Global
Mastercard is preparing its infrastructure for the deployment of CBDCs
Mastercard is preparing its infrastructure for the deployment of CBDCs. This was disclosed by Michael Miebach, CEO of Mastercard, during an earnings call with ...
Global
Mastercard Announces Plan to Allow Merchants to Accept Bitcoin
Mastercard is going to a partnership with Bakkt, a platform by the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) to enable merchants to receive BTC for services ...
Global
ComplyAdvantage, Elliptic partner for blockchain analysis and transaction monitoring
Global data technology company ComplyAdvantage and crypto asset risk management solution provider Elliptic have announced a new blockchain analysis and transaction monitoring tool that will help crypto ...
Innovation
Zimbabwe: NetOne Mobile Broadband to Drive Financial Inclusion
NetOne says it’s recently launched national mobile broadband (NMBB) programme will enhance the country’s efforts towards expanding financial inclusion through the firm’s mobile ...
Global
KPMG and Quantexa announce fraud prevention collaboration
Canada-based accounting company KPMG has partnered with UK-based fraud prevention company Quantexa to help organisations in the UK defend against fraud, money laundering, and illicit finance. KPMG ...
Innovation
Interswitch partners with OkHi to launch Nigeria’s first digital address verification service
Quickteller customers use an OkHi address which can also be used for other personal purposes such as by delivery services. OkHi, a smart ...
Innovation
Nigeria: Insurance sector is in dire need of digital innovations to deepen penetration – Heirs Insurance
The Nigerian Insurance sector is in dire need of digital innovations like USSD codes, online registrations and e-claim processing among others to deepen ...
Africa
Liberia: Vodafone Connects Its Customers With Thales’ Eco-SIM Card
Thales is set to supply Vodafone Group with Eco-SIM; a product whose card body is made out of 100% recycled plastic from refrigerator ...
Innovation
Nigeria: FirstBank Partners NIBSS to Drive Digital Payment With NQR
First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Nigeria’s premier and leading financial inclusion services organisation has announced its partnership with Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System Plc ...
Innovation
Nigeria: Appzone Launches Next Generation Payment Infrastructure for Africa on Blockchain
Appzone Group, sub-Saharan Africa’s leading fintech software company has announced the launch of Zone, the continent’s first blockchain platform for payment processing that ...