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- 19 Mar 2013
EMP Appoints Tunde Coker as Regional Head for West Africa
Emerging Markets Payments (EMP), a leading African and Middle Eastern payments company, has announced the appointment of Tunde Coker as its Regional Head of West Africa. "EMP's Bank Processing…
- 7 Jul 2015
FirstBank Partners Asian Banker on Retail Banking in West Africa
First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Nigeria’s most valuable Banking Brand has partnered with the Asian Banker Magazine to host the West Africa International Retail Banking Dialogue 2015. The event which…
- 22 Nov 2022
Autochek Launches Autochek Financial Services to Accelerate Seamless Access to Vehicle Financing Across Africa
Autochek, the automotive technology company making car ownership more accessible and affordable across Africa, has announced the launch of Autochek Financial Services, a new arm of the business that…
- 14 Jan 2013
AITEC, E-PPAN Partner for AITEC Banking & Mobile Money West Africa Conference
AITEC Africa and the E-Payment Providers Association of Nigeria (E-PPAN) have announced a partnership agreement for E-PPAN to be the Host Country Partner for the sixth annual AITEC Banking &…
- 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…
- 16 May 2018
IFC, Mastercard Foundation Extend Financial Inclusion for Millions in Africa
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, together with the Mastercard Foundation, released a new report documenting the transformation underway in financial inclusion in Sub-Saharan Africa. The…
- 8 Sept 2025
WATISE 2025: Stakeholders Rally to Unlock West Africa’s Trillion-Dollar Digital Economy
The 2025 West Africa Telecommunications Infrastructure Summit & Exhibition (WATISE), held at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Lagos, concluded with a unified call for strategic partnerships, inclusive…
- 3 Sept 2020
Airtel Africa Partners MoneyGram for Quick Money Access Across Africa
Airtel Africa’s partnership with MoneyGram, announced on August 21st, is supposed to provide millions of users across the continent with a quick way to receive money. Airtel Africa is well known as a…
- 6 Sept 2017
Visa Appoints Okunsanya as General Manager for West Africa
Global payments company Visa Inc., has appointed Oluwakemi Okunsanya as the new General Manager for West Africa, effective September 1, 2017. Oluwakemi joins Visa from MoneyGram International, where…
- 5 Jul 2021
Elsa Muzzolini, Others Advice Fintechs on Finding and Leveraging Partnerships
Elsa Muzzolini, General Manager, Commercials & Mobile Financial Services, Y’ello Digital Financial Services, has listed three things fintechs need to do in finding and leveraging the right…
- 6 Jun 2018
WorldRemit Partners First Bank to Expand Remittance Services
Digital money transfer service WorldRemit has partnered First Bank, Nigeria's largest bank, to enable users in more than 50 countries to send instant money transfers direct to all 14 million First…
- 22 Mar 2010
Ecobank Advocates Enhanced Payment System
Ecobank has advocated collaboration among banking partners and regional financial regulators in West Africa to strengthen the payment system. Arnold Ekpe, Ecobank Group Chief Executive Officer,…
- 5 Jul 2021
TeamApt Announces Successful Series B Funding Round
Nigerian Fintech startup, TeamApt, which provides financial services for the underserved mass market in Africa has announced the completion of its series B funding round. Led by Novastar Ventures…
- 20 Apr 2021
Yemi Osinbajo to Deliver Keynote @ Rack Centre/PwC Webinar on The Next Digital Frontier
Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, will, on April 28th, 2021, deliver the opening keynote remarks at the 'Africa: The Next Digital Frontier: Compelling Economic Imperatives' webinar holding in…
- 16 Dec 2024
Mastercard Partners with Allawee to Enhance Financial Access in Nigeria
Allawee, one of Nigeria’s leading digital lending fintech, in collaboration with Mastercard, has launched a credit-building card designed to enhance financial access for federal civil servants and…
- 21 Jul 2008
Watra Roaming Conference Heads for Senegal
The West Africa Telecommunications Regulators Assembly (Watra), in conjunction with the Economic Community of West African States Commission (Ecowascom) and the ICT/Posts Regulator of Senegal…
- 15 Mar 2018
Mastercard, Vconnect to Empower MSMEs across Nigeria
Mastercard has partnered with Vconnect, Africa’s leading online business listing service, to empower Micro, Small, Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) as part of a shared commitment to drive financial…
- 5 Oct 2018
ZappGroup Targets Nigeria in Expansion Plan
Net1 UEPS and QR payments technology company, Zapper are joining forces to take on the African market, targeting key regions across West and East Africa. The two companies are partnering to launch…
- 9 May 2017
The Evolution Of Banking & How It Will Impact Business, Social Conduct
In this piece, Omokehinde Adebanjo, Vice President and Area Business Head for West Africa for Mastercard, looks at the evolution of banking and how it will impact business and social conduct,…
- 16 May 2023
Mastercard, FCMB Partner to Launch Tap on Phone Contactless Payment Solution
Mastercard, in partnership with First City Monument Bank (FCMB) and Netplus, have launched a contactless payment solution that enables consumers, merchants, and financial institutions to process…
- 10 Feb 2020
Nigerian Fintech Aella Raises New $10m in Funding
A Nigerian fintech start-up, Aella has raised a $10m debt financing round, from HQ Financial Group (HQF), Singapore-based private company specializing in new material science, semiconductor and…
- 1 Sept 2015
ChamsMobile Unveils Nigeria’s First Visa Virtual Card
ChamsMobile Limited, a licensed mobile money operator, and Skye Bank Plc, have launched the first Virtual Visa Card in Nigeria. The Virtual Visa Card is an entirely digital payment card for online…
- 10 Jul 2012
Samsung Backs Mobile Apps Developers
Samsung Electronics West Africa has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Co-Creation Hub (Cchub) Nigeria’s foremost technology innovation vcentre to provide expertise, resource, capacity…
- 2 Apr 2024
Mono Partners Mastercard to Power Innovative Payment Solutions for Digital Commerce in Africa
Mastercard has collaborated with Mono Technologies Nigeria Limited to introduce account-to-account (A2A) payments and a suite of other open banking products, powered by Mastercard Gateway. L-R:…
- 7 Jan 2026
Showmax Unlocks Easier Payments for Nigerian Subscribers via Baxi
Showmax, Africa’s leading streaming service, has expanded its payment options in Nigeria through a partnership with Baxi by Onafriq, giving customers an easier and more convenient way to subscribe…
- 22 Nov 2021
FairMoney MFB Rallies Stakeholders to Investors Conference in Lagos
FairMoney Microfinance Bank, Nigeria’s leading digital bank, has rallied stakeholders in the financial sector to a one day investors conference aimed at discussing the financial technology landscape…
- 1 Feb 2022
Moove Secures US$ 10 million Funding from NBK Capital Partners Mezzanine Fund
NBK Capital Partners Mezzanine Fund II (the “Fund”) announced today that it closed a US$ 10 million financing facility with Uber’s exclusive vehicle supply partner in Africa, the mobility fintech…
- 29 Jul 2015
Convergence Partners Concludes Plans for $200m Pan-African ICT Infrastructure Fund
Convergence Partners, an investment management firm focused on the African telecommunications, media and technology sector, on Tuesday announced the successful final close of its Convergence Partners…
- 13 Dec 2016
Why Sage Offers Cheapest Software to Entrepreneurs In W/Africa- Nmonwu
Magnus Nmonwu, regional director for Sage West Africa, has reiterated the Company’s resolve to give ‘voice’ to entrepreneurs in West Africa through its robust accounting software. He made the remark…
- 27 Apr 2009
Oceanic Bank Supports Aitec Conference
Oceanic Bank has confirmed platinum sponsorship of this year’s Banking & Payment Technologies West Africa Conference, scheduled for 4-6 May at the Muson centre, Lagos. In addition, Dr.…