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- 22 Sept 2014
MasterCard Appoints Elliott, Division President in South Africa
MasterCard, a technology company in the global payments industry, has appointed Mark Elliott as Division President for South Africa. Based in Johannesburg, as disclosed on its website, MasterCard…
- 5 Nov 2025
Mastercard Champions Inclusive Growth Across the Continent @Africa Edge 2025
Mastercard held its inaugural Africa Edge summit, convening leaders from across Africa’s payments ecosystem to explore how collaboration and innovation can accelerate the continent’s digital growth.…
- 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…
- 9 May 2024
Access Bank, Mastercard Join Forces to Expand Opportunities for Cross-Border Payments for African Businesses and Consumers
Access Bank Group, one of Nigeria's leading multinational bank has launched an innovative solution in collaboration with Mastercard to expand access to cross-border payments and remittances to and…
- 14 Nov 2024
UBA, Mastercard Launch Special Debit Card for 75th Anniversary
United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, Africa’s Global Bank, has collaborated with Mastercard to launch a commemorative debit card in celebration of UBA’s 75th anniversary. L-R: Olusola Olakanmi , Vice…
- 6 Aug 2025
Mastercard Highlights Africa’s $16.5Bn AI Potential and Path to Digital Empowerment
Mastercard has today released its latest whitepaper, Harnessing the transformative power of AI in Africa, a pan-African study of the continent’s readiness, opportunity and roadmap for responsible…
- 14 Feb 2017
Mastercard: Africans, Others Make 47m Transactions On Valentine Eve
Whether it’s a small romantic gesture or an extravagant surprise for your special someone, it would appear South African shoppers are feeling loved up, spending more on the most romantic day of the…
- 2 Mar 2017
Mastercard, MultiChoice Simplify Payment Process for DStv Customers
Mastercard has unveiled a new solution for South African MultiChoice customers to quickly and conveniently pay their digital satellite television accounts using Masterpass, the global digital payment…
- 10 May 2021
Econet, Mastercard Partner on Fintech Solutions for Covid-19 Response in Africa
The Econet Group through its subsidiary Cassava Fintech International and Mastercard have entered into a strategic partnership to advance digital inclusion across Africa and collaborate on a range of…
- 16 May 2021
Econet Group Partners Mastercard on Fintech Solutions
Econet Group, through its subsidiary, Cassava Fintech International and Mastercard have entered into a strategic partnership to advance digital inclusion across Africa and collaborate on a range of…
- 26 Oct 2021
Gabriel Swanepoel Named as the New Country Manager for Mastercard South Africa
Mastercard has appointed Gabriel Swanepoel as the new Country Manager for Mastercard in South Africa. Gabriel Swanepoel, new Country Manager, Mastercard, South Africa This serves as a promotion from…
- 29 Nov 2023
ProvidusBank Collaborates with Mastercard to Drive Financial Inclusion for MSMEs
In a bid to affirm its digital dominance and stimulate innovation within Nigeria’s financial space, ProvidusBank, in collaboration with Mastercard, has announced a new payment solution designed to…
- 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…
- 6 Nov 2015
Customer Experience Driving Future of Payments
Innovative technologies impact almost every aspect of our daily lives, from the way we communicate and manage our health to the way we pay for things. The rise of digital payments and the convergence…
- 26 Mar 2024
Mastercard and Zenith Bank Introduce New Payment Cards to Accelerate Financial Inclusion in Nigeria
Mastercard has today announced the launch of two innovative products in collaboration with Zenith Bank, the Mastercard Naija Card and the World Elite Credit Card, designed to address the diverse…
- 4 Sept 2025
Mastercard and NDPC Join Forces to Elevate Data Privacy in Nigeria
Mastercard has successfully onboarded its Nigerian employees onto the Nigeria Data Protection Commission’s (NDPC) Virtual Privacy Academy (VPA), reinforcing its commitment to privacy, data…
- 29 May 2015
MasterCard Rolls-out In-App Flight Payments Solution
Consumers booking flights through low cost airline Mango’s mobile apps can now make secure and convenient payments using MasterPass, MasterCard’s digital wallet service. Travellers can pay for…
- 10 Dec 2024
Mastercard Move and BCP Group Partner to Enhance Cross-Border Payments
In collaboration with Mastercard, the BCP Group will leverage Mastercard Move’s money movement capabilities to enhance cross-border payments for their corporate and individual clients. The…
- 20 Feb 2025
Digital Payments Fuel Growth for Nigerian SMEs: Mastercard Report Highlights Trends
Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Nigeria are leveraging digital payments, innovation, and partnerships to expand their reach and strengthen business operations, according to the third edition…
- 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,…
- 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…
- 17 Dec 2025
Mastercard Expands Africa Acceptance Network by 45% in 2025, Driving Digital Economy Growth
Mastercard says it has expanded its acceptance network across Africa by 45 per cent in 2025, a milestone that brings millions of consumers and small businesses into the continent’s fast-growing…
- 12 Aug 2025
MasterCard Predicts Africa’s AI Market to Soar to $16.5Bn by 2030
A new MasterCard report has predicted that Africa’s AI economy will more than triple in five years, reaching $16.5 billion by 2030 from $4.5 billion in 2025. The whitepaper by the global payments…
- 2 Dec 2015
Growth Potential: MasterCard Index Ranks Lagos 2nd African Large City
Lagos State (West Africa’s commercial hub) follows closely to Maputo, the capital of Mozambique, as the largest African city with the highest potential for inclusive growth, according to the 2015…
- 11 Dec 2015
How Passwords Frustrate SAs – MasterCard Survey
A new MasterCard survey called RIP Passwords reveals that fifty-four percent of South African’s surveyed believe that there are better ways to protect their personal information than using passwords.…
- 4 Oct 2016
Security: Vodacom Launches Masterpass In-App Payments
Vodacom customers can now buy airtime, data bundles and SMS bundles through the My Vodacom mobile application using Masterpass, the global digital payment service from Mastercard. To make a purchase,…