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- 26 Mar 2015
MasterCard Debuts MSMEs Focused Acceptance Development Program in Nigeria
MasterCard has launched Nigeria’s first Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise (MSME) focused Acceptance Development Program that will extend the security and convenience of electronic payments to…
- 9 May 2017
The Evolution Of Banking & How It Will Impact Business, Social Conduct
In this piece, Omokehinde Adebanjo, Vice President and Area Business Head for West Africa for Mastercard, looks at the evolution of banking and how it will impact business and social conduct,…
- 25 Jul 2023
Mastercard Partners with Alerzo to Digitize SMEs in the Nigerian FMCG Space
Mastercard, a global leader in financial services, has joined forces with Alerzo, Nigeria's leading technology service provider, to address the challenges faced by small and medium-sized enterprises…
- 18 May 2020
COVID-19 Response: Mastercard to Connect 1Bn People, 50m Small Businesses, 25 Million Women Entrepreneurs to the Digital Economy by 2025
The health and economic consequences of COVID-19 have highlighted the critical need to support vulnerable populations, many of whom are disproportionately impacted. In this time of global crisis,…
- 15 Jul 2021
Government Support and Effective Policies Key to Future Growth of SMEs Across MEA- Mastercard Research Reveals
New research by Mastercard has highlighted the important role of government support in helping small and medium enterprises (SMEs) across the Middle East and Africa (MEA) to recover, position for…
- 11 May 2019
Lagos Unveils Cyber Security Toolkit for Small Businesses
The Lagos State Government on Friday announced the introduction of a cyber security toolkit for small business, a free online resource that small businesses can use to significantly reduce their…
- 9 Sept 2021
Mastercard, Paycode Partner to Increase Access to Financial Services & Govt Assistance for Remote Communities
An estimated 57 percent of the population in Sub Saharan Africa remains financially excluded while close to 30 percent remain without a form of identification and 60 percent of the continent has no…
- 23 Jan 2015
AfDB, MasterCard Financial Inclusion Plan Targets 3 Key Areas
The African Development Bank (AfDB) and MasterCard on Thursday announced a broad collaboration that aims to expand financial inclusion across the African continent. The collaboration, Nigeria…
- 3 Dec 2014
MasterCard Launches Digital Financial Services Lab, $11m for R&D
MasterCard has launched a new innovation lab with funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to develop financial services that help people build better futures. MasterCard said that across…
- 30 May 2024
Mastercard, AfDB Partner to Accelerate Digital Transformation in Africa
Mastercard and the African Development Bank Group have launched the Mobilizing Access to the Digital Economy (MADE) Alliance: Africa to extend digital access to critical services to 100 million…
- 28 Apr 2017
Shedding Light on the African Shadow Economy
Daniel Monehin, Division President for Sub-Saharan Africa at Mastercard discusses the Grey Economy at the Mastercard Prepaid and Government Conference 2017 The Informal Economy, or if you have a…
- 5 Feb 2016
MasterCard Says Cashless Africa Achievable Through Partnerships
With innovation driving financial inclusion, and mobile devices give consumers the power to transact, connect, locate and search and MasterCard believes that collaborations among players will…
- 25 Mar 2025
Mastercard Announces Bold Investments to Propel Africa's Digital Payments Economy Towards $1.5 Trillion Goal by 2030
Africa’s digital payments economy is set to grow from strength to strength according to a Mastercard-commissioned report by Genesis Analytics stating that the digital payments economy is expected to…
- 29 Nov 2012
Zenith Bank, MasterCard Join Hands for Corporate Payment Solutions
Zenith Bank has collaborated with MasterCard Worldwide to introduce MasterCard Corporate Payment Solutions to the Nigerian private and public sectors. This new collaboration will see Zenith…
- 31 Jul 2025
Yele Okeremi charges government to take the lead to make Nigerian fintech attain global leadership
Mr. Yele Okeremi, Managing Director of Precise Financial Systems (PFS), has said that unless the Nigerian government pays attention to the trends and developments in the country’s fintech ecosystem,…
- 16 Dec 2024
Mastercard Partners with Allawee to Enhance Financial Access in Nigeria
Allawee, one of Nigeria’s leading digital lending fintech, in collaboration with Mastercard, has launched a credit-building card designed to enhance financial access for federal civil servants and…
- 15 Aug 2024
Mastercard Partners with Fintech Start-up, Scale, to Accelerate Growth of Digital payment Solutions in Africa & Middle East
Mastercard has partnered with Scale, an issuer orchestration partner, to accelerate market deployment for fintech companies across Africa and the Middle East. The collaboration will alleviate key…
- 15 Jul 2015
Raft of Commitments on Harnessing Data Revolution, Data Crisis
International governments, businesses and civil society today pledged to take action to tackle the data crisis that threatens to hamper the fight against extreme poverty. Wide-ranging commitments –…
- 8 Mar 2017
Africa Leads in Creating Resilient Women Entrepreneurs – Mastercard Index
Following the release of the Mastercard Index of Women’s Entrepreneurship (MIWE) on Tuesday, it was revealed that 34.8 percent of businesses in Uganda are owned by women, making it one of the top…
- 13 Feb 2024
Mastercard Taps Folasade Femi-Lawal as New Country Manager for West Africa
Mastercard, a leading company in digital payments and technology, is pleased to announce the appointment of Folasade Femi-Lawal as the new Country Manager and Area Business Head for West Africa. With…
- 13 Jan 2016
MasterCard, Samsung Launch First Shopping App Integrated to Refrigerator
At the Consumer Electronics Show, MasterCard introduced Groceries by MasterCard, a new app which enables consumers to order groceries directly from Samsung’s new Family Hub refrigerator. The first…
- 27 Mar 2025
Fintech, Remittances Anchor Africa's Booming Payments System
Africa's Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises, fintech industry, scaling remittances, and cross-border payments will be the driving forces behind the continent's digital ballooning payments system,…
- 21 Mar 2024
Mastercard hosts 2024 Fintech Forum: Fostering Fintech Ecosystem Collaboration and Innovation
In a noteworthy celebration of Nigeria’s dynamic financial technology ecosystem, Mastercard convened key stakeholders at its Fintech Forum on March 20, 2024. The event served as a demonstration of…
- 28 Sept 2023
78% of SMEs in Nigeria project Increased Revenue in 2023 - Mastercard SME Confidence Index Report
From surviving to thriving in the post-COVID world, small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Nigeria are projecting similar or increased revenues in 2023. These are the findings of the second edition…
- 4 Nov 2014
Why & How We Engaged MasterCard in eID Card- NIMC
National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), has explained MasterCard's involvement in the national identity registration programme, while refuting claims, in several quarters, of adequacies…
- 15 Jan 2014
MasterCard, Ecobank Partner for e-Payment in 28 Sub-Saharan African Countries
Ecobank Transnational Inc. and MasterCard, have announced a multi-country licensing agreement which will provide access to MasterCard’s payment solutions for Ecobank’s customers in a further 23…
- 12 Dec 2014
MasterCard Lists Expectations from Digital Financial Services Lab
MasterCard has expressed its expectations Digital Financial Services lab recently launched in East Africa with funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. In a telephone chat with…
- 26 Feb 2023
MasterCard, NowNow Partner on Cybersecurity
MasterCard Trust Centre has announced plans to partner with Nigerian fintech startup, NowNow to tighten cybersecurity for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). According to the organisation, the…
- 8 May 2017
Is Africa’s Financial Industry Ripe For Digital Disruption?
Technology has the power to drive real, impactful and inclusive change, particularly in the provision of financial tools that allow greater numbers of people to be economically active and part of the…
- 8 Mar 2010
MasterCard to Drive Innovation in Nigeria’s Payments Industry
MasterCard Worldwide announced that it will work with customer financial institutions and the government to bring more innovation to commercial transactions and payment solutions to Nigerian…