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- 7 May 2012
Unified Payments Bags E-payment Service Provider 2011 Award
Unified Payments has emerged winner as E-payment Service Provider for 2011 in the just concluded Beacon of ICT Awards by Communication Media Limited, publishers of Nigeria CommunicationsWeek…
- 8 Apr 2019
ITEX Emerges CBN Most Efficient Payment Terminal Service Provider
Itex Integrated Services Ltd, a Pan African Financial Technology company that provides innovative solutions for commerce and payment acceptance, has emerged winner of the “Most Efficient Payment…
- 27 Apr 2024
CBN Licenses Unified Payments as Second Provider for PTSA Services for Nigeria
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has awarded the country’s second Payment Terminal Service Aggregator (PTSA) license to Unified Payments, Nigeria’s premier financial technology company, following a…
- 12 Sept 2024
CBN Directs Payment Service Providers to Tracking POS Transactions
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has issued a new directive mandating that all Point-of-Sale (PoS) transactions at merchant and agent locations, whether physical or electronic, must be routed through a…
- 4 Jul 2017
NITDA Warns IT Service Providers over Poor QoS
National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has warned information technology service providers over poor quality of services (QoS) and low standards of products. Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim…
- 14 Aug 2013
Unified Payments Addresses Issues at PoS with Solution
Unified Payments, an electronic payment service provider is to launch a solution that will address the challenges of poor telecommunications infrastructure at Point of Sale (PoS) terminals, Nigeria…
- 11 Feb 2018
Global Accelerex Launches First Certified Android PoS Terminal
Global Accelerex, Central Bank of Nigeria licensed payment terminal service provider and payment service solution provider, has scored another first with the launch of NEXGO N5, the first single unit…
- 26 Mar 2019
Global Accelerex Bags CBN Award for PoS Transactions Performance
Global Accelerex Limited, one of Nigeria's leading payment terminal service provider and payment solution service provider, has been rewarded for its exceptional performance in the Nigerian…
- 4 Mar 2018
Banks Outsource Payment Gateway Services to Fintech
Some money deposit banks have started the outsourcing of their payment gateway services to payment platform providers, in a bid to ensure efficient service delivery and focus on traditional banking…
- 15 Jul 2018
Global Accelerex Trains Nigerian Security Agencies on Cyber Crime
Global Accelerex Limited, a Central Bank of Nigeria-licenced Payment Terminal Service Provider and Payment Solution Service Provider, as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility Program, is set to…
- 1 Apr 2013
Western Union, VTN Launch Mobile Payment Service
The Western Union Company, the global payment solution provider in partnership with Virtual Terminal Network (VTN), leading Nigerian payment operator have launched a new transfer service that allows…
- 8 Apr 2014
Unified Payments Launches Payarena
Unified Payment Services Limited, leading Payments Industry Service Provider has introduced a new service platform, Payarena®. Payarena offers customers access to Value Added Services which include…
- 15 Jun 2026
CBN Orders Banks, Fintechs to Host Payment Data Locally
The Central Bank of Nigeria has directed banks, fintech firms, and other payment service providers to store payment transaction data generated within the country on local servers from January 1,…
- 21 Sept 2014
ATM Charge Will Boost Use of PoS - Ogungbade
Tunde Ogungbade, managing director and CEO, Global Accelerex Limited, a payment terminal service provider and a payment terminal application development company has about 19 years of global…
- 23 Apr 2015
MasterCard Grants Unified Payment License to Accelerate Merchants e-Payments
MasterCard on Thursday granted an acquiring license to Unified Payment Service Limited (Unified Payments) a leading Payments Service Provider in a move that is expected to broadly increase the…
- 9 Feb 2015
CWG Earns CBN PTSP Operational Licence
Computer Warehouse Group Plc (CWG), the leading Pan-African ICT Company has been issued the license to perform the activities of Payment Terminal Service Provider (PTSP) to Point-of-Sale terminals…
- 5 Apr 2012
Valucard Metamorphoses into Unified Payments Company
ValuCard Nigeria Limited, foremost payment industry solutions provider has shed its toga to become a Unified Payment Services Limited. Bisi Onasanya, chairman, Board of Directors, Unified Payments®,…
- 9 Sept 2013
More Nigerians Embrace PoS as Transactions Rise
The popularity of point of sale (PoS) terminal has continued to soar as more Nigerians have started using the computerized replacement for a cash register to pay for goods and services, Nigeria…
- 2 Aug 2010
Interswitch Rolls Out Quickteller Services on Payment Channels
Interswitch, Nigeria’s premier electronic transaction switching and payment processing company has rolled out Quickteller services, its value added service platform on all available payment…
- 25 Jun 2024
Unified Payment Unveils PTSA Platform to Boost e-payment
Unified Payment Services Limited has said that its Payment Terminal Service Aggregator, PTSA, platform has commenced operations and will collaborate with stakeholders to facilitate growth of…
- 23 Jun 2013
PoS Operators Dump GSM for CDMA
Point of Sale (PoS) terminals operators may have resolved to switch over to Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) to address the perennial connectivity challenges associated with the use of Global…
- 19 May 2014
Banks, Merchants Invest $80m on PoS Terminals
Money deposit banks and merchants in the country have invested some $80 million in the acquisition of Point of Sale (PoS) terminals in their effort to facilitate electronic payment, Nigeria…
- 4 Oct 2015
Industry Mulls Cashback on PoS to Drive Cashless Scheme
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Banks and Payments Terminal Service Providers (PTSPs) are working on the introduction of cashback from point of sale (PoS) terminal, in an effort to further drive…
- 13 Sept 2024
CBN Orders PoS Operators to Route all Transactions through NIBSS or UPSL
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced new regulations for processing Point of Sale (PoS) transactions across the country, directing that all POS transaction are to be routed wither through the…
- 22 Jul 2024
Swiftlink to Deepen Financial Inclusion with Payment Services
Alhaji Umaru Abdul Mutallab, Chairman, Swiftlink Global Services Limited, has said the company remained committed to supporting the significant achievements in financial inclusion driven by the…
- 21 Mar 2021
CBN to Increase COVID-19 TCF to N300Bn
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has said it will increase its Targeted Credit Facility for households and small and medium enterprises from N150 billion to N300 billion. Godwin Emefiele, governor of…
- 23 Sept 2018
Stakeholders Seek Mandate for Ejournal Implementation in PoS Terminals
Stakeholders in the electronic payment ecosystem have urged Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to mandate Payment Terminal Services Providers (PTSPs) to implement electronic journal at point of sale…
- 13 Sept 2017
Innovation Summit to Address Gaps in Payment System
A summit on Point of Sales (PoS) terminal transactions in the country has been scheduled to hold in Lagos on the 29th September 2017. The program which is an intervention to address the gaps…
- 26 Aug 2025
CBN Sets October 31 Deadline for Payment Companies to Comply with ISO 20022
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has issued a fresh directive mandating all participants in the country’s payment ecosystem to complete migration to the ISO 20022 messaging standard and implement…
- 28 Aug 2014
Unified Payments Pioneers Processing of National eID Cards
In further demonstration of its leadership role in the e-payment industry, Unified Payments has announced its pioneering role in processing the payment application in the new National Electronic ID…