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- 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…
- 27 Jan 2017
Visa Signs Strategic Partnership Deal with Atlas Mara
Visa, a global payments technology company, has signed a commercial partnership with Atlas Mara Limited (LON: ATMA), the sub-Saharan Africa financial services group, as part of a wider strategic…
- 9 Dec 2022
ThriveAgric Emerges 2022 Global Winner of Visa Everywhere Initiative
Thrive Agric, a fintech providing smallholder farmers access to finance, insights and distribution was crowned 2022 winner of the Visa Everywhere Initiative (VEI) – a global open innovation program…
- 11 Jun 2024
Immigration Service to Unveil User-Friendly eVisa Channel
Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) has unveiled plans, to inaugurate a more accessible e-visa application channel for short visits in line with the Nigeria Visa Policy 2020. Te new channel will…
- 3 May 2017
Visa Establishes Regional HQto Support Nigeria, Other Markets
Visa, a global payments technology company, has announced that it has opened its regional headquarters for the Western and Central Africa region in Abidjan, Cote D’Ivoire. Visa staff will work with…
- 9 Apr 2018
Ecobank Mobile App Processes $1Bn Transactions
The groundbreaking Ecobank (www.Ecobank.com) Mobile App, a single, unified financial services application across 33 African countries, has processed 9 million transactions worth over $1 billion since…
- 7 Feb 2023
ThriveAgric Wins $1m as Regional Winners of 2022 AYuTe Africa Challenge
Agricultural technology company, ThriveAgric, has recently emerged the West African winners of the annual AYuTe Africa Challenge, receiving a $1m grant prize as reward. Organised by Heifer…
- 22 Jul 2021
Meet Visa: Reintroducing the Iconic Visa Brand to Everyone, Everywhere
Inviting the world to ‘Meet Visa,‘ the global payments technology company today unveiled the initial phase of its brand evolution spotlighting the diverse capabilities of its network and commitment…
- 28 Aug 2019
FG Bows to Pressure, Reduces Visa Fees for US Citizens
Federal government has announced a reduction in the amount payable by citizens of the United States of America seeking Nigerian visas. This comes 24 hours after the US authorities increased…
- 8 Feb 2022
Visa Everywhere Initiative 2022 Invites Fintech, Payment Startups to Showcase on a Global Stage
The Visa Everywhere Initiative (VEI), a global open innovation program is inviting fintech and payment startups to showcase their innovative products and solutions, with finalists gaining firsthand…
- 20 Jan 2019
Flutterwave Launches GetBarter App for Local, International Payments
Flutterwave, a global payment solutions business based in Africa has partnered with Visa to launch GetBarter, an application that allows consumers and merchants to make and accept payments locally…
- 12 Jul 2021
Visa Reports Users Spent over $1Bn in Cryptocurrency in H1 2021
Visa, global payments giant has reported that more than $1 billion was spent by Visa users on products and services through cryptocurrency-linked cards globally in the first six months of the year…
- 7 Apr 2015
Hackers Hit ATMs in Lagos
A large number of Automated Teller Machines located in some posh areas of Lagos like Victoria Island, Lekki Peninsula Phase I and II, and Ikoyi have been attacked by hackers and electronic…
- 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…
- 5 Jan 2026
Flutterwave Acquires Nigeria’s Mono in $25m-$40m All-Stock Deal
Flutterwave, Africa’s leading fintech giant, has acquired Nigerian open banking pioneer Mono in an all-stock transaction valued at $25 million to $40 million, sources familiar with the matter said.…
- 20 Aug 2015
Heads to Roll @ NIS over Nigerian Visa to ISIS Chief
Top officials of the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS), including Mr. David Parrandang, Comptroller General, are in trouble for providing relevant Nigerian travel documents to Ahmed Al Assir, ISIS…
- 3 Jul 2015
Cisco Reveals keys to Solve Nigeria’s IT Skills Dilemmas
Cisco stressed that governments urgently need to deploy policy and training programmes to help solve the world’s fastest-growing gap in networking professionals. The global shortage of skilled IP…
- 8 Dec 2013
Banks Issue 14.72m Cards, Invests$2.5Bn on ATMs
The total number of Automated Teller Machine cards issued by commercial banks in the country hit 14.72million as at the end of July this year, indicating the growing popularity of the electronic…
- 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…
- 19 Jul 2010
Nigerians Shun PoS for Transactions
Point of Sale (PoS) terminal, the electronic device used for verification and processing of credit card transactions is not popular yet in Nigeria despite the wide acceptance of Automated Teller…
- 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…
- 20 Aug 2014
Access Bank, Visa Partner Shoptomydoor on e-Procurement Services
Access Bank Plc and VISA have singed a partnership deal with an online shopping company- shoptomydoor.com, which is exclusively for Visa cardholders. This partnership will afford Access Bank Visa…
- 23 Jan 2025
Visa, Moniepoint Join Forces to Accelerate Financial Inclusion in Africa
Moniepoint Inc, one of Nigeria’s leading business payments and banking services platforms, has secured an investment from Visa, a global leader in digital payments. The investment marks an important…
- 4 Mar 2018
Banks Outsource Payment Gateway Services to Fintech
Some money deposit banks have started the outsourcing of their payment gateway services to payment platform providers, in a bid to ensure efficient service delivery and focus on traditional banking…
- 30 Mar 2009
Banks Rush to Beat April 1 Deadline on EMV
Nigerian banks are making last minute efforts to avoid Central Bank of Nigeria’s big stick for non compliance to the directive to upgrade their electronic payment channel to European MasterCard…
- 29 Mar 2021
Visa to Accept Cryptocurrency for Transactions
Visa Inc, an American multinational financial services corporation, announced on Monday that it will permit the use of the cryptocurrency USD Coin to settle transactions on its payment network, a…
- 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…
- 5 Oct 2025
QNET Honoured with Gold Stevie® Award for Anti-Fraud Campaign in Africa
QNET, a global lifestyle and wellness company, has won a Gold Stevie® Award at the 22nd Annual International Business Awards (IBA) for its consumer protection campaign, QNET Against Scams. The…
- 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 Feb 2009
New Chip Card Renders 28M ATM Cards Useless
More than 28 million users of Automated Teller Machines (ATMs), will require new ATM cards to use the computerized devices that provide financial transactions without the need for bank teller,…