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- 29 Jul 2024
Omoniyi Kolade, CEO of SeerBit Campaigns for Unified Payment System to Boost Intra-African Trade
Omoniyi Kolade, CEO of SeerBit has called for implementation of a Unified Payment System (UPS) throughout Africa in order to promote financial inclusion, ease economic integration, and foster…
- 7 Dec 2023
NIBSS Orders Banks to Suspend Opay, Flutterwave, Others from Transfer List
Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System (NIBSS) has asked banks to delist Payment Solution Service Providers (PSSPs) Switches and Super Agents from its outward payment or transfer list. Payment Solution…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 25 Feb 2016
Confusion as CBN Says eTranzact, Others not Licensed PSSPs
Central Bans of Nigeria (CBN) has claimed that only four e-payment firms in the country are licensed as Payment Solution Service Providers (PSSPs), according to financialtechnologyafrica.com. The…
- 13 May 2015
UBA Launches PayAttitude Payment Solution
United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, pan-African financial services group, in conjunction with Unified Payment Systems Limited have introduced “PayAttitude” a faster and seamless, contactless payment…
- 13 May 2018
Ecobank Unveils Unified Digital Payment Solution
A multi-featured digital payment solution, Ecobank Pay, is now available from Ecobank Nigeria. Ecobank Pay is built as a core part of Ecobank’s digital financial services ecosystem approach…
- 9 May 2013
MasterCard Powers Nigerian Identity Card Programme
Nigerian National IdentityManagement Commission (NIMC) and MasterCard have announced at the World Economic Forum on Africa the roll-out of 13 million MasterCard-branded National Identity Smart Cards…
- 2 Nov 2016
eFraud Confab: Industry CEOs, Stakeholders Meet in Lagos
Top-notch chief executive officers (CEOs) of organisation from within and outside the electronic payment industry and other key stakeholders in the economy are set to converge on Lagos next week for…
- 25 Oct 2012
e-Banking Heads Ponder Over e-Payment Market
The Committee of e-Banking Industry Heads (CeBIH) is to hold a forum on challenges and prospects of developing a functioning electronic payment market in Nigeria. CeBIH comprises of all heads of…
- 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…
- 11 Feb 2015
NIMC, Others Plot Roadmap for National ID Card Activation
National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has concluded its two day 2nd International Vendors’ Summit aimed at ensuring that citizens who have enrolled for their National Identification…
- 21 Dec 2009
Nigerians Do Not Respect Credit - Okonyia
Robert Okonyia is the managing director/CEO, Bocal (UK) Limited, a consultant firm offering services to financial institutions on payment solutions. Bocal has been doing that for banks in conjunction…
- 28 Aug 2014
National Smart ID Card for 13m Nigerians Under 1st Phase
The national smart identity (ID) card, powered by international electronics payment company, MasterCard, will be obtained by 13 million Nigerians under the pilot phase of the project. This was…
- 11 Jul 2016
Trisat Launches Online School Management Technology
Trisat Communications Limited, a software development company has launched an online platform, Nortify.com.ng, to provide digital tools to simplify school management through a comprehensive school…
- 12 Sept 2024
CBN Tightens Grip on Electronic Transactions with New Rules for PoS
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced new regulations for processing Point of Sale (PoS) transactions across the country, directing all acquirers to route their transactions through any…
- 28 Jun 2026
ACAMB, NIBSS Unite to Drive Faster, Cheaper Digital Payments in Nigeria
Association of Corporate Communication and Marketing Professionals in Banks (ACAMB) has urged banks to deepen the adoption of digital payment channels, including QR code payments, following a…
- 22 Jul 2019
First Bank Leverages Digital Innovations to Promote Financial Inclusion
First Bank of Nigeria Limited has organised a joint seminar with sub-Saharan African banking and telecom regulators to promote financial inclusion through digital innovations in sub-Saharan Africa.…
- 30 May 2025
Uche Uzoebo, SANEF CEO Makes Case for More Financial Inclusion Strategies Targeting Women
Leveraging digital infrastructure is key to accelerating financial inclusion, especially through a multi-stakeholder approach involving governments, fintechs, telecoms, regulators and even the…
- 11 Jun 2014
E-PPAN' 3rd Summit Focuses on Increasing Govt Revenue Via E-Payment
The E-Payment Provides Association of Nigeria (E-PPAN) is set to host the 3rd edition of its Annual E-Payment Government Summit from the 8th – 9th of July 2014 at the Shehu Musa Yar’adua Centre,…
- 4 Dec 2025
Afreximbank Taps Nigeria to Lead Africa’s Digital Trade Revolution
Yemi Kale, Afreximbank’s Group Chief Economist, yesterday said that Nigeria is positioned to drive Africa’s transition into a digitally enabled trade ecosystem, arguing that the country’s demographic…
- 20 Oct 2025
Tango Brook Achieves ISO 27001:2022 Certification, Solidifying Commitment to Data Security and Customer Trust
Tango Brook Technologies Limited, a leading innovator in digital payment solutions, is proud to announce its achievement of ISO 27001:2022 certification, further strengthening its commitment to…
- 2 May 2017
Omobolanle Johnson, Others Inaugurated into Board of ACT Foundation
Dr. (Mrs) Omobolanle Johnson, former minister of Information Technology; Tunde Folawiyo, group managing director, Folawiyo Group; among others have been inaugurated as Board members of Nigeria’s…
- 21 May 2023
MoMo PSB to Invest in Financial Education, Mobile Financing, to Drive Financial Inclusion
Eli Hini, CEO of MoMo PSB, says that the mobile money operator will invest in financial education, mobile device financing and other financial solutions, to bridge the financial inclusion gap in…
- 11 Jun 2013
Connectivity Problem Tops Challenges of PoS Usuage
Telecommunications network connectivity difficulties account for 58.5% of challenges merchants face in Point of Sale (PoS) transactions according to a field market research sponsored by Nigeria…
- 8 Sept 2015
CPC Probes Discos over ‘Outrageous’ Billings
Consumer Protection Council (CPC) has set up a panel to investigate Electricity Distribution Companies (DISCOs) in Nigeria over series of allegations bothering on breach of consumers rights. Mrs.…
- 5 Mar 2020
Path Solutions Launches Digital Banking Suite Underpinned by State-of-the-art Analytics
Path Solutions has revealed its new Intelligent Digital initiative roadmap with the launch of Path Digital and Path Intelligence platforms which will enable forward-thinking banks to maintain…
- 16 Sept 2024
Stakeholders Harp on Importance of Unified Infrastructure to Africa Digital Leap
A robust infrastructure framework to drive digital transformation in Africa has been highlighted at the Hyperscalers Convergence Africa Conference that was held recently in Lagos. Experts who…
- 22 Apr 2026
Payments Forum Nigeria (PAFON 3.0) Holds This Friday in Lagos
Nigeria’s foremost payments and financial inclusion dialogue platform, Payments Forum Nigeria (PAFON 3.0), will hold this Friday, April 24, 2026, at the prestigious Lagos Oriental Hotel, Lekki Road,…