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- 5 Apr 2013
Pagatech’s Mobile Money Users Hit 500,000
Pagatech, the leading mobile payments service provider in Nigeria said it has recorded its 500, 000th user of its service by the end of March, just as the company marks its four years of providing…
- 6 Apr 2014
Let Free Market Work in Mobile Money -Oviosu
Tayo Oviosu, founder and CEO, Paga (Pagatech, has over 12 years experience in a variety of technical and business roles in High-tech and Private Equity. Oviosu, had held position as vice…
- 8 Aug 2012
NIMC Says Cashless Initiative Requires Reliable Identity Management
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has highlighted the need for a reliable identity database and its adoption in the financial services sector to reduce fraud and improve Gross…
- 14 Sept 2012
Etisalat Launches easywallet Mobile Money Services
Etisalat Nigeria has unveiled easywallet, a secure and user-friendly SIM Application for mobile money payments and transfers and the company said the service is in line with its focus of providing…
- 15 Jul 2013
JUMIA Gathers Industry Heavyweights to Discuss e-Commerce in Nigeria
Mrs. Omobola Johnson, minister for Communications Technology has addressed the possibilities that lay in the new technological developments and said that eCommerce and ICT are the engine of growth.…
- 5 Jul 2013
JUMIA Brings e-Commerce Conference to Nigeria
JUMIA, Nigeria’s number one shopping destination has announced its 1st anniversary conference on growing e-commerce and its contribution to the nation’s economy – attended by federal ministers,…
- 4 Oct 2013
Etisalat Partners Montgomery on Customer Centricity Summit
Etisalat has been announced Platinum Sponsor of the cross-industry Customer Centricity Summit scheduled to hold from October 8th to 10th, 2013, at the InterContinental Hotel, Lagos. The summit…
- 27 Jan 2014
Quickteller Powers Card-Less ATM Withdrawals for MM Operators
Interswitch Transnational, a leading Pan-African integrated payments company, has announced that Quickteller now powers card-less ATM withdrawals. Quickteller, a renowned Value Added Service…
- 6 Apr 2014
Mobile Money Industry Rightsizing Self- Bickersteth
After the initial noises, serious players in the mobile money payment space have begun to emerge with the pretenders taking the exit doors, according to Sola Bickersteth, chief executive officer, One…
- 7 Jan 2015
Etisalat, FirstBank Roll Out Easywallet for Mobile Money
In a partnership which industry watchers hailed as capable of entrenching financial inclusion and lead innovation in mobile payment systems, Etisalat Nigeria and FirstBank have teamed up to provide…
- 2 Oct 2015
ICT Offers Africa Opportunity for Job, Wealth Creation- NITDA DG
Blessed with over 1.2 billion people and a huge opportunity for growth and improvement, information communications technology offers Africa tremendous opportunity for job and wealth creation, Mr.…
- 5 Sept 2016
Zuckerberg’s Visit Validates Nigeria’s Emerging Tech Ecosystem - MainOne
Following the recent visit of Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook Founder and Chief Executive Officer, to Yaba’s Silicon Hub, Funke Opeke, chief executive officer of MainOne, stated that the visit is a…
- 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…
- 9 Nov 2016
CBN Goes Tough on Illegal IMTOs, Banks over Money Transfers
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has threatened to deal with any illegal International Money Transfer Operators (IMTOs) in the country when caught, warning Nigerians in the diaspora to desist from…
- 1 Feb 2018
CBN to Revoke Licenses of 15 Mobile Money Firms
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) may revoke the licences of at least 15 struggling mobile money operators under new minimum finance rules. New Telegraph tipped the majority of the 21 companies…
- 9 Nov 2018
MainOne Powers Up MEST Incubator with High-speed Internet
West Africa’s leading connectivity and data centre services provider, MainOne, has partnered with the Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST) to provide high-speed internet access to…
- 3 Dec 2018
PoS Innovation Summit Drives Acceptance of SANEF
The establishment of Shared Agent Network Expansion Facility (SANEF), powered by the Central Bank of Nigeria and Deposit Money Banks, aims to accelerate financial inclusion in Nigeria. The fourth…
- 7 Apr 2021
Mobile Money: MTN Expands Cardless Cash Withdrawal Service to 44 Financial Institutions
Following the recent USSD drama, Y’ello Digital Financial Services (YDFS) has announced the expansion of its MoMo Agent cardless cash withdrawal service to over 40 banks and other financial…
- 14 Nov 2023
Interswitch System Glitch: Court Orders Freezing of Accounts in 54 Banks
Justice Peter Lifu (JP) of a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has granted an order freezing some accounts in about 54 financial institutions in the country where alleged funds from Interswitch…
- 28 Apr 2024
Paga Hits N14tri Transactions Value in 15 Years
Paga, a payments and financial services provider for Africa has processed transactions value to the tune of N14trillion in the last 15 years of its existence. Tayo Oviosu, chief executive officer,…
- 17 May 2010
Mobile Phones to Ring Naira from June
Nigeria is at the threshold of Mobile Money Transfer and Payment (MMTP), a new revolution that is potentially more profound than the arrival of mobile phones in the country but this time sweeping and…
- 6 Aug 2024
VertoFX Appoints Dr. Austin Okpagu as Nigeria Country Manager
VertoFX, the global financial technology firm delivering enterprise grade cross-border payments, FX and banking solutions across emerging markets, has announced the appointment of Dr. Austin Okpagu…
- 11 Jun 2012
East Africa Going Cashless: Lessons for Nigeria
Last month at the Open Africa Innovation summit in Nairobi which was hosted by Nokia and World Bank group, subject matter experts, innovators, technology providers ,policy / regulators…