First City Monument Bank (FCMB) and Mastercard have launched AgroPass, a digital platform designed to expand access to finance, markets and agricultural services for smallholder farmers across Nigeria. The platform, also known as Community Pass and developed by Mastercard, connects farmers with input suppliers, buyers, lenders, agribusinesses, and other participants in the agricultural value …
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Mastercard, working with Interswitch, has announced that eligible Mastercard cardholders in Nigeria can now use Google Pay to make secure, convenient and contactless payments using their Android devices. The launch marks another step forward in the evolution of Nigeria’s digital payments ecosystem, providing consumers with greater choice in how they pay and bringing …
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Mastercard has introduced Mastercard Wallet Pay, a global portfolio of solutions designed to improve interoperability and expand digital payment capabilities for wallet providers across contactless payments, QR codes and online transactions. The company said digital wallets have evolved into multi-service platforms, with more than 4.3 billion users globally and usage expected …
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Mastercard is expanding the next phase of its Built Small. Moving Strong. platform alongside its sponsorship of Money20/20 Middle East, with new partnerships, research and practical resources aimed at helping small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) grow and adapt to changing market conditions. Launched earlier this year, the platform brings together financial …
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Mastercard and TeamApt Ltd., a Nigerian fintech company and Moniepoint subsidiary, have entered a strategic collaboration to strengthen digital payment capabilities for businesses and financial institutions across Africa. Folasade Femi-Lawal, Mastercard’s Country Manager, West Africa, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday. Femi-Lawal said that as part of the collaboration, …
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Mastercard and Arab Financial Services (AFS), the Middle East and Africa’s leading digital payment solutions provider and fintech enabler, have joined forces to introduce corporate credit and prepaid cards, integrated with the AFS Pro mobile app, in the UAE and Egypt. Beyond offering business cards, AFS Pro delivers a holistic business payments …
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The Country Manager, West Africa, Mastercard, Mrs Folasade Femi-Lawal, says Nigerian Small and Medium-scale Enterprises (SMEs) are driving growth through digital payments, workforce investments and expansion plans. Femi-Lawal said this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), citing findings from the Mastercard SME Confidence Index. …
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SMALL businesses in Côte d’Ivoire and Uganda are gaining vital digital skills through the MoMo Coach chatbot, a collaborative initiative by the Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth, MTN Group Fintech, and Arifu. This programme aims to digitise operations, improve financial literacy, and connect businesses to digital marketplaces, benefitting nearly one million …
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