Corporate Executive of MTN Ghana, Mrs. Cynthia Lumor, has warned customers and subscribers of the mobile money service against sharing their pin numbers with vendors or agents. According to her, no vendor or agent has the right to demand the private pin numbers of customers when performing a function on the mobile money platform. This
Direct Pay Online Group (DPO) is the first payment service provider (PSP) in Africa to receive the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) Level 1 certification in 12 African countries. This comes after the successful completion of comprehensive audits in the Group’s global headquarters and all its other markets which include Kenya, Tanzania,
TerraPay, the world’s first mobile payments switch and Instant Cash, one of the fastest growing money transfer companies in the world, have teamed up to enable real-time cross border money transfers to mobile wallets. Powered by TerraPay’s global clearing and settlement service for mobile wallets, the partnership will make cross-border money transfer faster and convenient
First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Nigeria’s most valuable banking brand and foremost financial institution, has announced the appointment of Mr. Tosin Adewuyi as a Group Executive of First Bank of Nigeria Limited and an Executive Director of its flagship subsidiary FBNBank UK Limited. The appointment is, however, subject to approval from the appropriate regulatory bodies
First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Nigeria’s most valuable banking brand and foremost financial institution, has announced the appointment of Mr. Tosin Adewuyi as a Group Executive of First Bank of Nigeria Limited and an Executive Director of its flagship subsidiary FBNBank UK Limited. The appointment is, however, subject to approval from the appropriate regulatory bodies
Guaranty Trust Bank plc has released its audited financial results for the half year ended June 30, 2017 to the Nigerian and London Stock Exchanges. A review of the half year performance, shows positive growth across all key financial metrics and improved strategic positioning of the brand. Gross earnings for the period grew by 2%
With aspirations of becoming an African economic powerhouse, Ghana is partnering with organisations such as Mastercard to smartly integrate technology into all aspects of the economy – building for the future, a cashless Ghana. The Ghanaian Investment Summit will focus much attention on key areas including financial inclusion, meaningful innovation and the importance of sectors
PayU Nigeria introduces PayU Subscription, a convenient payment method which allows merchants to safely and securely collect payments from consumers who have recurring bills or subscription payments in a seamless way. Country Manager of PayU Nigeria, Ms Juliet Nwanguma said: “PayU Subscription is an innovative product for businesses who are looking to offer subscription and
Holiday revelers are in for a more exciting time this summer with FirstBank’s bouquet of Dollar denominated cards. Convenience, security, flexibility and improved spend are the key defining features of these Dollar cards. To delight customers, wherever they travel this summer, FirstBank offers three Dollar card products namely – Visa Gold, Visa Dollar Prepaid, and
First Bank of Nigeria Limited has partnered with Visa to launch the Mobile Payments Solution – mVisa. This mobile solution allows customers pay for goods and services by scanning a QR code using a smart phone via the FirstMobile App. Payment goes straight from the consumer’s FirstBank account into the merchant’s account and provides real-time
