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- 3 Mar 2015
MasterCard, Samsung to Deliver Samsung Pay
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd, a leading global technology company, has unveiled Samsung Pay, a mobile payment service that will enable MasterCard cardholders to use their Samsung Galaxy S6 for…
- 20 May 2016
Samsung Pay, Alipay Team Up to Expand Mobile Payments in China
Samsung Electronics has announced the partnership with Ant Financial Services Group, parent company of Alipay, to expand Samsung Pay in China. A simple, safe and easy-to-use mobile payment service,…
- 25 Feb 2016
Samsung Pay Processes Half a Billion Dollars of Transactions
Samsung says that its mobile payments service, Samsung Pay has reached a global milestone about five million registered users processed over 500 million dollars in the first six months, showing a…
- 23 Aug 2018
Samsung Pay Produces 1.3B transactions in 3 Years
Samsung Electronics celebrated the third anniversary of the launch of Samsung Pay — on Aug. 20, 2015, in South Korea — with the announcement that the mobile wallet has produced 1.3 billion…
- 29 Apr 2016
Samsung Pay Rolls Out ATM Cash Withdrawal Capability
This week at the Samsung Developer Conference in San Francisco, the Korean tech giant introduced new features for Samsung Pay — including the ability to make deposits and cash withdrawals at…
- 15 Apr 2017
Major 'Pays' Expected to Attract 500m Users by 2021
New data from fintech analysts at Juniper Research projects that the number of OEM-Pay contactless users — including Apple Pay, Samsung Pay, and Android Pay — will exceed 100 million for the first…
- 25 Mar 2017
LG Discloses Plan to Launch Payment App
LG has set eyes on launching a payment services in June. The South Korean electronics maker LG plans to roll out its mobile payment app alongside with its U.S brand’s newest flagship product — the LG…
- 5 Oct 2018
Mobile Wallet Use Growing Fast - Report
Apple Pay is far and away the leader for mobile wallet transactions, according to new research from Auriemma Consulting Group. The app accounts for 77 percent of mobile wallet transactions, while…
- 5 Aug 2014
Microsoft sues Samsung over Android Patent Fees
Microsoft says Samsung failed to pay it on schedule for the use of its inventions and has begun legal action in New York. In a blog, the US firm said Samsung had used Microsoft’s takeover of Nokia’s…
- 7 Mar 2023
Samsung Unveils Galaxy A14 – A Phone for All Occasions
Samsung has announced the new Galaxy A14 with the latest innovation and technology that has become synonymous with Galaxy smartphones. L-R: Nathan Lee, Business Manager; Joy Tim-Ayoola, Head of MX…
- 29 Jun 2018
Mobile Contactless Payment Users to Top 750M - 2020
The global number of mobile contactless users will exceed 760 million by 2020, up from an estimated 440 million in 2018, according to a new study from Juniper Research. The research forecasts that…
- 24 Mar 2023
Samsung Nigeria Unveils Galaxy A54 5G and Galaxy A34 5G, offering Awesome Experiences for All
Samsung Electronics has unveiled the Galaxy A54 5G and Galaxy A34 5G, two innovative smartphones that advance Samsung Galaxy’s commitment to designing awesome mobile experiences. These new additions…
- 6 Sept 2016
PayPal, MasterCard Reach Deal for Store Payments
MasterCard said yesterday it had expanded its deal with payment processor PayPal Holdings Inc, which would allow customers to use PayPal's payment services in stores. PayPal's partnership follows a…
- 21 Jan 2017
Messaging, Communications Apps Heads to 7Bn Mark - Report
Messaging and communications apps such as Line and WhatsApp will grow from five billion users in 2016 to 7.5 billion by 2020, according to new analysis by IHS. "Mobile innovations, new business…
- 2 Feb 2016
Remittance & Mobilemoney Expo begins Today
The sixth remittance and mobilemoney expo begins today in Lagos, Nigeria. The forum is expected to discuss issues around lowering remittance transaction cost. According to Emmanuel Okoegwale, event…
- 7 Aug 2014
Apple, Samsung to End Legal Tussles in 9 Countries
Apple and Samsung have agreed to withdraw all legal cases against each other outside the United States. The two rivals have sued each other over a range of patent disputes in nine countries outside…
- 10 May 2017
Mobile Biometric Payments to Triple in 2017- Report
The number of mobile payments authenticated by biometrics will rise to nearly two billion this year, up from just over 600 million in 2016. This is according to a new report from Juniper Research,…
- 4 Nov 2021
Africa’s Payment Space Absorbs COVID – 19 Impact, Returns to Growth
Globally, as well as in Africa, the payments industry suffered a much-smaller-than-anticipated impact from the COVID-19 crisis and has returned to growth with renewed momentum, according to a new…
- 5 Oct 2022
Samsung Nigeria Unveils Galaxy A04s Dubbed ‘The Eagle’
Samsung Nigeria on Wednesday launched the Galaxy A04s into the Nigerian market. The launch of this device reinforces Samsung’s commitment in providing affordable yet quality devices that addresses…
- 4 Jan 2017
13 Biggest Tech Acquisitions of 2016 Valued Over $613Bn
Generally, 2016 was busy for the IT/telecoms market, as the world witnessed some mergers and acquisitions. At the home front, Thursday, January 7, 2016, MTN Nigeria completed the acquisition of…
- 14 Aug 2015
Samsung Debuts High-End Phones
Samsung yesterday took the wraps off its latest jumbo-screen smartphones in a bid to win back customers who've defected to Apple and to other Android vendors, as it detailed plans to launch mobile…
- 26 May 2013
Africa Tempts Hi-Tec Companies
Multinational HighTech companies looking for new frontiers and fresh ideas are lining up for a slice of Africa's relatively untapped consumer market. Many experts are saying the continent is poised…
- 22 Dec 2015
Ericsson Signs Patent Deal with Apple
Mobile telecom gear maker Ericsson said it had signed a patent license deal with Apple Inc over technology that helps smartphones and tablets connect to mobile networks, sending its shares up much as…
- 31 Dec 2015
Samsung Partners Ekiti State, Launches Second Engineering Academy in Nigeria
Samsung Electronics West Africa has launched its second Engineering Academy in Nigeria. Following the success of the first engineering academy in Lagos, the second engineering academy was launched in…
- 31 Oct 2018
MTN, Sterling Bank Others Partner on Device Financing Scheme
Mtn Nigeria mobile telecommunication Operator, in collaboration with Sterling Bank, TD, Samsung and Payjoy have Unveiled device financing scheme aimed at boosting smart phone penetration in the…
- 26 Mar 2014
Microsoft, Dell Seal Android, Chrome Royalty Pact
Microsoft Corp and Dell Inc have sealed a patent licensing deal under which Dell will pay the software giant royalties on sales of devices powered by Google Inc's Android or Chrome software. The two…
- 2 Jul 2021
Samsung’s Awesome New Samsung Galaxy A22 Offers Unprecedented Value
Samsung has launched the new Samsung Galaxy A22 smartphone, the latest in its popular collection of affordable devices. The A Series is designed to make Samsung’s latest innovative products more…
- 8 Mar 2023
Glo Launches Financing Scheme for Samsung Series
Globacom has revealed a device financing option for the Samsung Galaxy S23 series. The firm revealed this when unveiled the phone series in collaboration with Samsung in Lagos. According to the firm,…
- 9 Jun 2016
Samsung & Huawei: What Propels Telecom’s ‘Top Innovators’?
Samsung and Huawei are telecom’s most innovative companies, according to a recent Thomson Reuters global survey of patents and scientific reports, The Future is Open: 2015 State of Innovation. The…
- 10 Nov 2020
Nigerians Groan as Corporates, Educational Institutions Suffer Global Computer Scarcity
After enjoying a run of uninterrupted supply of personal computers (PCs), laptops and other digital devices for nearly a quarter of a century, the world is currently in the middle of a major supply…