Econet Wireless Zimbabwe Limited aquired 100% shareholding in Steward Bank in January 2013 and the Bank is now poised to become one of the leading banks in Zimbabwe. Although Econet Wireless Zimbabwe Ltd, (EWZL) is a public listed company, on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange, it is a subsidiary of a privately held international group called Econet Wireless Global, which is registered in Mauritius. Econet Wireless Global has operations, and business interests, in more than 17 countries around the world, including Zimbabwe. More information about EWG may be obtained on its website (www.econetwireless.com), or its South African head office. Econet Wireless Zimbabwe Ltd, operates only in Zimbabwe, and has no businesses, operations or investments, outside Zimbabwe. Steward Bank is the first bank in the country to have convergence with telecommunications and together with its technology focus the bank is set to change the way Zimbabweans view banking.