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- 3 Oct 2019
PFS’ Clirec Tops Bobsguide 2019 Global Payments Rankings
Bobsguide in its 2019 Global Payment Rankings has voted Precise Financial Systems’ flagship accounts reconciliation solution, Clirec as the world’s best account management solution. There are 40…
- 1 Jul 2017
Global Digital Payments to Reach $3.6tn in 2017
Global digital payments will reach $3.6 trillion this year, according to a Juniper Research report titled "Strategies for Payment Providers: Opportunities, Risks & Competition 2017-2021". It…
- 26 Sept 2016
Cards to Overtake Cash for Global Payments in 2016 - Report
A new study by global market research company Euromonitor International indicates that consumer card payments will surpass cash payments for the first time in 2016, registering $23.1 trillion…
- 1 Aug 2016
Union Pay Bumps Visa to No. 2 Spot in Global Payments Value
According to a new report from RBR, "Global Payment Cards Data and Forecasts to 2021," China's UnionPay is now the largest scheme in terms of value of card payments. Market share for the…
- 18 Sept 2017
Africa & Global Payments Innovation Jury Meet in Nigeria at Interswitch Connect
The Africa Payments Innovation Jury revealed that‎ businesses on the Continent are attempting to bridge the gap between the banked and the underbanked population, driving payments innovation…
- 14 Aug 2026
Union Bank Secures Global Payment Data Security Certification
Union Bank of Nigeria has secured certification under the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) version 4.0.1, a global standard for protecting payment card data. The certification…
- 19 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…
- 9 Jun 2026
Yuno Partners with Onafriq to Unlock Pan-African Payments for Global Merchants
Yuno, the global financial infrastructure platform, today announced a strategic partnership with Onafriq, the leading Pan-African payments network, to bring Africa’s most expansive payments…
- 15 Oct 2014
Global Card Payment Volume Tops 200Bn
A total of 205 billion card payments were made worldwide in 2013, an increase of 13 percent compared with 2012, according to “Global Payment Cards Data and Forecasts 2013–2019,” a new report from…
- 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,…
- 11 Aug 2026
SeerBit Integrates PayPal to Expand Global Payment Options for African Merchants
SeerBit, a leading pan-African payments company, today announced its integration with PayPal, enabling merchants across its supported markets to accept payments directly from PayPal users at…
- 21 Dec 2021
Pipit Global, Cellulant Extend Payment Services Footprint to 12 New African Markets
Pipit Global, international cash payments platform and Cellulant, pan-African payments company have extended their partnership agreement to now include eighteen countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. The…
- 16 Jan 2017
SWIFT Adopts Blockchain as Global Payment Initiative
SWIFT is introducing a proof of concept (POC) to explore whether distributed ledger technology (DLT), also known as blockchain, can be used by banks to improve the reconciliation of their nostro…
- 25 May 2023
Centbee Partners nChain to Further Global Blockchain Payment Technology
Centbee, blockchain payments company on Thursday announced that it has formed a strategic partnership with nChain, a world leader in Web3 and Blockchain technologies to strengthen its blockchain…
- 6 Nov 2017
Real-time Payments on the Rise Globally - Report
Global adoption of real-time payment programs by financial institutions is picking up speed, according to new research from FIS. In its fourth annual Flavors of Fast report, FIS identified 25 active…
- 29 Nov 2022
Appzone Rebrands to "Zone" to Power Global Payments with its Regulated Blockchain Network
Appzone, one of Africa’s Fintech Software Providers, has rebranded to “Zone”, a regulated blockchain Payment Infrastructure company. By building Africa’s first layer-1 blockchain network, Zone will…
- 15 Sept 2020
Paxful Aims To Offer Easy and Affordable Global Payment Solutions
Peer-to-peer bitcoin marketplace, Paxful, has said it is making international payments more accessible and more affordable for Nigerians using modern DeFi technology. Last weekend, at the fully…
- 10 Apr 2025
Verve Expands Payment Frontiers with Global Partnerships, Contactless Innovation
Verve, Africa’s domestic payment and token brand, has fortified its digital payments through a series of strategic partnerships and technological advancements. The brand remains committed to…
- 21 Jul 2023
eTranzact Aims at Becoming Global Leader in Payment Industry
Mr. Wole Abegunde, the chairman, eTranzact International Plc, haas said the company is poised and committed to becoming a regional leader in the medium term and in the long term, a global leader in…
- 23 Jan 2017
Cashless Payments Widening Gains on Cash Globally - Report
Some 471 billion cashless payments were made worldwide in 2015, an increase of 52 percent since 2011, according to the RBR report, Global Payment Cards Data and Forecasts to 2021. During the same…
- 15 Oct 2017
Global Accelerex Revolutionizes Digital Payment with NEXGO G2
Global Accelerex, a Central Bank of Nigeria licensed and fully certified Payment Terminal Service Provider (PTSP) has launched Nexgo G2, an innovative point of sale (PoS) terminal into the electronic…
- 16 Feb 2021
Mastercard, MTN Partners to Enable Global e-Commerce Payments Across Africa
Mastercard and MTN have entered into a strategic partnership to enable millions of consumers in 16 countries across Africa make global e-commerce payments safely and securely. Through a Mastercard…
- 21 Mar 2016
Global Digital Payments to Reach $3.6 Trillion This Year - Study
A new study from Juniper Research has found that hat the annual transaction value of online, mobile and contactless payments will reach $3.6 trillion this year, up from $3trillion on 2015, resulting…
- 15 Oct 2024
Citi, Mastercard Join Forces to Transform Global Cross-Border Payments
Citi and Mastercard have announced a collaboration to offer cross-border payments to Mastercard debit cards in 14 receiving markets worldwide, with plans for further expansion. Leveraging Citi’s…
- 4 May 2023
Nigeria’s Payment System among Best Globally- eTranzact CEO
Mr Niyi Toluwalope, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of eTranzact, an electronic and mobile payment solution company, says the Nigerian Payment System is among the best in the world. Toluwalope said…
- 10 Mar 2020
Paga Partners Visa to Expand Operations to Global Market
Paga, Nigerian payment platform, has announced partnership with global payments technology company, Visa, in a bid to offer secure and convenient mobile payments solutions and expand its range of…
- 13 Aug 2019
Interswitch Unveils Verve Global Card
Verve, one of the leading payment technology and card business in Africa, in partnership with Discover Global Network, the payments brand of Discover, was recently launched the Verve Global Card.…
- 8 Feb 2022
Visa Everywhere Initiative 2022 Invites Fintech, Payment Startups to Showcase on a Global Stage
The Visa Everywhere Initiative (VEI), a global open innovation program is inviting fintech and payment startups to showcase their innovative products and solutions, with finalists gaining firsthand…
- 20 Jan 2019
Flutterwave Launches GetBarter App for Local, International Payments
Flutterwave, a global payment solutions business based in Africa has partnered with Visa to launch GetBarter, an application that allows consumers and merchants to make and accept payments locally…
- 29 Aug 2017
Youtap Introduces QR code Payment Apps in Africa
Global provider of mobile payments and financial services software Youtap has introduced a QR code solution and smartphone apps for mobile money services in Africa and Asia. As a global provider of…