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- 13 Jul 2010
We Need Llegal Framework for e-Payments- Onajite
Regha Onajite is the executive secretary of E-Payment Providers Association of Nigeria (E-PPAN). She started her career in Aula Marina, an Oil and Gas Servicing firm, and proceeded to Citibank…
- 12 Apr 2013
Regha, E-PPAN Boss Calls for Connectivity of PoS Terminals
Mrs. Onajite Regha, chief executive officer, Electronic Payment Providers Association of Nigeria (E-PPAN) has called for an industry collaboration that will ensure improved connectivity to Point of…
- 14 Jun 2015
Experts Identify Roadblocks to Electronic Payment Adoption
Electronic payment experts have identified factors militating against the adoption of the policy in 30 states of the country where the third phase was launched in July 1, 2014. Onajite Regha,…
- 18 May 2015
EPPAN Says 76m Nigerians Bank Accounts’ Holders
Electronic Payment Providers Association of Nigeria (EPPAN) has disclosed that the number of bank account holders in Nigeria constituting of both individuals and organisations has reached 76 million.…
- 30 Mar 2015
E-PPAN Says 80% Financial Safety Achievable During Easter, Elections
As the Easter period coincides with the ongoing 2015 elections in Nigeria, the Electronic Payments Providers Association of Nigeria (E-PPAN) has offered banking customers tips to achieving up…
- 4 Nov 2014
Stakeholders @ E-PPAN Conference Seek Joint Action Against e-Fraud
Stakeholder in the judiciary, financial and information technology sectors have called for more proactive measures to tackle electronic related fraud in the country. The calls were coming on…
- 15 Mar 2013
Experts Call for ‘Umbrella Banking’ to Save Mobile Money
Experts from the financial and telecom sectors have recommended what they called “umbrella banking” approach to attract some 80 per cent of Nigerians currently financially excluded. Pointing at poor…
- 29 Jun 2014
Stakeholders Gear Up for Nationwide Cashless Policy
Stakeholders in the e-Payment space are hopeful that the commencement of nationwide cashless policy this week will trigger a geometric growth in the deployment and use of Point-of-Sale (POS)…
- 20 Jul 2014
PoS Transactions Hit N24Bn in June
Payment of goods and services across the country at merchants’ location through Point of Sale (PoS) terminals in June recorded some 16% rise in value hitting N24.8billion, Nigeria CommunicationsWeek…
- 31 Aug 2014
Experts Welcome ATM Charges, Banks Deploy More Machine
Stakeholders in the e-payment space have commended the reintroduction of N65 inter-bank Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) charge while cautioning the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) against undue…
- 12 Nov 2014
E-PPAN, Others Say Judiciary Strategic In Combating Financial Frauds
Stakeholders in the Nigerian financial sector have urged the judiciary not to relent on the fight against financial and other related frauds in a bid to safeguard the economy. Rising from the 5th…
- 25 Oct 2014
ePayment Media Academy 101 Holds Next Week
The role of the Electronic Payment Providers Association of Nigeria (E-PPAN) has increasingly become oriented to policy advocacy, capacity building and training towards the achievement of the…
- 2 Nov 2014
E-PPAN, NIBSS Upbeat on Strategic Cashless Nigeria
The Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System Plc (NIBSS) and the Electronic Payment Providers Association of Nigeria (E-PPAN) said that through strategic alliances and partnerships across the e-payments…
- 29 Dec 2014
Yuletide: E-PPAN Urges Nigerians To Be Security Conscious
E-payment Providers Association of Nigeria (E-PPAN) has urged Nigerians to be security conscious especially at this festive season where a lot of transactions take place with the use of various…
- 20 Feb 2015
E-PPAN To Host Nigeria’s e-Government Summit
E-Payment Providers Association of Nigeria (E-PPAN) has concluded plans to host Nigeria’s premier edition of the e-Government Summit, themed ‘E-Government: Key To Sustainable Development’. The…
- 26 Mar 2015
E-PPAN, FSS 2020 Partner on Africa’s Biggest e-Government Summit
The E-Payment Providers Association of Nigeria (E-PPAN) is collaborating with Financial System Security 2020 (FSS 2020) to host Africa’s biggest e-Government Summit on the 7th -8th of July 2015 in…
- 21 Jun 2015
PoS Transactions Hit N35Bn in May
Transactions over Point of Sale terminal (PoS) across the country recorded 49 percent rise over the past year, suggesting a growing acceptance of the use of online payments, Nigeria…
- 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…
- 14 Sept 2015
How and Why PoS Penetration is Tottering
Experts have blamed infrastructure and the bank-led model adopted by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to drive financial inclusion for the lethargic growth and use of use of Point of Sale terminal…
- 21 Feb 2016
Value of PoS Transactions down to N46Bn in January
Merchants across the country recorded transactions through point of sale (PoS) terminals worth N46 billion in some 3.6 million number of transactions in January this year. The figure achieved…
- 18 Jul 2016
Policy, Economy Hobble e-Payment Channels Deployment
Inconsistent policies by financial regulator and harsh economic situation in the country have been attributed as responsible for the slow deployment of electronic payment channels such as Automated…
- 16 Aug 2016
Cashless: CBN, NIBSS, GB, Others for E-PPAN’s eGovt Summit
The E-Payment Providers Association of Nigeria (E-PPAN) has unveiled a rich catalogue of high-profile speakers comprising top government and private sector executives expected at this year’s edition…
- 21 Aug 2016
PoS Transactions Record N4Bn Increase in Value for July
The value of transactions merchants across the country recorded through point of sale (PoS) terminals increased by N4 billion in July this year, according to report from Nigeria Inter –Bank…
- 23 Sept 2016
CBN, Others Set for E-PPAN’s eGovt Summit Next Week
Top-notch officials from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and across Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) of government with thoughts leaders, executives and players in the electronic payment…
- 16 Oct 2016
Economy Fingered as POS Transactions Edge up in September
The state of the country’s economy has been attributed as being responsible for the low level of use of Point of Sale (PoS) terminal as a means of payment in the month of September this year, Nigeria…
- 19 Oct 2016
eFraud: CBN, Industry Stakeholders Move to Tackle N4Bn Annual Losses
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and other key stakeholders in the payment sector will, next month, converge on Lagos at the annual Payment Systems and Fraud Conference discuss on how to tackle cases of…
- 2 Nov 2016
eFraud Confab: Industry CEOs, Stakeholders Meet in Lagos
Top-notch chief executive officers (CEOs) of organisation from within and outside the electronic payment industry and other key stakeholders in the economy are set to converge on Lagos next week for…
- 20 Feb 2017
PoS Transactions Drop in January by N16Bn
The value of transactions carried out over Point of Sale (PoS) terminals in the country dropped by N16 billion in January this year compared to the figure achieved in December 2016, as Nigerians…
- 13 Mar 2017
ePayment Stakeholders Gear for Cashless Initiative Relaunch
Stakeholders in the epayment ecosystem have pledged their readiness to cope with challenges that may arise with the reintroduction of charges on cash withdrawals. The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in…
- 10 Apr 2017
Nigeria Occupies 7th Place on PoS Transactions in Africa
Nigeria occupies seventh position among African countries where the use of point of sale (PoS) form part of transactions, Nigeria CommunicationsWeek has learnt. According to a report by Indexmundi…