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- 9 Feb 2009
Skye Bank Visa Card Gets anti-Hacking Security
Skye Bank Plc has moved a step further in the deployment of e channels for transactional and settlement purposes as its range of Visa cards have attained the Verified by Visa (VbV) status which makes…
- 30 Jan 2013
FCMB Offers Free Visa Naira Cards to Customers
First City Monument Bank (FCMB) Plc has announced free issuance of FCMB Visa Cards, its new range of Naira Visa Cards to customers. The FCMB Visa Cards, which are available in debit, credit and…
- 1 Sept 2015
ChamsMobile Unveils Nigeria’s First Visa Virtual Card
ChamsMobile Limited, a licensed mobile money operator, and Skye Bank Plc, have launched the first Virtual Visa Card in Nigeria. The Virtual Visa Card is an entirely digital payment card for online…
- 6 Feb 2015
ChamsMobile, Skye Bank to Launch Virtual Visa Card In Nigeria
ChamsMobile and Skye Bank Plc. signed an agreement to launch a Virtual Visa Card in Nigeria – an entirely digital payment card for online and mobile use. Virtual Visa Card programs have had great…
- 17 Aug 2010
Visa Card Beats Competition, Now Market Leader in Nigeria
Bursts of the transactions with Visa card on Automated Teller Machines (ATM) and Point of Sale Terminal (POS) have suddenly and surprisingly pushed Valucard Plc to the top of the e-payment processing…
- 16 Feb 2009
Afribank Woos Customers with Visa Credit Cards
The customized attractions specially packaged into the Afribank Visa Credit Card menu have continued to distinguish the product in the market. For the first time in the history of International…
- 8 Oct 2021
Carbon Microfinance Bank Introduces Visa Debit Cards
Carbon Microfinance Bank has launched fully digital banking service that allows customers to open a bank account, own Visa debit cards, enjoy 15.5% on savings and buy now, pay later at 0% interest.…
- 16 Mar 2009
Diamond Bank Issues Visa Credit Cards
Diamond Bank has taken a giant leap towards promoting a society less dependent on cash with the launch of the Diamond Bank Visa credit card available to its existing customers and people who do…
- 10 Jan 2018
Visa, Dynamics unveil Multifeature Wallet Card
Visa Inc. and Dynamics Inc., an intelligent card developer, have unveiled the Dynamics Wallet Card, a connected payment card slated for availability early this year, according to a press release. The…
- 17 May 2026
FirstBank, Visa Launch Multicurrency Signature, Naira Debit Cards
First Bank of Nigeria Limited, in partnership with Visa, has launched its multicurrency Visa Signature card, a premium offering designed for Nigeria’s affluent segment, as well as the Naira Visa…
- 29 Jul 2026
Elon Musk Launches Invite-only X Money with Visa Debit Card
Elon Musk’s social media company X, formerly known as Twitter, launched its own bank account-like product where users can send money to one another. The service, known as X Money, is not a new bank.…
- 20 May 2017
Payment Card Use Sees Double-digit Global Growth in 2016
Global card purchase volume for goods and services (excluding cash advances on credit cards and cash withdrawals on debit cards), grew 5.8 percent to $20.606 trillion in 2016, according to The Nilson…
- 11 Apr 2025
FG Unveils e-Visa, Digital Entry Cards to Strengthen Border Security
In a major step toward strengthening border security and modernising travel protocols, the Federal Government has announced the introduction of automated landing and exit cards as part of its wider…
- 29 Jun 2016
Visa Stresses User Education, Begins Card Security Week
Visa, a global payments technology company that connects consumers, businesses, banks and governments in more than 200 countries and territories, has once again stressed the need for user education…
- 10 Nov 2021
Kuda Partners Visa on Physical, Virtual Cards
In a move aimed at driving its independent payment cards offering, Kuda Technologies, the challenger bank for Africans, has partnered with Visa, the world leader in digital payments, to offer digital…
- 29 Jun 2016
Visa Scores EMV High, Identifies 4 Pillars To Card’s Data Protection
Visa has scored Nigeria high on card payment systems’ security with 99% cards in the country running on the globally accepted EMV cards standard. EMV is global acknowledged standard for credit and…
- 12 Dec 2016
Visa Bags BJAN’s Best Card Payment Scheme in Nigeria Award
Visa Inc., the global leader in payments, has been recognised by the Brand Journalists’ Association of Nigeria (BJAN) as the Best Card Payment Scheme in Nigeria. This announcement was made at the…
- 9 Jul 2015
Visa Prepares #Tokenisation, #mPOS Services for Nigeria
Visa Cards has announced its plan to launch tokenisation and mPOS services customized for the needs of the Nigerian market. Tokenisation technology, Nigeria Communication gathered, will be at the…
- 24 Feb 2025
Visa Enhances Digital Wallet Experience with Tap to Add Card in CEMEA
Visa has announced the launch of its new Tap to Add Card feature in Central Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, marking a significant advancement in digital wallet provisioning. This innovative…
- 17 Jan 2018
Visa Launches Pilot Test of Biometric EMV Cards
Visa has initiated the first commercial test of an EMV dual-interface payment card with on-card biometric ID, according to a press release. Tests will begin in early 2018 at the Bank of Cyprus and…
- 11 Dec 2020
Visa Partners Access Bank to Launch Business Debit Card for SMEs
Visa, the world leader in digital payments, has partnered with Access Bank Plc to introduce a Business Debit Card targeted at SMEs in Nigeria. This will create efficiency and transparency in SMEs’…
- 4 Jun 2012
Visa Records N1.12tr Transaction Volume in Nigeria
Visa, one of the electronic payment cards scheme in the country, has recorded transaction volume to the tune of N1.12trillion ($7billion) last year, Nigeria CommunicationsWeek…
- 15 Mar 2010
Banks to launch new ATM Cards in May
Nigerian banks are to launch Visa Electron, the revolutionary new generation debit or credit cards, that combines the ease-of-use for daily purchases with enhanced security, Nigeria…
- 23 Feb 2009
Visa Partners GSMA on Mobile Financial Services
Credit card merchant, Visa plans to work with the GSM Association to advance the delivery of mobile financial services around the world. As part of the continuing collaboration between the two…
- 29 Oct 2013
Africa’s Growth Depends on e-Payment Integration- Ashaye
Ade Ashaye is the country manager for Visa Card, spanning from Nigeria, Ghana, Sierra Leone, Gambia to Liberia. He joined the Visa Sub-Saharan Africa office in September 2005. Prior to that, he was…
- 22 Jun 2009
Nasuba Express Targets Billions of Naira Transfer to Nigeria-Meyer
Jean-Claude Meyer is the executive director of LC2 Group, promoters of Nasuba Express. LC2 has footprints in broadcasting, telecommunications and interconnection sectors. Mr Meyer has lived in…
- 6 Apr 2009
Prepaid Market in Nigeria, Africa Still Young-Dearman
Global Technology Partners specializes in creating innovative processing solutions internationally in the pre-paid card category. David Dearman, vice president of the company spoke on plans to…
- 6 Jun 2016
Global Technology Partners Wins ‘Visa Prepaid Service Provider of the Year’
Global Technology Partners (GTP), a processor of Visa prepaid debit cards in over 30 African countries, has been awarded the ‘Visa Prepaid Service Provider of the Year’ at the Prepaid Summit Middle…
- 14 Apr 2009
Afribank Lavishes Gifts on Eagles
Afribank Nigeria Plc has presented its varied forms of Visa Cards to members of the Super Eagles and their officials to consolidate its new privileged status as the “Exclusive Official Banker…
- 22 Jun 2009
Bukar Charges Stakeholders on EMV compliance
Kyari Bukar, managing director, ValuCard Nigeria has urged for a more rapid adoption of and compliance with EMV principles and practices by all stakeholders in the e-payment industry. This is…