.

In fulfilment of its Go Green Initiative, National Bank of Malawi plc, on Saturday the 25^th of January helped make Malawi Greener by planting trees in Blantyre, Zomba, Karonga and Mzuzu.

The Bank plans to plant 37,000 trees in total during the 2019-2020 tree planting season in coordination with its partners – the Roman Catholic Arch Diocese of Blantyre and the Malawi Defence Force.

Speaking at the sidelines of the tree planting ceremony in Zomba, NBM Plc Chief Executive Officer Macfussy Kawawa said the Bank had supplied 10,000 seedlings to be split between Cobbe and Changalume Barracks.

“At the inception of this partnership, we had planned to plant 100,000 trees within 3 years, which we have managed to do. Even more meaningful is the fact that, through the help of our partners, we have managed to achieve an 80 percent survival rate on trees planted with MDF,” explained Kawawa.

He added that as a responsible corporate citizen, the Bank is concerned with the adverse effects of climate degradation and is ardent on helping communities preserve the environment.

Tepelunde conducts a live demonstration on how the Contactess payments worksNational Bank of Malawi (NBM) plc launched a new payment technology innovation called ‘Contactless payment’ where customers will not need to swipe or insert their cards when conducting payment transactions.

NBM plc Head of Cards & e-Banking William Kaunda said in Blantyre that as market needs and trends keep changing, the bank will continue to innovate and bring forward products and services that are aligned to these trends.

“Customers with a contactless card are able to make Point of Sale (POS) purchases and ATM withdrawals by simply holding the card in front of the payment device instead of swiping or inserting. Contactless payment is a convenient, smart and fast way of transacting on NBM POS machines,” said Kaunda.

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Kawawa (right) presents the winning medal to Nthakomwa

Dwangwa golfers Chembar Nthakomwa and Chimwemwe Chavura made use of home advantage to be crowned winners of the National Bank of Malawi (NBM) plc celebratory golf tournament staged at the Kasasa Golf Club in Dwangwa at the weekend.

The golf tournament was organized as part of celebration events for the official opening of the bank’s 33^rd service centre at Dwangwa on Friday evening.

Nthakomwa beat a field of 51 other golfers to be installed as men’s champion after posting a gross of 41 points and was followed by Ali Lazarous from Kasungu on the second position with 38 points after counting out Luku Sibale who claimed the third place.

Dwangwa Service Centre opening

Listed National Bank of Malawi (NBM) plc Friday opened a magnificent service centre at Dwangwa in Nkhota-kota to bring the number of its service centres across the country to 33.

Speaking when he officially launched the centre, NBM plc Chief Executive Officer Macfussy Kawawa said the opening of Dwangwa Service Centre clearly demonstrates his company’s commitment in economic and financial development to all corners of the country.

“Dwangwa Service Centre is a fully-fledged service centre and is offering any services you require starting from enquiries, account opening, credit facilities and advisory services on how you can better manage your businesses including accounts,” said Kawawa.

Kawawa (second left) and NBM Head of Retail Banking Division Oswin Kasunda (left) with some of the donated medical equipment

National Bank of Malawi (NBM) plc on Saturday donated various medical items worth K3 million to Dwambazi Rural Hospital in Nkhota Kota.

Presenting the donation, NBM Chief Executive Officer Macfussy Kawawa said they decided to donate the medical items after realizing challenges that rural hospitals face in healthy delivery.

“The other reason why we also decided to make this donation is that we have just opened our new Dwangwa Service Centre and this is part of celebration of the opening of our new service centre. We also know that some of our customers and would be customers will be serviced by this hospital and as a Bank we want our customers to be healthy for the economy to improve,” said Kawawa.