30 results
- 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.…
- 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.…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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’…
- 24 May 2023
FG Approves National ID Card that Doubles as Debit Card
Federal Executive Council, (FEC) on Wednesday, approved a memo from the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) allowing banks to print debit cards that double as National identity cards. With…
- 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…
- 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…
- 24 Aug 2025
Fidelity Bank Resumes Intl Transactions on Naira Debit Cards
Fidelity Bank Plc, tier-one lender, has announced the resumption of international transactions on its Naira Debit Cards. This recommencement gives customers the freedom to make seamless payments…
- 11 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…
- 11 Oct 2012
UBA Gives Out Free Debit MasterCard
United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc spurred by the commitment to drive the Cashless initiative and provide value added services to customers is introducing Free UBA Debit MasterCard to the first 100,000…
- 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…
- 15 May 2018
FirstBank Introduces Contactless Naira Mastercard
First Bank of Nigeria Limited has introduced the Contactless Naira Master Card to its array of debit cards to promote convenience, ease of transactions and the security of funds. FirstBank…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 29 Jun 2021
Carbon, Visa Partner to Enable Payments Across Africa
Carbon, a pan-African fintech company providing access to basic financial services for Africans, has announced a strategic five-year partnership with Visa, the world leader in digital payments, to…
- 29 Jun 2021
Carbon Teams Up With Visa to Enable Payments Across Africa
Carbon , a pan-African fintech company providing access to basic financial services for Africans, Tuesday announced a strategic five-year partnership with Visa, the world leader in digital payments,…
- 10 Dec 2013
Savvy Spending Tips in Yuletide Season
The year has gone by and Christmas is here again. And so it’s the merry season of giving and sharing of gifts with family and friends. Christmas is indeed the season of giving as you buy lovely gifts…
- 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…
- 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…
- 16 Feb 2009
Intercontinental Bank Migrates to Chip & Pin Card
Intercontinental Bank has become the first bank to migrate to the newly launched Verve Chip and Pin debit card by InterSwitch with the unveiling of Intercontinental bank Verve Card. Erastus…
- 12 Dec 2014
MasterCard Lists Expectations from Digital Financial Services Lab
MasterCard has expressed its expectations Digital Financial Services lab recently launched in East Africa with funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. In a telephone chat with…
- 10 Sept 2014
Visa, Apple Opening New Era of Payments on Mobile Devices
Visa Inc., global leader in payments, on Wednesday announced it is supporting consumer payments with the new iPhone 6 and other Apple devices. The new era comes via Visa’s flagship capability called…
- 5 Dec 2013
Nigerians to Pay for UK Visas in Dollars
United Kingdom has announced a new regime that would now require applicants to pay for her visas in US dollars. This is barely five weeks after the cancellation of the controversial 3,000-pound…
- 2 Jul 2012
UBA Slashes ATM Charges, Introduces Pay-as-You-Go
United Bank for Africa (UBA) has reduced the charges associated with ATM cards, significantly lowering the cost of transactions, particularly for its Verve Debit card customers in an unprecedented…
- 3 May 2016
Visa Launches Digital Payments for Expected 1.2m Travelers at Rio 2016
Visa on Tuesday celebrated the 100 day milestone to the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. In its 30th year as the exclusive payment provider of the Olympic Games, Visa is creating and managing the entire…
- 27 Feb 2013
Eventsrail Unwraps Mobile Website for Tickets’ Sales
Evenstrail Limited, one of the pioneers of online registration and ticketing services in Nigeria and the first to directly integrate Mastercard, Verve and Visa card payment solutions has launched its…
- 21 Jul 2008
New ATM Cards to Cost Banks N11bn
The financial industry will spend at least some N11 billion in the unification of cards technology and upgrade of their platforms to EMV compliant chip cards, Nigeria CommunicationsWeek…