As part of the Lagos State Government’s strategic vision to embrace a digital future through the adoption of innovative technology and processes across all spheres of governance and public-sector service delivery, the Executive Governor of Lagos State Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode announced on Monday, February 19 that effective from the 1st of March 2018, the State
ATMIA today launched a new Industry Research Portal to assist its members in finding freely available research information as well as reasonably priced research reports recommended by the association. “We discovered a whole range of publicly available data sources for our industry as well as many excellent research companies providing reasonably priced research which will benefit our
More than 2.5 billion people around the world – many of them in Africa – lack formal identification that enables them to access to financial and government services, according to the United Nations and the ID2020 project. What’s more, less than 10% of adults in low and middle-income countries are on file in public credit registries. The result
Payment is at the heart of the purchasing experience. Google Pay’s Smart Tap technology enhances the checkout process and makes it seamless for consumers. All Ingenico terminals natively support NFC wallets, and by simply holding their phones to NFC POS terminals, consumers can transmit loyalty cards, gift cards and offers – with Google Pay. This
Mastercard and M-KOPA have entered into a partnership that will provide Africans living without electricity a simple way to light up their homes and businesses. M-KOPA, which already provides affordable, safe and clean energy to 3 million people in East Africa, will pilot Mastercard’s Quick Response (QR) payment technology in Uganda to extend the reach
As part of the Lagos State Government’s strategic vision to embrace a digital future through the adoption of innovative technology and processes across all spheres of governance and public-sector service delivery, the Executive Governor of Lagos State Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode announced on Monday, February 19 that effective from the 1st of March 2018, the State
Visa has announced the results of an independent study conducted by Roubini ThoughtLab and commissioned by Visa examining theeconomic impact of increasing the use of digital payments in major cities around the world. The study estimates that relying more on electronic payments, such as cards and mobile payments, could yield a net benefit of up
The national airline of Namibia, Air Namibia, and Wirecard, one of the leading specialists in digital financial technology, are cooperating in the field of payment processing. Air Namibia customers around the world who book via the airline’s website www.airnamibia.com now have the option of paying by Diners/Discover and JCB credit card additionally to Visa and
One quarter (24%) of Europeans expect to start using “tap and go” contactless payments with a smartwatch, bracelet, keyring or other forms of wearable payments, according to new figures from Mastercard. Contactless spend on Mastercard and Maestro grew by 145% in the last year, and the huge success of contactless has seen many Europeans willing
Alipay, the world’s largest mobile payment and lifestyle platform, operated by Ant Financial Services Group, has announced that a group of Chinese travelers have concluded the first ever cashless journey to Finland, with all transactions throughout their trip made via their Alipay accounts. From booking flights, making local retail purchases in Helsinki, and dining out,
