14 results
- 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…
- 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…
- 15 Dec 2021
New Mastercard Whitepaper Shows that Digitalization is Key to Unlocking SME Growth Potential in Middle East & Africa
Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) across the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region are recognizing digitalization as essential to staying competitive in a transformed business and economic…
- 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…
- 28 Sept 2023
78% of SMEs in Nigeria project Increased Revenue in 2023 - Mastercard SME Confidence Index Report
From surviving to thriving in the post-COVID world, small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Nigeria are projecting similar or increased revenues in 2023. These are the findings of the second edition…
- 20 Nov 2014
MasterCard Says Nigeria, 3 Others on Digital Evolution Threshold
A new Digital Evolution Index from MasterCard shows that South Africa, Egypt, Kenya and Nigeria are quickly moving towards digital evolution. However, South Africa’s digital economy is the most…
- 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…
- 18 Oct 2022
Mastercard to Enable Crypto Trading Capabilities in Banks
Mastercard has introduced Crypto Source, a new programme to enable financial institutions to bring secure crypto trading capabilities and services to their customers. In a statement, the firm says…
- 15 Jul 2021
Government Support and Effective Policies Key to Future Growth of SMEs Across MEA- Mastercard Research Reveals
New research by Mastercard has highlighted the important role of government support in helping small and medium enterprises (SMEs) across the Middle East and Africa (MEA) to recover, position for…
- 11 Jan 2021
Uganda, Ghana and Botswana have Highest Percentage of Women Businesses owners in the world
The 2020 Mastercard Index of Women Entrepreneurs (MIWE) has once again ranked Uganda (39.6%), Botswana (38.5%) and Ghana (36.5%) as the world’s three leading economies having the most women business…
- 28 Jun 2021
81 Percent of SMEs Optimistic About Future Growth in Nigeria - Mastercard Report
After facing unprecedented changes in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) confidence in Nigeria is on the rise, according to the latest research by payments…
- 1 Dec 2021
Mastercard, Meta Partner to Support the Digitization and Growth of SMEs in Middle East & Africa Region
The world is moving at a faster pace with globalization being fuelled by technology which is enabling companies to scale beyond borders at a pace of months as opposed to years previously. In this…
- 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…
- 26 Jul 2015
eTranzact Elated by First Dividend Payment to Shareholders
The smiles before the avalanche of shareholders by the board of directors of eTranzact International PLC, knew no bound as the shareholders the Company paid dividend to its shareholders since listing…