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- 22 Sept 2014
MasterCard Appoints Elliott, Division President in South Africa
MasterCard, a technology company in the global payments industry, has appointed Mark Elliott as Division President for South Africa. Based in Johannesburg, as disclosed on its website, MasterCard…
- 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.…
- 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…
- 28 Apr 2017
Shedding Light on the African Shadow Economy
Daniel Monehin, Division President for Sub-Saharan Africa at Mastercard discusses the Grey Economy at the Mastercard Prepaid and Government Conference 2017 The Informal Economy, or if you have a…
- 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…
- 21 Mar 2024
Mastercard hosts 2024 Fintech Forum: Fostering Fintech Ecosystem Collaboration and Innovation
In a noteworthy celebration of Nigeria’s dynamic financial technology ecosystem, Mastercard convened key stakeholders at its Fintech Forum on March 20, 2024. The event served as a demonstration of…
- 18 Oct 2016
Mastercard, Tunisian Postal Body to Develop New Digital Financial Services
Strengthening their shared commitment to promoting economic equality through financial inclusion, Mastercard, a leading technology company in the global payments industry, and the Tunisian Post have…
- 10 Dec 2024
Mastercard Move and BCP Group Partner to Enhance Cross-Border Payments
In collaboration with Mastercard, the BCP Group will leverage Mastercard Move’s money movement capabilities to enhance cross-border payments for their corporate and individual clients. The…
- 6 Aug 2025
Mastercard Highlights Africa’s $16.5Bn AI Potential and Path to Digital Empowerment
Mastercard has today released its latest whitepaper, Harnessing the transformative power of AI in Africa, a pan-African study of the continent’s readiness, opportunity and roadmap for responsible…
- 26 Oct 2021
Gabriel Swanepoel Named as the New Country Manager for Mastercard South Africa
Mastercard has appointed Gabriel Swanepoel as the new Country Manager for Mastercard in South Africa. Gabriel Swanepoel, new Country Manager, Mastercard, South Africa This serves as a promotion from…
- 27 Mar 2025
Fintech, Remittances Anchor Africa's Booming Payments System
Africa's Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises, fintech industry, scaling remittances, and cross-border payments will be the driving forces behind the continent's digital ballooning payments system,…
- 21 Aug 2020
Mastercard Adds Hello Tractor, Nigerian Agri-Tech Firm to Accelerate Programme
Mastercard has announced the expansion of its Accelerate fintech portfolio, adding dynamic entrepreneurs to its award-winning startup engagement program Start Path and more technology partners to its…
- 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…
- 9 Nov 2014
MasterCard, UBA Partner for Access to ePayment
MasterCard, and United Bank for Africa (UBA), have completed a multi-country licensing project that will see the pan-African bank accept and issue MasterCard prepaid, debit and credit cards in 14…
- 20 Feb 2025
Digital Payments Fuel Growth for Nigerian SMEs: Mastercard Report Highlights Trends
Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Nigeria are leveraging digital payments, innovation, and partnerships to expand their reach and strengthen business operations, according to the third edition…
- 10 Sept 2012
UBA Confirms Card Market Dominance of Card Market with MasterCard
United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, Africa’s financial powerhouse has introduced UBA MasterCard for banking convenience of its customers across the globe, underpinning its dominance of the electronic…
- 25 Mar 2025
Mastercard Announces Bold Investments to Propel Africa's Digital Payments Economy Towards $1.5 Trillion Goal by 2030
Africa’s digital payments economy is set to grow from strength to strength according to a Mastercard-commissioned report by Genesis Analytics stating that the digital payments economy is expected to…
- 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…
- 11 May 2020
Jumia, Mastercard Partner to Provide Cashless Payments for Essential Products in Africa
Jumia, Africa’s leading e-commerce platform and Mastercard have partnered to incentivize consumers on the use of cashless payments platforms as people look for safer ways to pay in the wake of the…
- 21 Jul 2015
AFI, MasterCard Host over 50 Policymakers & Regulators for Africa’s Financial Inclusion
The Alliance for Financial Inclusion (AFI) and MasterCard, with support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, on Monday implemented a first of its kind technical capacity building workshop…
- 6 May 2021
Consumer Appetite for Digital Payments Takes Off in Nigeria- Mastercard New Payments Index Reveals
As the world went into pandemic lockdown in 2020, consumers shifted their spending habits to embrace contactless tap-and-go payments and online shopping. As stores closed and social distancing took…
- 4 Oct 2016
Security: Vodacom Launches Masterpass In-App Payments
Vodacom customers can now buy airtime, data bundles and SMS bundles through the My Vodacom mobile application using Masterpass, the global digital payment service from Mastercard. To make a purchase,…
- 9 May 2021
Mastercard Says More Nigerians Open to Digital Payments
A new Mastercard payments index has shown that 96 per cent of Nigerian consumers are open to emerging payment methods, including cryptocurrencies. In a research carried out on Nigerian consumers, the…
- 11 Dec 2015
How Passwords Frustrate SAs – MasterCard Survey
A new MasterCard survey called RIP Passwords reveals that fifty-four percent of South African’s surveyed believe that there are better ways to protect their personal information than using passwords.…
- 6 Nov 2015
Customer Experience Driving Future of Payments
Innovative technologies impact almost every aspect of our daily lives, from the way we communicate and manage our health to the way we pay for things. The rise of digital payments and the convergence…
- 29 May 2015
MasterCard Rolls-out In-App Flight Payments Solution
Consumers booking flights through low cost airline Mango’s mobile apps can now make secure and convenient payments using MasterPass, MasterCard’s digital wallet service. Travellers can pay for…
- 18 May 2020
COVID-19 Response: Mastercard to Connect 1Bn People, 50m Small Businesses, 25 Million Women Entrepreneurs to the Digital Economy by 2025
The health and economic consequences of COVID-19 have highlighted the critical need to support vulnerable populations, many of whom are disproportionately impacted. In this time of global crisis,…
- 14 Feb 2017
Mastercard: Africans, Others Make 47m Transactions On Valentine Eve
Whether it’s a small romantic gesture or an extravagant surprise for your special someone, it would appear South African shoppers are feeling loved up, spending more on the most romantic day of the…
- 17 Dec 2025
Mastercard Expands Africa Acceptance Network by 45% in 2025, Driving Digital Economy Growth
Mastercard says it has expanded its acceptance network across Africa by 45 per cent in 2025, a milestone that brings millions of consumers and small businesses into the continent’s fast-growing…
- 2 Mar 2017
Mastercard, MultiChoice Simplify Payment Process for DStv Customers
Mastercard has unveiled a new solution for South African MultiChoice customers to quickly and conveniently pay their digital satellite television accounts using Masterpass, the global digital payment…