30 results
- 26 Jul 2023
Duplo Reveals Nigeria Trails South Africa and Kenya in Africa’s B2B Payment Revolution
A new report from Duplo, a business payment platform for African businesses of all sizes, has revealed that Nigeria trails South Africa and Kenya in the development of key B2B payment processes…
- 4 May 2023
Building Trust in Digital Payments in Africa
By Mark Dankworth, While cash and mobile money remain the dominant payment methods in Africa, they come with significant challenges. Mark Dankworth, president of Business Development Africa at…
- 2 May 2023
Four Technologies that can Drive Nigeria’s Cashless Economy
By Victor Irechukwu, Head of Engineering, OnePipe Waving your hand to pay after shopping at a store, or simply placing your mobile phone on the checkout counter could seem strange - at least to a…
- 1 May 2020
Covid-19: Opportunity for Govt Payment Digitization and Financial Inclusion in Africa
By Emmanuel Okoegwale Since the beginning of 2020, the World had been gripped by the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic crisis affecting millions of people across all the continents including Africa…
- 31 Oct 2024
African Telcos Compete to Launch Eco-Friendly Data Centres
African telecommunications companies are hurrying to build data centres powered by green energy as the demand for digital services on the continent increases, driven by the largest youth demographic…
- 7 Mar 2022
Nigeria, Egypt Others Drive Africa’s Mobile Commerce Boom
Mobile is driving Africa’s digital economy, with Nigeria, Egypt, Kenya and South Africa leading the continent’s mobile commerce boom. This is one of the findings highlighted in the white paper…
- 11 Apr 2016
Redundant MM Agents Hobble Penetration- Experts
Emmanuel Okoegwale, Principal Associate, Mobilemoney Africa, has said that large number of redundant mobile money agents is a major challenge of the industry. He said this as…
- 23 Nov 2009
NCS Must not Compete with Commercial Payment Schemes-Experts
Global e-payment experts who converged at the second E-Payment Providers Association of Nigeria (E-PPAN) Techno-Interactive conference in Lagos recently agreed among other issues that the Nigeria…
- 25 Jul 2021
Dr. Obi Bags Life Time Achievement Award for Pioneering Digital Payment
Dr. Valentine Obi, founder and group chief executive officer of eTranzact Global was at the weekend in Lagos honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award for pioneering end-to-end card and digital…
- 13 May 2024
NoOnes Super App Surpasses 200,000 Downloads
NoOnes, the financial communication super app has announced it has broken past 200,000 downloads despite launching just over a year ago in April 2023. With the new figures representing a 300% surge…
- 4 Apr 2018
African Cryptocurrency Coming Soon
Trapeace Holdings, in partnership with a Korean-based development team and Singapore-based ICO (Initial Coin Offering) marketing firm Cornet PTE LTD, intend to develop and launch a crypto-currency…
- 26 Mar 2013
MEND Threatens Reign of Terror over Okah’s Sentencing
Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND), largest militant groups in the Niger Delta region, has threatened to unleash mayhem over the sentencing, yesterday of Henry Okah, leader of…
- 24 Apr 2017
Stakeholders Seek Regulatory Review to Boost Mobile Money
Stakeholders in the mobile money ecosystem have called for a review of the prevailing mobile money regulatory framework, so that the country can achieve the target growth rate in the system. They…
- 19 Feb 2013
AITEC Announces Speakers for Banking & Mobile Money West Africa Conference
Over 30 local and international speakers have confirmed their participation as speakers at this year's AITEC Banking & Mobile Money West Africa Conference, to be held at the Eko Hotel, Lagos over…
- 21 Jan 2026
MoMo PSB Expands Cross-Border Transfers Across Africa
MoMo Payment Service Bank (MoMo PSB), the financial subsidiary of MTN Nigeria, has expanded its cross-border transfer service, extending outbound coverage to additional African markets (including…
- 9 Feb 2017
MTN to Declare Loss over N330Bn Nigeria Fine
MTN Group expects to report a full-year loss due to a $1bn regulatory fine in Nigeria and for under-performance both in Nigeria and South Africa, the company said on Wednesday. MTN had agreed in June…
- 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.…
- 18 Dec 2020
2020 Wrapped Up: Paxful Highlights Nigeria’s Thriving Crypto Market
This year has shaken many industries, but crypto has actually seen immense growth and investor interest since the outbreak of COVID-19. Ray Youssef, Paxful CEO and co-founder With Bitcoin hitting a…
- 30 Oct 2013
Firewalls, UTMs Spur Network Security Appliances Market Growth
The value of security appliances market grew 3.6% year on year in Q2 2013 to reach $11.97 million in revenue in South African, according to the EMEA Quarterly Security Appliance Tracker published by…
- 20 Nov 2020
9PSB Board Appoints Branka Mracajac as CEO
The Board of Directors of 9 Payment Service Bank (9PSB) has announced the appointment of Branka Mracajac as the CEO designate. A seasoned Enterprise Resource Planning expert, Branka brings on board,…
- 12 Apr 2023
Konga Named Most Innovative e-commerce Brand in Africa
A new consumer-focused survey has projected Konga as the most admired and innovative e-commerce company on the African continent. The survey, which was published on March 15, 2023, coincided with the…
- 6 Nov 2015
Customer Experience Driving Future of Payments
Innovative technologies impact almost every aspect of our daily lives, from the way we communicate and manage our health to the way we pay for things. The rise of digital payments and the convergence…
- 21 Mar 2024
PalmPay Champions Responsible Gaming to Curb Fraud Among Sports Pundits
At the Africa Gaming Expo in Lagos, leading Africa-focused fintech platform PalmPay called for the promotion of responsible gaming by stakeholders in the gaming industry to protect sports pundits…
- 12 Sept 2024
Four Nigerian Start-ups Selected for NBA Africa Startup Accelerator’ Demo Day
NBA Africa has unveiled the list of ten startup companies from seven African countries selected for the Demo Day at the NBA headquarters in New York City on Wednesday, Sept. 25 as part of…
- 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…
- 5 Jun 2024
Nigerian Tech Entrepreneur, Mitchell Elegbe Joins Global Jury for Prestigious EY World Entrepreneur of the Year Awards in Monaco
Mitchell Elegbe, the Founder and Group Managing Director of Interswitch Group has been appointed into the global jury of the Ernst & Young (EY) World Entrepreneur of The Year Awards, which takes…
- 23 Sept 2020
Mastercard Announces Fintech Express to Empower MEA Fintechs to Launch and Expand Rapidly
Mastercard has launched Fintech Express in the Middle East and Africa (MEA), a program designed to facilitate emerging fintechs’ launch and expansion. Leveraging the power of partnerships and…
- 19 Apr 2017
The Relevance, Importance of .NG Domain Names
It is interesting to note that while Nigeria has over 19 million Facebook users, it has way less than 100,000 .NG domain names. It is, however, common knowledge that the more domain names a country…
- 28 Oct 2024
MoMo PSB Launches Outbound Remittance Service across Africa
MoMo PSB has announced the launch of its outbound and inbound remittance service which enables customers in Nigeria to send money seamlessly to 13 African countries, including Benin Republic,…
- 28 Oct 2024
Despite Crackdown, $59Bn Cryptocurrency Flow into Nigeria in 12 Months- Report
The latest report from blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis has placed Nigeria in the second spot on the list of countries leading crypto adoption globally, having received approximately $59 billion…