Nigerians can now access cashless services over USSD channel Clickatell, a CPaaS innovator and Chat Commerce leader, has partnered with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to deliver fast, simple, and cost effective eNaira banking services to all Nigerians using the USSD channel, eliminating the need for data and available on all handsets. Clickatell has
In a move to further reduce dependency on cash transactions, stimulate innovation and drive the growth of digital payments in Nigeria, ProvidusBank together with Mastercard, Interswitch and Thales Group, today announced the introduction of a new Tap-to-Pay service. The service allows cardholders to make fast, secure, and convenient in-store payments by tapping their NFC enabled
DPO Group has partnered with Mastercard to enable thousands of businesses in Ghana to offer their customers greater choice and convenience by pivoting online and accepting digital payments. Through the collaboration, DPO will leverage Mastercard’s digital payments technology to enable merchants to safely, seamlessly and securely accept a wide range of digital payment methods including
Alain Nkontchou, Ecobank Group Chairman, thanked Ade for his immense contribution during his seven years at the helm of the Ecobank Group as Group CEO Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI), the parent company of the Ecobank Group (www.Ecobank.com), today announced that the current Group Chief Executive Officer, Ade Ayeyemi, will retire after he attains the age
RapidCollect™ caters for the needs of business customers across Africa, as the continent is at a unique point in its history With only one account, business customers can receive funds instantly from their clients in their home country and across Ecobank’s (www.Ecobank.com) pan-African network; Ecobank business customers can now make instant automated reconciliation leveraging Ecobank’s
As one of the first partner in Nigeria to join Mastercard’s Digital First Card Program, Eyowo delivers best-in-class digital banking experience to customers The Better Card is a numberless Mastercard debit card, which gives cardholders access to safer and more secure payments Today’s generation do everything from ordering meals to scheduling doctor’s appointments on their
The fintech has gained significant traction with its payment’s app and nationwide agency banking network PalmPay (https://PalmPay.com/), a fintech innovator aiming to make digital payment more accessible and flexible, announced that it has reached 10 million users in Nigeria. This represents a doubling in its user base within just six months and puts its customer
The service offered by Grey enables its customers to have virtual international bank accounts for free and enjoy a seamless foreign payment process Grey (https://Grey.co), a fintech started by two Nigerians to simplify sending and receiving foreign payments for Africans, has raised $2 million in seed funding. The service offered by Grey enables its customers
Anchor is launching its public beta API infrastructure to make it easier for African businesses to build, embed and launch financial products Anchor (https://getAnchor.co/), a banking-as-a-service (BaaS) platform making it possible to seamlessly build financial products in Africa announces its public beta launch. The startup was also accepted into Y Combinator Summer 2022 Batch as
According to the NIBSS (Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System), the total number of fraud attempts in Nigeria has grown by 186% from 2019 to 2020 PalmPay, a fintech innovator aims to make digital payment more accessible and flexible, announces the launch of Wallet Safe Workshop, a monthly campaign for payment security awareness training to help customers
