30 results
- 13 Feb 2024
Mastercard Taps Folasade Femi-Lawal as New Country Manager for West Africa
Mastercard, a leading company in digital payments and technology, is pleased to announce the appointment of Folasade Femi-Lawal as the new Country Manager and Area Business Head for West Africa. With…
- 5 Nov 2025
Mastercard Champions Inclusive Growth Across the Continent @Africa Edge 2025
Mastercard held its inaugural Africa Edge summit, convening leaders from across Africa’s payments ecosystem to explore how collaboration and innovation can accelerate the continent’s digital growth.…
- 11 May 2016
Omokehinde Leads MasterCard Nigeria Team to WEF Africa 2016
Omokehinde Ojomuyide, vice president & area business head for West Africa, MasterCard will lead the team to Kigali, Rwanda and explore the MasterCard team’s work in Nigeria at World Economic…
- 30 Sept 2013
MasterCard Launches Priceless Africa, Rates CBN’s Cashless Successful
By end of Q4, 2013 Nigeria’s gross domestic product (GDP) ranking would have surpassed South Africa’s and making the oil rich West African nation the largest economy in the continent; Daniel…
- 2 Apr 2024
Mono Partners Mastercard to Power Innovative Payment Solutions for Digital Commerce in Africa
Mastercard has collaborated with Mono Technologies Nigeria Limited to introduce account-to-account (A2A) payments and a suite of other open banking products, powered by Mastercard Gateway. L-R:…
- 14 Nov 2024
UBA, Mastercard Launch Special Debit Card for 75th Anniversary
United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, Africa’s Global Bank, has collaborated with Mastercard to launch a commemorative debit card in celebration of UBA’s 75th anniversary. L-R: Olusola Olakanmi , Vice…
- 15 Feb 2024
Mastercard, Glovo collaborate to provide over 300,000 meals to school children
Mastercard, global leader in technology and payment industry, recently announced its collaboration with Glovo, a pioneering multi-category app that connects consumers with restaurants, pharmacies,…
- 26 Mar 2024
Mastercard and Zenith Bank Introduce New Payment Cards to Accelerate Financial Inclusion in Nigeria
Mastercard has today announced the launch of two innovative products in collaboration with Zenith Bank, the Mastercard Naija Card and the World Elite Credit Card, designed to address the diverse…
- 14 Aug 2026
Mastercard, TeamApt Collaborate to Expand Digital Payments Across Africa
Mastercard and TeamApt Ltd., a subsidiary of Moniepoint Inc. and a provider of financial infrastructure and payment solutions, have entered a strategic collaboration to strengthen digital payment…
- 30 Jan 2024
Mastercard, Boost collaborate to power small businesses in Africa
Global payments technology company, Mastercard and B2B commerce platform, Boost, have collaborated to provide digital payment wallets and embedded supply chain finance to empower and expand small…
- 15 Jul 2024
Mastercard and Kalabash54 launch innovative travel card in Nigeria and Ghana
Mastercard has collaborated with Kalabash54, the fintech subsidiary of one of West Africa’s leading online travel tech company, Wakanow Group, to introduce innovative travel cards for customers in…
- 9 May 2017
The Evolution Of Banking & How It Will Impact Business, Social Conduct
In this piece, Omokehinde Adebanjo, Vice President and Area Business Head for West Africa for Mastercard, looks at the evolution of banking and how it will impact business and social conduct,…
- 23 Mar 2017
Mobile Phones Key Driver of Financial Inclusion – MasteCard
Mrs. Omokehinde Adebanjo, Vice President and Area Business Head, West Africa, MasterCard said the mobile phone was a crucial tool that would drive financial inclusion. Adebanjo spoke on Wednesday at…
- 9 May 2024
Access Bank, Mastercard Join Forces to Expand Opportunities for Cross-Border Payments for African Businesses and Consumers
Access Bank Group, one of Nigeria's leading multinational bank has launched an innovative solution in collaboration with Mastercard to expand access to cross-border payments and remittances to and…
- 12 May 2022
Africa Leads in Mobile Money Adoption
The rate of mobile money adoption is increasing, according to research by moneytransfer.com, with Sub-Saharan Africa, East and West Africa dominating in numbers. While Sub-Saharan Africa has seen the…
- 19 Dec 2016
Zenith Bank, Mastercard Partnership Set to Strengthen Ghana’s Banking System
Mastercard and Zenith Bank have extended their partnership in West Africa to now include Ghana. The agreement is geared towards issuing a suite of digital payment solutions that include prepaid,…
- 16 May 2023
Mastercard, FCMB Partner to Launch Tap on Phone Contactless Payment Solution
Mastercard, in partnership with First City Monument Bank (FCMB) and Netplus, have launched a contactless payment solution that enables consumers, merchants, and financial institutions to process…
- 17 Dec 2023
Mastercard to Drive Digital Payment Transformation in Nigeria through Contactless Solutions
Mastercard leads the charge in transforming Nigeria's payment landscape as it unveils its contactless payment solutions. The solution will empower businesses to accept card payments easily and cost…
- 17 Nov 2025
Mastercard and Zenith Bank Launch Essential Debit Card to Boost Financial Inclusion in Nigeria
Mastercard and Zenith Bank have collaborated to launch the Essential Debit Card, scalable solution designed to enhance access to secure digital payments in Nigeria. L–R: Oluwadamilare Mesimo,…
- 16 Dec 2016
Nigerian, Ghanaian & Beninese Win $4,000 MasterCard, WARA Research Fellowships
The West African Research Association and the MasterCard Foundation have released names of the recipients of Ideas Matter Fellowship Program, a new fellowship which supports the research of young…
- 13 Nov 2014
Lagos to Receive 1.3m Visitors in 2014-MasterCard
Lagos has emerged as the fourth most visited destination city in Africa, according to the 2014 MasterCard Global Destinations Cities Index. According to the index, 1.3 million international overnight…
- 3 Nov 2015
MasterCard Promotes 'Cashless' at Restaurant Week 2015
MasterCard Restaurant Week, presented by Lost in Lagos, is back again following the launch in Lagos last year. MasterCard said that ‎from 24 October – 14 November 2014, its cardholders…
- 6 Feb 2012
MasterCard Opens East African Regional Headquarters
MasterCard Worldwide, a global payments and technology company has launched its official East African regional headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya. This development brings the number of MasterCard offices…
- 2 Dec 2015
Growth Potential: MasterCard Index Ranks Lagos 2nd African Large City
Lagos State (West Africa’s commercial hub) follows closely to Maputo, the capital of Mozambique, as the largest African city with the highest potential for inclusive growth, according to the 2015…
- 17 May 2018
IFC, Mastercard Foundation Extend Financial Inclusion for Millions in Africa
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, together with the Mastercard Foundation, released a new report documenting the transformation underway in financial inclusion in Sub-Saharan Africa. The…
- 16 Mar 2018
Mastercard, Vconnect to Empower MSMEs across Nigeria
Mastercard has partnered with Vconnect, Africa’s leading online business listing service, to empower Micro, Small, Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) as part of a shared commitment to drive financial…
- 8 Nov 2012
MasterCard @ World Bank Summit, Showcases Cashless Nigeria
MasterCard, global payments and Technology Company has presented the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) Cashless Policy as a best practice case study at the Africa investor-World Bank Group Africa CEO…
- 6 May 2022
NowNow Joins Mastercard Start Path Global Program to Scale Financial Innovation
Africa’s fast-growing fintech and digital banking startup, NowNow Digital Systems, has been selected to participate in the Mastercard Start Path Global program, created to help later-stage startups…
- 6 Jun 2024
Mastercard Partners Wowzi and MDP to Transform Financial Management for Content Creators with $2.04 Million Investment
Mastercard has announced a groundbreaking $2.04 million investment in partnership with Wowzi, Africa's premier influencer marketing platform, and Masria Digital Payments (MDP). This collaboration…
- 21 Jun 2016
Africa’s Economy Offers Huge Potential for Cashless Payment- MasterCard
African countries share some of the world’s highest speeds of digital growth with people now constantly in pursuit of faster and more convenient ways of paying for goods and services. With the…