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- 10 Jan 2022
Mastercard Unveils New Podcast That shows How Financial Inclusion is Creating an Equitable Future for All
After announcing its commitment to financially include one billion people into the digital economy by 2025, Mastercard is bringing awareness to some of the world’s most critical issues through an…
- 17 Nov 2008
NCC Threatens Sanction over Bogus Promises by Telecom Operators
Ernest Ndukwe, executive vice chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission, has warned telecom operators against making bogus promises to the consumers during the festive seasons, as sanctions will…
- 18 Apr 2021
SecureID Receives GSMA Certification, Launches Digital Solution
Isa Pantami, minister of Communications and Digital Economy, extolled Kofo Akinkugbe, the CEO of SecureID, Africa’s leading manufacturer of smart cards, as the company bagged a Global System of…
- 7 Feb 2015
Egypt, MasterCard Ink MoU to Drive Financial Inclusion, Maximize Efficiency
Government of Egypt, represented by The Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, and MasterCard has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish a strategic…
- 18 Oct 2016
Mastercard, Tunisian Postal Body to Develop New Digital Financial Services
Strengthening their shared commitment to promoting economic equality through financial inclusion, Mastercard, a leading technology company in the global payments industry, and the Tunisian Post have…
- 3 Jul 2016
eTranzact Declares 124% Financial Growth in 2015, 10 kobo Dividends
eTranzact International Plc, a remier e-payments solution provider, at its 12th annual general meeting (AGM) held in Lagos declared a whopping 124% annual (financial) growth in 2015, while the…
- 17 Jun 2019
Gwandu Urges Ethiopia to Learn from Nigeria's Telecom Deregulation
Dr. Bashir Gwandu, non-executive chair of the Commonwealth ITU Group (CIG) and the former commissioner of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has advised Ethiopia to learn from Nigeria as…
- 12 Sept 2022
Experts Proffer Solutions to Data Breach by Loan Sharks
Experts who gathered for the maiden Consumertrics workshop, held in Lagos, have advocated proper regulation of digital loan sharks. The experts, who spoke on the theme “Responsible Borrowing and…
- 31 Aug 2014
IM-Africa Advocates for Information Protection, Privacy Law
Institute of Information Management – Africa (IIM-Africa), has called for the enactment of information protection and privacy law in Nigeria to aid individuals and organizations in proper management…
- 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…
- 21 Sept 2015
GSMA Schedules More Speakers for Mobile 360-Africa Confab
The GSMA on Monday announced additional speakers for the 2015 Mobile 360 – Africa conference, including executives from organisations such as China Mobile, Huawei, the Internet Society, MasterCard,…
- 11 Jun 2024
Meet 2024 winners of Mastercard Women SME Leaders Awards
Mastercard has announced the winners of the third edition of its Women SME Leaders Awards, celebrating the achievements of women-owned and led businesses across diverse sectors in the Eastern Europe,…
- 22 Sept 2014
Okere @ WEF, Lists Benefits of NgREN
Austin Okere, founder of CWG Plc and Entrepreneur in Residence at Columbia Business School (CBS), New York, spoke on the Digital Advantage Panel anchored by Nielsen Bronwyn of CNBC Africa at the…
- 4 Mar 2015
Universal broadband Achievable Through Public 0rivate Partnerships- Etisalat Group CEO
Universal broadband is a real target that can be achieved through public private partnerships to promote greater digital, social and financial inclusion in the developing world, observed Mr. Ahmad…
- 5 Mar 2015
Etisalat Says Public-Private Partnerships Critical for Universal Broadband Plan
Universal broadband is a real target that can be achieved through public private partnerships to promote greater digital, social and financial inclusion in the developing world, observed Mr. Ahmad…
- 8 Apr 2018
Lagos Enhances Transit Payment System with EMV Contactless Card
Commuters on the Lagos Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system can now board buses using a contact-less card payment system. The system allows commuters who ride on BRT buses to make payments via their Lagos…
- 7 Apr 2015
Hackers Hit ATMs in Lagos
A large number of Automated Teller Machines located in some posh areas of Lagos like Victoria Island, Lekki Peninsula Phase I and II, and Ikoyi have been attacked by hackers and electronic…
- 1 Nov 2013
Experts Raise National Security Worries Over ID Card Scheme
The federal government has been urged to immediately halt the National Identity Card (ID) project and review the legal limits on use of data to be generated by the exercise because of the involvement…
- 19 Jan 2017
Mastercard in $17Bn Fee Lawsuit, Accused of Preying on Millions
Mastercard Inc. preyed on more than 46 million unknowing consumers by unfairly charging card fees over a 16-year period, lawyers seeking to bring a 14 billion-pound ($17.2 billion) class-action…