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- 12 Jun 2022
Danbatta Pledges Support to New WATRA Leadership
Prof. Umar Danbatta, executive vice chairman (EVC) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has promised the new leadership of the West Africa Telecommunications Regulators Assembly (WATRA)…
- 19 Jul 2016
UBA, Mastercard Seal Deal on 5-Year Card Issuance in 19 Markets
United Bank Africa (UBA) and Mastercard have announced a partnership which will see UBA act as the issuer for MasterCard in 18 new markets in Africa. The partnership which came into effect in the…
- 20 Nov 2018
Oradian, TAB Finance Join Forces to Boost Financial Inclusion
TAB Finance, a new microfinance bank licensed by the Central Bank of the Republic of Guinea, joins Oradian’s global community of visionary financial institutions. With this strategic partnership,…
- 30 Nov 2009
RTGS Replacement: Perago Africa, CMA, Montran Meet CBN Requirements
Going by the critical requirements established by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for the Request for Proposal (RFP) for the deployment of a new Real-Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) solution for the…
- 25 Feb 2019
Orange launches Phone which Democratises Access to Internet in Africa
Orange partners with KaiOS Technologies and UNISOC to launch a phone with voice recognition at $US 20 in 16 countries in Africa and the Middle-East : Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central Africa…
- 24 Aug 2015
MTN, Liquid Telecom in Partnership for Broadband
Mobile operator MTN and network services provider Liquid Telecom have announced a partnership to provide their respective customers with access to a broader fixed and wireless footprint. In a…
- 1 Feb 2016
WorldRemit, MTN Ink Agreement on Mobile Money Service
WorldRemit and MTN Group has announced that its customers can now send money instantly to MTN Mobile Money wallets in Rwanda, Uganda and Zambia. The launch follows the signing of a global partnership…
- 21 Jan 2015
WorldRemit, MTN Ink Mobile Money Agreement
WorldRemit, online money transfer service and MTN, telecoms operator have signed a global partnership that will enable WorldRemit customers to send remittances instantly to MTN’s Mobile Money…
- 23 Mar 2014
Ecobank Partners MTN on Mobile Money Services
Mobile Money users, who are also customers of MTN and Ecobank in 12 African countries, may soon be able to withdraw cash from Ecobank ATMs and transfer money between their Mobile Money and Ecobank…
- 20 Mar 2014
Western Union, Ecobank Begins 24Hours Services on all Ecobank Nigeria ATMs
Ecobank customers in Nigeria can now access Western Union® Money TransferSM service using their Ecobank debit card. The Western Union Company, a leader in global payment services, and Ecobank Nigeria…
- 29 Feb 2024
MTN, Mastercard Partner to Accelerate Mobile Money Payment Across Africa
Mastercard and MTN Group Fintech have signed an agreement to provide all MTN MoMo customers with payment cards. In a joint statement on Thursday, the companies said a virtual and physical Mastercard…
- 11 Jun 2012
Olympic Games to be Streamed Live on YouTube
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) will live stream the London 2012 Olympic Games in 64 territories on the IOC’s channel on YouTube. YouTube is the world's most popular online video community…
- 9 Nov 2014
MasterCard, UBA Partner for Access to ePayment
MasterCard, and United Bank for Africa (UBA), have completed a multi-country licensing project that will see the pan-African bank accept and issue MasterCard prepaid, debit and credit cards in 14…
- 8 Jul 2021
Glo Offers Customers Pre-paid Roaming, 4G Data Services in China, UAE
Globacom has announced the commencement of pre-paid roaming, data roaming and 4G LTE services in China and the United Arab Emirates. The announcement was contained in a statement released from its…
- 6 Jan 2014
Access Bank sells Ivorian Unit to Cameroon's Afriland
Access Bank has sold its loss-making Ivory Coast subsidiary to Cameroon's Afriland First Bank Group for $1 million, according to a bank official and a filing with the Nigerian Stock Exchange. Access…
- 7 Feb 2013
K-NET Transits to New Digital Communications Satellite
K-NET , a leading African telecommunications company offering triple-play voice, data and video services across sub-Saharan Africa, has announced the successful transition of its satellite-based…
- 3 Jul 2026
Google Play launches $1m fund to support African game developers
Google Play has launched its first Indie Games Fund for Africa, committing one million dollars in equity-free funding to support independent game developers across 32 African countries, including…
- 12 Nov 2019
UBA Assures of Innovative Services to Boost Trade, Financial Inclusion in Africa
United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, Pan African financial Institution, has assured its customers that it is dedicated to facilitating intra African trade and financial inclusion, by providing premium…
- 23 Sept 2014
MasterCard-Branded Cards at Ecobank Subsidiaries in 28 African Countries
Ecobank Transnational Inc. and MasterCard on Tuesday announced that consumers can now use their MasterCard prepaid, debit and credit cards at Ecobank’s ATMs and Point of Sale terminals in 28 African…
- 24 Apr 2020
Facebook Expands Coronavirus Information Centre to 24 More African Countries
Facebook has expanded its Coronavirus Information Centre to 24 more countries in Africa as part of its on-going commitment to empowering people around the world with timely and accurate news from…
- 8 Oct 2019
Facebook Expands its Third-party Fact-checking Programme to 10 Countries in Sub-Saharan Africa
Joining third-party fact-checking programmes in Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Cameroon and Senegal, Facebook today announced the expansion of its Third-Party Fact-Checking programme to 10 additional…
- 17 Mar 2022
UBA Partners with Cellulant to Expand its Reach in 19 Markets across Africa
United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, Africa’s global bank, and Cellulant (Cellulant.io), leading Pan-African Payments Company, have announced a partnership that will extend payment services for…
- 25 Oct 2017
Most Countries Scorn Nigerian Passport
Nigeria has one of the least powerful passports in the world, a new ranking showed on Wednesday. The Passport Index, done by Canada-based global consultancy Arton Capital, showed Nigerians can…
- 18 Sept 2013
Dolphin Telecom to Land $700m ACE Cable in Nigeria
Dolphin Telecom, a global communications carrier and operator of the Africa Coast to Europe (ACE) submarine cable system in West Africa has announced that it would land the $700 million submarine…
- 29 Jun 2015
FDI in Africa Hit all Time High at $128Bn- Report
Although the number of foreign direct investments (FDI) fell by 8.4% in 2014, capital investment into Africa surged to US$128b, a year-on-year increase of 136%, according to the recently released EY…
- 13 Sept 2016
Orange Accelerates Mobile Financial Services in Africa with CECOM Launch
With the recent receipt of Electronic Money Establishment licenses (EME) in four countries (Senegal, Mali, Côte d’Ivoire and Guinea), Orange has further strengthened its position as a major player in…
- 27 Oct 2022
AfreximBank Boss, ECOWAS, Diplomats and others to Speak at GAIN Youth Summit 2022
The President and Chairman of the Board of Directors of African Export Import Bank (AfreximBank) Professor Benedict O. Oramah; High Commissioner of Namibia to Nigeria, H.E Humphrey Geiseb; Ambassador…
- 14 Oct 2015
US Considers Visa Ban, Financial Sanctions on Alison-Madueke, Others
United States government is reportedly considering imposing a visa ban or financial sanctions against Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, ex-petroleum minister, and a dozen of her associates, government…
- 10 Feb 2019
Startimes Says it Has 3m Nigerian Subscribers
William Masy, StarTimes Overseas Public Relations director has disclosed that about 3 million Nigerians are subscribed to the organisation’s products and services across the country’s six…
- 24 Jul 2017
Total, Worldline & African Fintech InTouch to Deploy Solution for Retail Networks
Tota and Worldline have signed binding technological, commercial and financing agreements with African fintech InTouch to support the deployment of the Guichet Unique solution in eight African…