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- 6 Feb 2016
Visa Opens Global Network with “Visa Developer” Launch
Visa Inc. has announced the launch of Visa Developer, a milestone that transforms the world’s largest retail payments network to an open platform that will drive innovation in payments and commerce.…
- 29 Jul 2015
Visa, Stripe Partner to Expand Online Commerce Globally
Visa Inc. and Stripe, a mobile and online payment provider, have announced a strategic partnership to support new technologies and online payment experiences for merchants, developers and consumers…
- 16 Mar 2018
Visa Launches First Visa’s Everywhere Initiative in Sub Sahara Africa
Visa has announced that its Visa’s Everywhere Initiative, a global innovation program that tasks start-ups to solve commerce challenges of tomorrow and further enhance their own product propositions…
- 19 Jan 2018
Visa Names Andrew Torre Regional President for CEMEA
Visa Inc. has appointed Andrew Torre as Regional President for its Central and Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa (CEMEA) region, based in Dubai. Torre, who previously led Visa’s Sub-Saharan…
- 21 Oct 2017
Visa Launches ID Intelligence for Smarter Customer Authentication
Visa has launched Visa ID Intelligence, a platform that lets issuers, acquirers and merchants quickly adopt emerging authentication technologies, according to a press release. Available through Visa…
- 23 Jul 2017
mVisa App Relies On Four Key Pillars, Relishes Mobile Money in Nigeria
mVisa, a mobile solution by Visa will bring the benefits of easy and secure digital commerce to financial institutions, merchants and consumers in Nigeria based on four key pillars. The four key…
- 19 Jul 2017
mVisa Seeks to Disrupt Nigeria’s Mobile Payment Market
Visa, a global payments technology company has set to digitally disrupt how consumers make payments to businesses, financial institutions, and governments using its new app called mVisa. The solution…
- 16 Aug 2016
Visa Prepares mVisa Mobile Payments Solution Launch in Nigeria
Visa Inc., the global leader in payments, on Tuesday announced that it is bringing its mobile payments solution mVisa to Nigeria. The company said that it was in advanced discussions with leading…
- 8 Nov 2016
Ecobank Signs MoU with Visa to Roll out mVisa in 33 Countries
Ecobank Group has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Visa to roll out mVisa, a mobile payment solution in 33 African markets by end of 2016. This MoU will help Ecobank reach 100 million…
- 29 Aug 2018
Paystack Secures $8 million Series A Funding
Paystack, a Nigeria-based startup providing payments tools to businesses in Africa, has raised $8 million in Series A funding. The round was led by Stripe, and includes Visa, follow-on funding from…
- 4 Sept 2017
MasterCard, Visa to Dominate Digital Payments Market - Report
Forthcoming strategies from payment network operators Visa and MasterCard will be the main drivers of growth in the digital payments markets. This is according to a newly released Juniper whitepaper:…
- 2 Aug 2019
Sparkle Launches to Change the Face of Retail Services in Nigeria
Sparkle, a mobile-first platform is launching in financial technology community and ecosystem, focused on the Nigeria's retail sector. Sparkle will tackle how retailers can achieve their daily…
- 2 Apr 2016
SimplePay Gets PCI DSS Certification, Offers Merchants Free Integration
‎Africa’s payment gateway, SimplePay has secured Level 1 Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) certification. PCI DSS is regarded as world’s highest security standard for…
- 19 Nov 2018
Flutterwave Reiterates Commitment to Better Merchants Payment Experience
With the recent change in the top management of Flutterwave Incorporated, the company says it remains committed in the drive towards ensuring that there renewed trust and security in the Nigerian…
- 27 Apr 2020
TLcom Invests $1mn Pre-Seed Funding into Okra
Nigerian fintech platform Okra has secured a $1mn pre-seed fundraise from TLcom Capital, strengthening its push to build the infrastructure for Africa’s next wave of fintech innovation. With the…