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- 17 Feb 2015
Visa to Eliminate 16-digit Account Number for Remote Purchases
Visa Inc. has announced it is expanding the use of new security technology that replaces the traditional 16-digit Visa account number with a unique series of numbers, which is intended to prevent…
- 16 Dec 2021
Mastercard, Thales and Providus Bank Launch a Tokenization and Digitization Initiative in Nigeria
Mastercard, Thales and Providus Bank have partnered to bring the Mastercard Digital Enablement Service (MDES) tokenization and digitization initiative to the Nigeria market. They are extending the…
- 24 May 2018
MTN Introduces 17-Digit Recharge PIN
Management of MTN Nigeria has announced the introduction of a new 17-digit recharge card Personal Identification Number (PIN). In 2016, the nation’s largest telecommunications company…
- 26 Mar 2015
330m Payment Cards 'in the clear' says Report
In its fourth study on unencrypted card data, the PANscan card discovery tool from PCI specialist SecurityMetrics found that 61 percent of businesses store the unencrypted 16-digit primary account…
- 3 Aug 2020
Fraud: Access Bank Urges Customers to be Vigilant
Access Bank has urged its customers to remain vigilant and beware of the common tricks used by fraudsters to rob them of their monies. Victor Etuokwu, executive director of Retail Banking, Access…
- 23 Aug 2021
Access Bank Launches Awareness Campaign to Combat E-banking Fraud
As part of its continued commitment to educate and protect customers from e-banking fraud, Africa’s largest retail bank, Access Bank Plc, has launched an awareness campaign aimed at sensitizing…
- 22 Dec 2021
FG Introduces Digital Tokens to Replace NIN Slip – Pantami
Federal Government has introduced a suite of digital Tokens to replace the aging NIN slip and polycarbonate card. Isa Pantami, minister of Communications and Digital Economy, said this at…
- 13 Jan 2021
FG Defends Ultimatum to Block SIM Cards without NIN
The federal government has said that Nigerians are to be blamed for the ongoing rowdy exercise to link their SIM cards to the National Identity Numbers (NIN). Isa Pantami, minister of communication…
- 23 Aug 2010
Aero Introduces Online Aviation Products, Services
Aero, leading e-airline has launched a new more vibrant website, which comes with a new look and increased functionality for the user, aimed at saving passengers’ valuable time as well as making…
- 3 Oct 2022
Providus Bank, Interswitch Partner to Improve Security in Payments Ecosystem
As part of efforts to foster a safer, more inclusive payments ecosystem, Interswitch limited, in collaboration with Providus Bank, is driving the focus on security in the payments ecosystem. Speaking…
- 15 Dec 2020
FG Orders Telcos to Block SIM Cards without NIN
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has directed telecommunications operators to block all SIM cards not registered with National Identification Numbers (NIN) by the end of 2020. This was the…
- 22 Dec 2020
ANALYSIS: SIMs/NINs Directive: Time to Rescue Telecoms Industry
By Vanguard Newspaper The directive last week by the Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy that the National Identity Number, NIN, has become mandatory for a subscriber to carry a mobile…
- 14 Feb 2018
Ambode Urges Lagosians to Register for National Identity Cards
Mr Akinwunmi Ambode, Lagos State Governor, has urged residents of the State to come out and register for the National Identity Card scheme being administered by the National Identity Management…
- 20 Aug 2021
How we Generated over N1Trillion in 2Years - Pantami
In its bid to deliver the promises made by President Muhammadu Buhari, to all Nigerians in terms of economic diversification, enhanced security and anti-corruption, the Federal Ministry of…
- 21 Dec 2020
Paradigm Initiative Asks Court to Stop NCC from Disconnecting Subscribers
Paradigm Initiative has gone to court to restrain the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) from implementing the directive to disconnect all SIM cards that are not linked to the National…
- 23 Nov 2023
Africa Remains Most Targeted by Cybercrime in 2023
As organisations continue to become more digitised, throughout 2023 Africa remains one of the world regions most targeted by cybercrime. At a recent press conference in Johannesburg, Kaspersky shared…
- 31 Jan 2019
Payment for National e-ID Card Begins in 2022 – NIMC
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), says payment for issuance of National Identity Card would begin in 2022. Mr Aliyu Aziz, NIMC Director General, said this at the lunch time reform…
- 9 May 2013
MasterCard Powers Nigerian Identity Card Programme
Nigerian National IdentityManagement Commission (NIMC) and MasterCard have announced at the World Economic Forum on Africa the roll-out of 13 million MasterCard-branded National Identity Smart Cards…
- 5 Jun 2013
Gemalto to Supply GPW of SA’s National ID Programme
Gemalto, the world leader in digital security, will supply the Government Printing Works (GPW) of South Africa with Sealys eID cards for their national identity programme. GPW will harness Gemalto’s…
- 10 Mar 2023
Are there Really Cashless Economies?
By Yvonne-Faith Elaigwu, Head of Operations and Governance, OnePipe ‘Cashless’ has probably become one of the most popular words in Nigeria in the last few months. While it can be defined in…
- 9 Apr 2025
GSMA Reveals Sub-Saharan Africa as Mobile Money Epicentre
Mobile money has surpassed two billion registered accounts, with over half a billion active monthly users across the globe in the 25 years since its launch. Leading this market growth is Sub-Saharan…
- 26 May 2020
PayPal Quarterly Payments Jump 85% in 3 Years to Hit 3.2Bn in March 2020
Smart devices and a booming global eCommerce market have driven the rapid adoption of digital payments worldwide. Digital payments have changed the payment industry traditionally dominated by cash…
- 16 Dec 2020
FG Approves New 203 Centres to Capture National IDs
Federal government has announced that 173 private centres and 30 state government institutions across the country have been licenced to enrol residents of Nigeria for the National Identity Number…
- 18 Sept 2013
BCMR: New Police Racketeering Project
Contrary to whatever the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) may be saying, the furore engendered by the Force’s ill-advised move to introduce a digital Biometric Central Motor Registration system (BCMR) is…
- 26 Aug 2015
Visa Checkout Expands, Financial Institution Partners Surpass 330
Visa Incorporated, leaders in global payments, have announced the continued global success of Visa Checkout, the online check out service that allows shoppers to pay with their cards online and on…
- 12 Aug 2024
We've Put in Place Top-notch Security Architecture to Protect Citizens' Data - NIMC DG
Engr Abisoye Coker-Odusote, DG/CEO of NIMC, has reiterated the safety and protection of data in its National Identity Database (NIDB) as the country commemorates the National Civil Registration and…
- 20 Oct 2019
NIMC Recants, Says NIN is Free for Nigerians
National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has said every Nigerian is eligible for the issuance of the National Identity Number (NIN) free of charge irrespective of the age. This came…
- 22 Jan 2019
Building Confidence in Nigeria’s Tough E-Commerce Market
By Sammy Lee Despite the positive projections and huge potential locked in Nigeria’s emerging e-commerce landscape, the sector is proving more than a tough nut to crack for the majority of players in…