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- 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…
- 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…
- 19 Feb 2015
Global Payout Gets Approval for Prepaid MasterCard Card
Global Payout, Inc., a prepaid card program manager and domestic and international payment gateway solutions provider, announced that it has received approval to launch what it says is the first…
- 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…
- 2 Nov 2015
Visa Eyes Visa Europe Deal Worth Up to 21.2bn Euros
Visa Inc said on Monday it would buy former subsidiary Visa Europe Ltd in a deal worth up to 21.2 billion euros ($23.34 billion), putting the company in a stronger position to compete with MasterCard…
- 14 Aug 2026
Mastercard, TeamApt Collaborate to Expand Digital Payments Across Africa
Mastercard and TeamApt Ltd., a subsidiary of Moniepoint Inc. and a provider of financial infrastructure and payment solutions, have entered a strategic collaboration to strengthen digital payment…
- 29 Mar 2021
Visa to Accept Cryptocurrency for Transactions
Visa Inc, an American multinational financial services corporation, announced on Monday that it will permit the use of the cryptocurrency USD Coin to settle transactions on its payment network, a…
- 6 Sept 2016
PayPal, MasterCard Reach Deal for Store Payments
MasterCard said yesterday it had expanded its deal with payment processor PayPal Holdings Inc, which would allow customers to use PayPal's payment services in stores. PayPal's partnership follows a…
- 15 Oct 2018
Flutterwave Completes Series A Extension Financing Round
Flutterwave Inc., financial technology firm, has announced the completion of its Series A Extension round of financing, saying the latest round includes investments from Mastercard, CRE Ventures,…
- 9 Oct 2013
GSMA Outlines Details of NFC Experience
The GSMA has announced details of the NFC Experience at the NFC & Mobile Money Summit 2013, which will be delivered in conjunction with Isis, the NFC Experience Official Sponsor. All show…
- 21 Apr 2021
Airtel Secures $500m Loan to Repay €750m Bond
Airtel Africa Plc has secured a new $500 million loan with a group of relationship banks to partially refinance its €750 million bonds maturing on May 20, 2021. The banks are Bank of America, BNP…
- 9 May 2018
NIMC to Issue 70m IDs to Boost Financial Inclusion
Nigeria plans to issue identity numbers to 70 million citizens by the end of next year, a first step to bringing them into the country’s payments system, according to Aliyu Aziz, director general,…
- 17 Aug 2021
Upperlink Re-introduces Retail Payments, Achieves PCIDSS Certification
Upperlink, a Payment Solution Service Provider (PSSP), has announced it has obtained the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCIDSS) certificate. Through this the firm is ready to own and…
- 4 Jul 2015
Interswitch Partners PCI Security Standards Council to Improve Payment Data Security Worldwide
Interswitch transnational Africa’s integrated payments and transaction switching giant announced that it has joined the PCI Security Standards Council on the improvement of data security globally. As…
- 6 Aug 2012
“Efficient Payment System’ll Enhance Effectiveness of Monetary Policy, Financial Stability”
Tunde Lemo, the deputy governor, Operations of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has said that an efficient payment system will enhance the effectiveness of monetary policy and the overall financial…
- 26 Nov 2025
Moniepoint wins triple recognition at BAFI, Mastercard EDGE and BrandCom Awards
Nigerian Fintech powerhouse wins Best SME Microfinance Bank, Mastercard's Largest Non-FI Acquirer in Africa, and Most Outstanding Fintech Company of the Year Moniepoint Moniepoint Inc has solidified…
- 22 Jul 2015
Anambra Backs E-PPAN, CBN on e-Government Summit
Anambra State Government has thrown its weight behind an e-government summit being organised by the e-payment community in Nigeria which is holding in Abuja next week. The event is being organised by…
- 29 Jan 2026
Moniepoint Marks 10 Years of Transforming Nigerian Businesses
Moniepoint Inc., Nigeria's definitive platform for small businesses and Africa’s all-in-one financial ecosystem, today released its 2025 Year in Review, marking a decade of "financial happiness" and…
- 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,…
- 15 Sept 2019
Mastercard Tests Open-loop B2B Payments Service
Mastercard announced the launch of Mastercard Track, an open-loop business payments system designed to help automate the $125 trillion B2B market between buyers and suppliers. Mastercard originally…
- 29 Mar 2019
Mastercard to Buy Shares in Jumia
Mastercard has expressed its intention to become a shareholder in Jumia, a pan-African e-commerce platform, in order to grow e-commerce operations and support the digital transformation in Africa.…
- 19 Nov 2024
Moniepoint Crowned Financial Inclusion Champion by CBN
In a move that signposts its market leadership, Africa's fastest-growing financial institution, Moniepoint has been recognized as the Financially Inclusive Fintech of the Year at the 2nd…
- 24 Jul 2015
World Technology Leaders in Lagos for Tech+ 2015
Nigeria’s commercial capital, Lagos, will this weekend play host to renowned names and brands in the Technology ecosystem when the pioneering edition of TECH+ Conference and Exhibitions gets underway…
- 10 Aug 2010
LFR Brings Mobile Payment to Nigeria
LFR Communications, Inc. of Laurel, Maryland has announced that its formal expansion into platform licensing, management and advisory services for mobile payments in Nigeria. Mobile payment…
- 18 Nov 2018
Flutterwave Reiterates Commitment to Better Merchants Payment Experience
With the recent change in the top management of Flutterwave Incorporated, the company says it remains committed in the drive towards ensuring that there renewed trust and security in the Nigerian…
- 22 Apr 2013
TelephoneNigeria.com Dangles Double Bonus on Glo Recharges
TelephoneNigeria.com, an interactive website is offering Double Bonus for all mobile recharges sent to Glo mobiles in Nigeria. The promotion is available on TelephoneNigeria.com starting April…
- 25 May 2015
Media Fuse Dentsu Aegis Network Launches Services in Nigeria
Full-service media independent agency Network, Media Fuse Dentsu Aegis Network Limited has officially announced the launch of its services in Nigeria to a cross section of the media in Lagos.…
- 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…
- 18 Sept 2015
Visa Introduces EMV Chip-Based Biometrics
Visa Incorporated has introduced a new specification to use biometrics with chip card transactions. The specification can enable palm, voice, iris, or facial biometrics. This first-of-its kind…