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- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 30 Sept 2013
MasterCard Launches Priceless Africa, Rates CBN’s Cashless Successful
By end of Q4, 2013 Nigeria’s gross domestic product (GDP) ranking would have surpassed South Africa’s and making the oil rich West African nation the largest economy in the continent; Daniel…
- 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,…
- 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…
- 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…
- 21 Aug 2020
Mastercard Adds Hello Tractor, Nigerian Agri-Tech Firm to Accelerate Programme
Mastercard has announced the expansion of its Accelerate fintech portfolio, adding dynamic entrepreneurs to its award-winning startup engagement program Start Path and more technology partners to its…
- 7 May 2015
MasterCard at EU-Africa B2B Forum Links e-Payment to FDI, Trade
MasterCard on Thursday joined more than 500 African and European heads of state and government, as well as representatives the private sector, investment agencies and media in Mons, Brussels for the…
- 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…
- 26 May 2017
Jumia Joins Forces with Mastercard to Deliver Cashless e-Commerce in Africa
Africa’s online retail sector presents an exciting opportunity for retailers to grow their businesses by connecting with new customers. According to Jumia, Africa’s number one online retailer, the…
- 11 May 2020
Jumia, Mastercard Partner to Provide Cashless Payments for Essential Products in Africa
Jumia, Africa’s leading e-commerce platform and Mastercard have partnered to incentivize consumers on the use of cashless payments platforms as people look for safer ways to pay in the wake of the…
- 21 Jul 2015
AFI, MasterCard Host over 50 Policymakers & Regulators for Africa’s Financial Inclusion
The Alliance for Financial Inclusion (AFI) and MasterCard, with support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, on Monday implemented a first of its kind technical capacity building workshop…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 8 Nov 2012
MasterCard @ World Bank Summit, Showcases Cashless Nigeria
MasterCard, global payments and Technology Company has presented the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) Cashless Policy as a best practice case study at the Africa investor-World Bank Group Africa CEO…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 6 May 2021
Consumer Appetite for Digital Payments Takes Off in Nigeria- Mastercard New Payments Index Reveals
As the world went into pandemic lockdown in 2020, consumers shifted their spending habits to embrace contactless tap-and-go payments and online shopping. As stores closed and social distancing took…
- 8 Sept 2016
Ecobank Launches Flagship Masterpass QR in Nigeria
Ecobank Group has partnered with Mastercard to launch Ecobank Masterpass QR, an enhancement to the Masterpass global digital payment service that will enable millions of micro, small and medium…
- 9 May 2021
Mastercard Says More Nigerians Open to Digital Payments
A new Mastercard payments index has shown that 96 per cent of Nigerian consumers are open to emerging payment methods, including cryptocurrencies. In a research carried out on Nigerian consumers, the…
- 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…
- 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…