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- 8 Dec 2014
MasterCard Foundation to Spend $86.6m on African Scholars
At the Talloires Network Leaders Conference on Monday, The MasterCard Foundation announced that over 2,300 university students will be able to hit the books in classrooms in Uganda, South Africa and…
- 12 Sept 2021
Mastercard Foundation, Agrolog Partner to Empower 60,000 Ginger Farmers in Nigeria
Agrolog General Services Limited in collaboration with the Mastercard Foundation will support 60,000 smallholder farmers in vulnerable indigenous ginger farming communities in Kaduna State. The…
- 8 Jun 2021
Mastercard Foundation to Deploy $1.3B in Partnership with Africa CDC to Save Lives
The MasterCard Foundation has announced that it will deploy $1.3 billion over the next three years in partnership with the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) to save the…
- 7 Sept 2016
IFC, MasterCard Foundation to Enable Financial Inclusion in Developing Countries
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, together with The MasterCard Foundation yesterday launched the Digital Financial Services and Risk Management Handbook to support the expansion of mobile money…
- 16 May 2018
IFC, Mastercard Foundation Extend Financial Inclusion for Millions in Africa
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, together with the Mastercard Foundation, released a new report documenting the transformation underway in financial inclusion in Sub-Saharan Africa. The…
- 16 May 2017
10,000 Nigerians to Benefit from MSU, MasterCard Foundation ‘Agri Youth Lab’
Nigeria is likely to have the lion’s share in a five-year, $13 million collaboration between Michigan State University and the MasterCard Foundation launched on Monday to help 15,000 young people…
- 3 Oct 2025
TAFTA, Mastercard Foundation Empower 50,000 Youths in Creative Arts
Terra Academy for the Arts (TAFTA) and the Mastercard Foundation have trained about 50,000 youths in theatre and creative arts. Joseph Umoibom, Academy Lead at TAFTA, while speaking at the TAFTA…
- 4 Oct 2018
IFC, Mastercard Foundation Launch Handbook to Promote Financial Inclusion
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, together with the Mastercard Foundation, has launched the Digital Financial Services for Agriculture Handbook to support the expansion of financial inclusion to…
- 12 May 2022
FCMB, Mastercard Foundation Partner to Uplift 100,000 MSMEs in Nigeria
First City Monument Bank (FCMB) has partnered with the Mastercard Foundation to provide subsidized loans to 100,000 Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), to scale their operations to create…
- 6 Dec 2017
IFC, Mastercard Foundation Study Examines Attitudes to Mobile Money in Africa
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, and the Mastercard Foundation have published an ethnographic study on the perceptions and attitudes to digital financial services in Sub-Saharan Africa. The…
- 5 Apr 2019
Mastercard Foundation Invites Publiseer Young Africa Works Summit in Cape Town
Chidi Nwaogu and Chika Nwaogu, founders of Nigeria’s digital content distribution platform Publiseer, have been invited by Mastercard Foundation to participate in its Young Africa Works Summit,…
- 6 Mar 2025
ALX Pathway Learners Receive Mastercard Foundation Scholarships for ALCHE
ALX, Africa’s leading tech career accelerator, is celebrating a major win for young African talent as 21 exceptional learners from the ALX Pathway program secure prestigious scholarships from the…
- 24 Feb 2020
Hitch, Other Edtech Start-ups Selected for Mastercard Accelerator
The Mastercard Foundation Centre for Innovative Teaching and Learning in Information, Communications and Technology (ICT) has announced the first cohort of 12 edtech fellows that will benefit from…
- 15 May 2017
MSU, Mastercard to Launch $13m AgriFood Lab in Nigeria
The MasterCard Foundation is partnering with Michigan State University (MSU) for the AgriFood Youth Opportunity Lab, a five-year, $13 million collaboration. This partnership, will support 15,000…
- 23 Nov 2020
Project SafeUp to Provide 2.5 Million Free PPE to Nigerians
My World of Bags (MWOB), a bag design and manufacturing company, is partnering with the Mastercard Foundation on an initiative called Project SafeUp, in a bid to promote health and safety for…
- 16 Dec 2016
Nigerian, Ghanaian & Beninese Win $4,000 MasterCard, WARA Research Fellowships
The West African Research Association and the MasterCard Foundation have released names of the recipients of Ideas Matter Fellowship Program, a new fellowship which supports the research of young…
- 22 Sept 2021
Jobberman Launches Alliance for Better Work Initiative
Jobberman, the single largest job placement website in sub-Saharan Africa, has announced its Alliance for Better Work initiative, as part of its longstanding partnership with the Mastercard…
- 22 Sept 2021
Jobberman Launches Alliance for Better Work Initiative
Jobberman, the single largest job placement website in sub-Saharan Africa, has announced its Alliance for Better Work initiative, as part of its longstanding partnership with the Mastercard…
- 13 Mar 2015
IFC, MasterCard, Software Group Launch Handbook on Delivery Channels & Technology
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, and The MasterCard Foundation yesterday launched a handbook on Alternative Delivery Channels and Technology. The handbook, produced in collaboration with…
- 19 Oct 2020
Catalyst Fund, Others Launch $4.3M Inclusive Digital Commerce Accelerator
Catalyst Fund, managed by BFA Global, in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation and the Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST), announced the Catalyst Fund Inclusive Digital…
- 20 Sept 2020
African Entrepreneurs Vying for Anzisha Recognition
The Anzisha Prize, a partnership between African Leadership Academy and Mastercard Foundation, has revealed its top 20 finalists for 2020. Winners will be announced at this year’s Anzisha Prize…
- 2 Nov 2022
Application Now Open for 2023 Anzisha Prize fellowship for Young Entrepreneurs
The Anzisha Prize is a leading venture-building program championing young African entrepreneurs between the ages 15 and 22. The initiative has officially opened applications for the 2023 cohort and…
- 1 Aug 2018
IFC, Mastercard Present Key Tool to Expand Digital Financial Inclusion
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, together with the Mastercard Foundation, yesterday released a digital study that presents a set of best practice financial modeling benchmarks for agent banking…
- 22 May 2014
IFC Says Digital Financial Services Driving Financial Inclusion in Africa
Major new trends and innovations in digital financial services are opening up the possibility of significantly expanding financial inclusion in Africa, according to a new study released by IFC,…
- 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…
- 10 Sept 2014
MasterCard Works with Apple to Integrate Apple Pay
Apple has unveiled Apple Pay that will enable MasterCard cardholders to use their iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus and Apple Watch for everyday purchases. MasterCard built the foundation for secure…
- 12 May 2021
MIT Launches Inaugural Legatum Foundry Fellowship for Entrepreneurs in Africa
The Legatum Center for Development & Entrepreneurship at MIT has launched the Foundry Fellowship, a first-of-its-kind leadership program for accomplished entrepreneurs who are considering their…
- 17 Sept 2015
2 Nigerians among 12 Finalists for Anzisha Prize for African Youth Entrepreneurs
African Leadership Academy in partnership with The MasterCard Foundation has announced 12 accomplished young entrepreneurs, among them two Nigerians, as finalists for the 2015 Anzisha Prize.…
- 15 Aug 2022
TAFTA Opens Call for Entries to Empower Over 65,600 Nigerian Youths
Culture and art centre, Terra Kulture, in partnership with Mastercard Foundation, has announced the launch of a new learning cohort for its art academy, TAFTA (Terra Academy for the Arts).…
- 24 Mar 2026
GATEWAY Programme Opens Doors for 340,000 Nigerian Youths to Tap into $1.85trn Global Gig Economy
GATEWAY Programme, a transformative five-year initiative spearheaded by Co-creation Hub Ltd (CcHUB) in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation, has thrown open its registration portal to equip…