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- 19 Oct 2020
Catalyst Fund, Others Launch $4.3M Inclusive Digital Commerce Accelerator
Catalyst Fund, managed by BFA Global, in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation and the Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST), announced the Catalyst Fund Inclusive Digital…
- 1 Mar 2023
UK Forms Alliance with Africa to Push Digital Commerce, Trade
A new business group to drive to drive digital commerce opportunities on the continent backed by the United Kingdom (UK) has been formed. The Africa Forum for Digital Commerce was announced yesterday…
- 14 Dec 2022
Clickatell Predicts Mobile Messaging to be the Next Big Channel for Digital Commerce in 2023
Clickatell, a Chat Commerce and business messaging leader, conducted research on customer service trends and preferences for travel and retail and identified that brands that personalize both their…
- 25 Oct 2022
Global Digital Commerce Market: Mastercard, Cellulant Partner to Empower Millions of Consumers across Africa
Mastercard and Cellulant have partnered to allow millions of Cellulant customers across Africa to shop and pay online with global merchants wherever Mastercard is accepted. The partnership will…
- 8 May 2022
How B2B E-commerce Platforms Digitization Aid Nigerian Businesses
The sale of goods or services between businesses, utilizing any of the various online or electronic channels, referred to as B2B e-commerce, is on a steady rise in Nigeria. This rise, both in volume…
- 9 Sept 2021
Chat 2 Pay by Clickatell Enables Brands to Extend Digital Commerce Offering
Clickatell, a leader in mobile communications and chat commerce, has launches Chat 2 Pay. Chat 2 Pay takes Clickatell’s decades of developing chat commerce solutions for global customers and delivers…
- 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:…
- 26 Apr 2022
B2B e-commerce: Connecting the Digital Brick and Mortar Divide
The entry of e-commerce in Nigeria was predicated on the coming of an easier, faster and more convenient shopping option to the prevalent brick and mortar culture. It came with cost saving benefits…
- 13 Jan 2022
B2B E-commerce: Consolidating Nigeria’s Digital Economy Blueprint
The Nigerian digital economy holds immense potential for the overall growth of the economy. In recent years, the government and other stakeholders have woken up to the possible contribution of the…
- 14 Apr 2022
E-commerce Boosting the Shift from Cash to Digital Economy
The impact of e-commerce on the Nigerian economy is getting bigger and increasingly prominent by the day. E-commerce has not only given rise to a league of sophisticated digital consumers, but also a…
- 26 May 2023
Leveraging Digital Marketing Tactics to Drive e-commerce Sales
By Tintin Imevbore, Regional West Africa Manager, Ad Dynamo by Aleph The rapid advancement of digital technologies hasn’t just dramatically changed the way businesses operate, but has also allowed…
- 25 Feb 2020
NITDA Boss Urges e-Commerce Companies to Leverage on Digital Economy Policy
Mr.Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, director General, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has tasked Nigeria’s leading e-Commerce companies to join hands with Federal Government in…
- 19 Jun 2026
How a New NITDA-TikTok Partnership Could Transform Thousands of Nigerian Businesses
National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) and TikTok have launched a strategic partnership aimed at equipping Nigerian Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) with digital commerce…
- 19 Jun 2026
TikTok, ICC Gather Nigeria’s Entrepreneurs to Drive Small Business Growth and Digital Transformation
TikTok, in collaboration with the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), on Thursday convened hundreds of entrepreneurs, small business owners, digital creators and industry stakeholders in Lagos…
- 19 Feb 2023
Leading Trends Impacting the Nigerian E-commerce Industry in 2023
Digital commerce is becoming the fastest growing commerce in the Nigerian market, as immense growth has been recorded in this sector in recent years. This growth is driven by the increasing adoption…
- 29 Feb 2024
E-Commerce for All: Jumia’s Role in Bridging the Digital Divide
E-commerce today has become as pervasive as universal languages and global trends. Yet, as far-reaching as this commercial phenomenon is, there remains a segment of society that has not experienced…
- 23 Apr 2026
TikTok Teams Up with ICC to Unlock Huge Opportunities for Nigerian SMEs
TikTok and the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) have partnered to launch the Digital Commerce Labs, a global initiative aimed at empowering small businesses and driving economic growth in…
- 7 Mar 2022
Nigeria, Egypt Others Drive Africa’s Mobile Commerce Boom
Mobile is driving Africa’s digital economy, with Nigeria, Egypt, Kenya and South Africa leading the continent’s mobile commerce boom. This is one of the findings highlighted in the white paper…
- 26 Dec 2023
Tappi Raises $1.5m in Pre-Seed Round to Digitise, Build Online Trust for Africa’s SMEs
Tappi, an end-to-end digital commerce SaaS solution tailored for small and medium-sized businesses, has raised $1.5m in an oversubscribed pre-seed round led by Mercy Corps Ventures and Chui Ventures.…
- 6 Dec 2023
tappi Raises $1.5M in Oversubscribed Pre-Seed Round to Build Online Trust for Africa’s SMEs
tappi, an end-to-end digital commerce SaaS solution tailored for small and medium-sized businesses, has raised $1.5M in an oversubscribed Pre-Seed round led by Mercy Corps Ventures and Chui Ventures.…
- 12 Aug 2026
World Bank Investing $25 million in Equity in Jumia Technologies
The World Bank Group is supporting the expansion of Africa's digital commerce infrastructure to help small businesses reach new markets, create jobs, and strengthen economic opportunities across the…
- 18 Apr 2023
Polaris Bank, Network International Strengthen Partnership to Deepen Financial Inclusion, Digital Transformation
Network International, enabler of digital commerce across the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region, has renewed its partnership with one of Nigeria’s financial services provider, Polaris Bank, to…
- 18 Feb 2021
HF Partners Interswitch to Launch International Money Transfer Service
HF Group has announced its partnership with Interswitch Group, a leading digital payments and commerce company, to expand its digital banking services to include International Money Transfer (IMT).…
- 17 Jan 2019
Konga, Visa Partner to Drive Value Offerings in E-Commerce Sector
E-commerce giant Konga has partnered with Visa, the world’s leader in digital payments to revolutionize the e-commerce sector in Nigeria. By leveraging the delivery of digital and secure payments…
- 14 Dec 2009
e-Payment: N/A Plans New Law to Protect System
Suddenly conscious of the dangers of practicing electronic payment (e-payment) system without legislation, the National Assembly has begun moves to put in place relevant laws to protect the…
- 14 Dec 2009
e-Payment: N/A Plans New Law to Protect System
Suddenly conscious of the dangers of practicing electronic payment (e-payment) system without legislation, the National Assembly has begun moves to put in place relevant laws to protect the…
- 21 Oct 2018
Quickteller Offers Shopping in Naira, Customs Clearance for Goods
Quickteller, an e-commerce platform of Pan-African integrated digital payments and commerce company, Interswitch Group, has announced the launch of the Quickteller Global Mall. The new service…
- 1 Jul 2025
Konga Turns 13, Unveils Bumper Deals to Celebrate Milestone
Konga, Nigeria’s trailblazing composite e-commerce giant, is marking a remarkable 13-year journey of innovation, impact, and transformation in digital commerce with an explosive month-long…
- 15 Jul 2026
Jumia Seeks for Payment Harmonisation, Stronger Policies to Boost Africa's Digital Trade
Jumia Nigeria has reaffirmed its role as one of the leading forces driving the adoption of e-commerce in Nigeria, saying sustained investment in consumer trust, local logistics and digital…
- 19 May 2022
Mastercard and OPay Partner to Grow Cashless Ecosystem and Advance Digital Financial Inclusion to Millions of People Across MEA
Mastercard and fintech giant OPay today announced a strategic partnership, which marks a significant boost for wider financial inclusion and economic prosperity by opening up digital commerce to…