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- 27 Oct 2017
Bayelsa Govt. Decries Low Enrolment in National Identity Card Scheme
The Bayelsa government yesterday described the residents’ apathy to the ongoing enrolment in the National Identity Card scheme as “appalling.” Mr Daniel Iworiso-Markson, Commissioner for Information…
- 21 Jul 2025
Microsoft Server Hack Likely Solo Actor, Thousands at Risk
A widespread cyberattack targeting Microsoft’s (MSFT.O) server software used by thousands of government agencies and businesses for internal document sharing was likely orchestrated by a single…
- 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…
- 20 Dec 2018
Payment Card Use Grows, Driven by Government Initiatives, Consumer Demand
The number of merchant outlets accepting card payments worldwide grew 13 percent in 2017 to reach 69.2 million by year-end, according to the RBR report, Global Payment Cards Data and Forecasts to…
- 20 Feb 2019
Contactless Payments to Drive Global Card Spend to $45T by 2023
Payment cards were used for purchases with a value of $25.1 trillion worldwide in 2017, an increase of 13 percent from the prior year, according to the recent RBR report, Global Payment Cards Data…
- 20 Apr 2017
Prepaid Payment Solutions Drive Cash Out of Africa’s Economies- Report
Mastercard and prepaid processing and payments solutions provider Global Technology Partners (GTP) signed a partnership agreement that will result in the latest prepaid solutions being made available…
- 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…
- 28 Aug 2014
National Smart ID Card for 13m Nigerians Under 1st Phase
The national smart identity (ID) card, powered by international electronics payment company, MasterCard, will be obtained by 13 million Nigerians under the pilot phase of the project. This was…
- 18 May 2016
8th TSSSE Offer Free Pass To Parents, Educators
Africa’s largest Education show, the Total School Support Seminar/Exhibition is set to hold in Lagos on the first week of June in Lagos. According to the Organisers, the parents and educators are…
- 11 Jan 2019
Data Breaches Affect Over 1bn Users in 2018 - Report
The information of over one billion people was compromised in 2018, as many global companies such as Facebook, Google, Marriott International and Liberty failed to protect consumer data. This is…
- 10 Feb 2014
AfrAsia Bank Pioneers ‘XtraMiles’ for its MasterCard Cardholders
AfrAsia Bank has introduced Africa’s first rewards program offering real time booking on over 450 airlines and at 200,000 hotels to its World and Titanium MasterCard cardholders. In collaboration…
- 10 Sept 2012
UBA Confirms Card Market Dominance of Card Market with MasterCard
United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, Africa’s financial powerhouse has introduced UBA MasterCard for banking convenience of its customers across the globe, underpinning its dominance of the electronic…
- 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…
- 21 Dec 2016
Wari, Mastercard Fighting ‘Cash’ in 35 African Markets
Wari and Mastercard signed a Strategic Alliance Agreement that will help strengthen the Wari offering for its users but also the digital payment ecosystem in 35 African markets. The two technology…
- 27 Aug 2014
President Jonathan to Launch National e-ID Card Tomorrow
President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, will tomorrow launch the National Electronic Identity Card, a remarkable milestone in the National Identity Management System (NIMS) and a huge achievement in the…
- 23 May 2024
Mastercard and Payment24 Collaborate to Boost EMV Adoption in EEMEA's fleet sector
Mastercard and Payment24 are extending their engagement across Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa (EEMEA) to help bolster security and drive innovation within the fleet and fuel payment industry…
- 23 Sept 2014
MasterCard-Branded Cards at Ecobank Subsidiaries in 28 African Countries
Ecobank Transnational Inc. and MasterCard on Tuesday announced that consumers can now use their MasterCard prepaid, debit and credit cards at Ecobank’s ATMs and Point of Sale terminals in 28 African…
- 6 Jul 2026
DSS Spyware Acquisition Enables Illegal Wiretaps, Detentions – The ICIR
Department of State Services (DSS), statutory known as the State Security Service (SSS), Nigeria’s premier domestic intelligence agency has reportedly acquired spyware that enables it illegally…
- 18 Nov 2019
Court Stops Mastercard from Issuing Cards as Chams and CCL Seek N114Bn Damages
Mastercard and her agents have been told to stop issuing the National Identity card by Justice R.M. Aikawa of the Federal High Court in Lagos. This order was made following an exparte motion…
- 6 Feb 2012
MasterCard Opens East African Regional Headquarters
MasterCard Worldwide, a global payments and technology company has launched its official East African regional headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya. This development brings the number of MasterCard offices…
- 21 Jul 2017
Global Payment Cards Top 14Bn, Target 17Bnn in 2022
The number of payment cards worldwide increased 8 percent in 2016 to a total of 14 billion — 1 billion of which were issued in the space of one year. By 2022, the total count could exceed 17 billion,…
- 4 Feb 2020
Biggest, Worst Personal Data Leaks of 2019
Last year, hackers didn’t just hack — they also collected billion-account databases from breaches and leaks that had occurred years ago, only to sell them for profit. However, eight breaches were…
- 6 Oct 2015
Microsoft Unveils First Laptop, Updated Devices using Windows 10
Microsoft Corp has unveiled its first laptop, a line of Lumia smartphones, a new Surface Pro tablet and an updated version of its wearable fitness tracker, Microsoft Band, all running on Windows 10,…
- 16 Mar 2016
How Nokia Ushers in 100G Transport Services Era
Nokia on Tuesday introduced a significant expansion of its 1830 Photonic Service Switch (PSS) portfolio, quadrupling optical fiber capacity to more than 70 terabits per second to address surging…
- 8 Jun 2025
Gaps on Phone Number Recycling Fuel Identity Theft, Data Breaches- ICIR
When Okezie Kelechi lost his SIM card, the one he had used since his secondary school days, he didn’t think much of it. He was shocked weeks later to find out it had been reassigned to someone else.…
- 19 Jul 2016
UBA, Mastercard Seal Deal on 5-Year Card Issuance in 19 Markets
United Bank Africa (UBA) and Mastercard have announced a partnership which will see UBA act as the issuer for MasterCard in 18 new markets in Africa. The partnership which came into effect in the…
- 9 Nov 2014
MasterCard, UBA Partner for Access to ePayment
MasterCard, and United Bank for Africa (UBA), have completed a multi-country licensing project that will see the pan-African bank accept and issue MasterCard prepaid, debit and credit cards in 14…
- 14 May 2012
Etisalat Storms Uniport with Cliqfest
University of Port Harcourt was agog for three full days as Nigeria’s leading telecommunications company Etisalat Nigeria stormed the institution with cliqfest. Cliqfest campus tour powered by…
- 2 Feb 2017
Atlas Mara, Mastercard Enter into Partnership for Financial Access
Atlas Mara and Mastercard have signed three strategic business agreements, which aim to build a stronger digital payment ecosystem with a focus on accelerating financial inclusion in sub-Saharan…
- 10 Jan 2013
First Round Speakers Roll Call for MobileMoneyExpo
The first round of speakers made up of some of the best brains in mobile money ecosystem has been announced by the organizers of the 3rd MobileMoneyExpo. They include; Peter Ollikanen - SVP at…