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MasterCard

MasterCard confidence index predicts 81% SMEs growth in Africa, Middle East

Olatunde Ajayi Jun 28, 2021 0

MasterCard on Sunday announced that its latest research shows that Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) confidence in Middle East, North Africa (MENA) is on the rise. It said the rise was after facing unprecedented changes in the wake of…

Agriculture

IITA, MasterCard Partners to Train 242,724 Youths in Agrifood Value Chain

Bukola Adewumi Jun 17, 2020 0

The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), is partnering with the Mastercard Foundation in Nigeria, to train 242,724 youths on fulfilling work opportunities in the agrifood value chain. Evelyn Ohanwusi,…

Scandal

Rape allegations: Neymar may lose sponsorship deal with Nike, Mastercard

Victor Okoye Jun 7, 2019 0

Nike Inc is “very concerned” about a rape accusation against Brazilian soccer star Neymar, the world’s largest sportswear maker said on Thursday, raising questions about its sponsorship of one of the sport’s most famous players. Neymar…

Business

Mastercard to invest in e-commerce giant, Jumia to consolidate presence in Africa

Samuel Oduoye Mar 30, 2019 0

Global payment systems leader, Mastercard has disclosed plans to become a shareholder in Jumia, a pan-African e-commerce platform, in order to grow e-commerce operations and support the digital transformation in Africa. In a statement…

Business

Salah Goss to lead Mastercard Labs for Financial Inclusion in Kenya

News Agency of Nigeria Jun 11, 2018 0

Mastercard announced today that Salah Goss has been appointed as Head of the Mastercard Labs for Financial Inclusion, based in Nairobi, Kenya. Salah brings extensive experience in financial inclusion specializing in mobile-enabled…

Sports

World Cup: Why Mastercard Stopped Food Donation For Every Messi, Neymar Goal

John Ogunsemore Jun 5, 2018 0

Popular American financial services firm, Mastercard has aborted its plan to donate the equivalent of 10,000 meals to poor children in Latin American and the Caribbean every time Lionel Messi or Neymar score at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in…

Sports

Read What Mastercard Will Do For Every Messi, Neymar Goal At World Cup

John Ogunsemore Jun 1, 2018 0

International financial services firm, Mastercard will do an amazing thing during the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia and it is tied to the performance of Argentina's Lionel Messi and Brazil's Neymar. According to respected…

Business

MasterCard Foundation targets to empower 30m young Africans

Ikenna Uwadileke May 22, 2018 0

Ms Reeta Roy, the President of MasterCard Foundation, a multinational firm, on Monday said the foundation targeted to empower 30 million young Africans economically. Roy made this known when she visited the Minister of Science and…

Business

Zenith Bank Partners Facebook and Mastercard to Pioneer QR Payments on Facebook Messenger

News Agency of Nigeria Mar 5, 2018 0

Foremost Nigerian Financial Institution, Zenith Bank Plc has confirmed that it is in a strategic partnership with Facebook and Twitter to launch a Masterpass QR bot for Facebook messenger, that will enable Nigerian businesses set up digital…

Business

Mastercard To Use Facebook Messenger to Help Small Businesses Go Digital

News Agency of Nigeria Mar 2, 2018 0

At Mobile World Congress, Mastercard today announced that it will use Facebook Messenger to provide technology to small businesses in Africa and Asia to drive affordable acceptance of electronic and mobile payments. Access to digital…

Finance

How EFCC Could Cause Nigerian Bank Cards Banned In Foreign Transactions

Adejumo Kester Feb 5, 2018 0

Nigeria is on the verge of having its membership in the Egmont Group revoked with the said removal taking place between the 2nd and 7th of March 2018 during a meeting with the Egmont Group and Heads of the Financial…

Opinion

GTWorld To The Rescue

News Agency of Nigeria Jul 19, 2017 2

Like most Nigerian banking customers I have certainly had my fair share of ups and downs with the products, services and customer service the banks have to offer. Most of the time I have one nagging complaint or the other, but today I…

World

The MasterCard Foundation and The West African Research Association announce the recipients of…

News Agency of Nigeria Dec 15, 2016

The West African Research Association and The MasterCard Foundation are pleased to announce the recipients of the Ideas Matter Fellowship Program, a new fellowship which supports the research of young academics in the region focusing on…

Business

MasterCard To Launch Selfie-Authentication For Online Purchases

News Agency of Nigeria Feb 26, 2016 0

MasterCard wants to ditch the old-fashioned password and use selfies to approve online purchases. The company announced it is launching new mobile technologies that will allow customers to authenticate their online purchases using selfies…

Business

MasterCard To Form New Nigerian Identity Card With Electronic Payment Capacity

Aliyu Kolo May 11, 2013 0

The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) and MasterCard have announced the launch of over 13 million MasterCard-branded National Identity Smart Cards with the ability to offer electronic payment. The Director General/Chief…