MasterCard has announced its expansion into seven new markets across Central and West Africa, increasing its acceptance footprint across the continent and securing a number of strategic agreements. The addition of Chad, Central African Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Rwanda and The Gambia to the MasterCard network extends the company’s presence to 48 of the
MasterCard announced the appointment of Aaron Oliver as Head of Emerging Payments for the Middle East and Africa (MEA). Aaron will be responsible for introducing and managing Emerging Payment products to meet the evolving needs of consumers and effectively support MasterCard’s future growth in the region. Aaron joins MasterCard from Visa where he held the
MasterCard announced the launch of a brand new training facility in Kenya to empower the financial services ecosystem with knowledge on various aspects of cashless payments in order to boost acceptance readiness in the region. The training centre, located at MasterCard’s East Africa offices in Eldama Park, off Peponi Road, will be used for training
