MasterCard Becomes First International Payments Network to Enter Somalia

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At the World Economic Forum on Africa, MasterCard announced its partnership with Premier Bank, becoming the first international payments network to enter Somalia. As a result of the partnership, Premier Bank will now issue and accept the first MasterCard-branded payment cards in Somalia, a country that hasn’t had any form of formal banking service since

Financial Inclusion Takes Centre Stage at World Economic Forum on Africa

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Sami Lahoud, Vice President – Communications, Middle East and Africa for MasterCard shares his insights into financial inclusion at the World Economic Forum on Africa: This week, MasterCard joins more than 1,000 business leaders, heads of state and government, as well as representatives from academia, development organizations, non-profits and media in Abuja, Nigeria for the 24th