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Mastercard partners with Loop

News | Payments General | 01 Mar 2024

Mastercard has partnered with Loop, aiming to empower businesses and consumers in Saudi Arabia with access to advanced credit card offerings and innovative payment solutions. 

partnership, credit access, payments , financial services, credit card

Mastercard partners with MTN Group Fintech

News | Mobile Payments | 29 Feb 2024

Mastercard has partnered with MTN Group Fintech to provide African people and businesses with digital tools to transact through secure mobile payments.

partnership, mobile payments, fintech, SMEs, financial inclusion

Central Bank of Kenya joins the African Payments and Settlement network

News | Payments General | 03 Oct 2023

The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has become a member of the Pan African Payments and Settlement System (PAPSS).

central bank, settlement, banks, FX

Sendwave launches new banking product targeting Kenyans in the US

News | Online & Mobile Banking | 18 Sep 2023

Sendwave has offered Kenyans living in the US a new banking product that allows them to earn interest and pay reduced fees on international remittances.

remittance, money transfer, mobile payments, product launch, banking, mobile banking

Sendwave launches Sendwave Pay for US customers

News | Payments General | 29 Aug 2023

US-based Sendwave has announced the launch of the banking product Sendwave Pay for US customers.

neobanks, cross-border payments, product launch, financial inclusion

STICPAY: African e-wallet usage increases by more than 250%

News | Mobile Payments | 13 Jul 2023

UK-based digital payment provider STICPAY has reported that e-wallet usage in African countries has increased by more that 250% amid adoption of electronic payment solutions.

digital wallet, financial inclusion, mobile payments, data sharing, cashless

The African Development Fund offers USD 8 mln to build ID framework

News | Digital Identity, Security & Online Fraud | 14 Apr 2023

The African Development Fund has approved USD 8 million in funding for the West African Monetary Institute (WAMI) to establish a unique customer identification framework for The Gambia, Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone. 

identity verification, fraud detection, fraud prevention, online banking

Tempo France, Nairagram to launch remittances to Africa

News | Online Payments | 07 Feb 2023

Global money transfer system Tempo France and US-based financial service company Nairagram have partnered to launch remittances from the EU to 20 countries in Africa. 

remittances, cross-border payments, partnership

The Pan-African Payments & Settlement System (PAPSS) – Challenges, milestones, and the current state of affairs

Interviews | Online Payments | 07 Jul 2022

Mike Ogbalu III, Chief Executive Officer of PAPSS, answers all the ardent questions on the payments settlement system, from how the initiative started to what its future brings in an all-encompassing interview

instant payments, payment processing, instant settlement, cross-border payments

Cellulant and UBA to expand payments in across Africa

News | Payments General | 24 Mar 2022

Kenya-based payments company Cellulant and United Bank of Africa have partnered to extend payment services for merchants across 19 African countries.

partnership, expansion, merchants, SMEs, payment gateway

Pan-African Payments and Settlement System launched

News | Payments General | 17 Jan 2022

The West African Monetary Zone (WAMZ) has launched the Pan-African Payments and Settlement System (PAPSS) on 13 January in Ghana.

product launch, instant payments, real-time payments, instant settlement, central bank

BNB launches new remittance service for Africa

News | Online Payments | 09 Nov 2020

BNB, a Canada-based fintech that specialises in remittances, has launched a new online money transfer service that allows people to send money to friends and relatives in Africa.

BNB, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Guinea, Africa, product launch, remittance, money transfer

Huobi supports UK-based Koinal for crypto purchase

News | Cryptocurrencies | 09 Nov 2020

UK-based cryptocurrency firm Koinal has reached an agreement with Huobi to integrate its checkout system.

Koinal, Huobi, cryptocurrency, crypto exchange, Bitcoin, crypto wallet, partnership, debit card

Huawei, Mondia Pay partner to boost contactless payment options across MEA

News | Mobile Payments | 01 Oct 2020

China-based tech group Huawei has partnered with digital payments solution provider Mondia Pay to offer its contactless payments service to users in the MEA region.

Huawei, Mondia Pay, partnership, DCB, HMS, MEA, IAP, Africa, Middle East, contactless payments, mobile payments, fintech

TipMe drives ecommerce and cashless transactions in Liberia

News | Mobile Payments | 08 Sep 2020

Electronic payment service provider TipMe has launched to provide individuals and businesses access affordable financial products and services that meet their needs.

TipMe, launch, cashless, mobile money wallet, mobile wallet, Visa, MasterCard, LEC tokens, bill payment services, ecommerce

Mobile Money, Orange Money fees to be reinstated as COVID-19 restrictions reduce

News | Mobile Payments | 23 Jun 2020

Lonestar Cell MTN and Orange Liberia have announced that starting from 1 July 2020 all fees waived on Mobile Money  and Orange Money transactions will be reinstated.

Lonestar Cell MTN, Orange Liberia, transactions fees, mobile money, Momo, Orange Money, Central Bank of Liberia, digital payments, merchants, P2P, COVID-19

TerraPay and UBA expand cross-border money transfer alliance

News | Payments General | 20 Dec 2019

Payment network TerraPay and financial services group UBA have expanded their alliance to bring cross-border money transfer services to customers in 20 African markets.

TerraPay, UBA, cross-border, money transfer, remittance

Ecobank, MasterCard sign deal to roll out mobile payments in 33 African countries

News | Mobile Payments | 24 Oct 2016

Pan-African banking group Ecobank has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with MasterCard to roll out Masterpass QR mobile payments across 33 African countries.

EcoBank, MasterCard, mobile payments, Africa, memorandum, QR code, Nigeria, MasterPass

UBA partners MasterCard to issue cards in 18 African countries

News | Cards | 21 Jul 2016

United Bank Africa (UBA) has partnered with MasterCard to become the issuer for MasterCard in 18 new markets in Africa.

UBA, MasterCard, Africa, cards, Issuer, markets, online payments, merchants, debit card, credit card, prepaid card

Ecobank, MasterCard close sub-Saharan Africa agreement

News | Cards | 16 Jun 2015

Pan-African banking group Ecobank Transnational has signed a multi-country agreement with MasterCard to bring MasterCard’s payment solutions to over 32 sub-Saharan African markets.

EcoBank, MasterCard, sub-Saharan Africa agreement, debit cards, credit cards, payment cards, payment solutions