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Review of e-payment tech tops agenda at CeBIH forum

The impact of the various technological innovations and advancements in the payments system, particularly how payments and banking are done today would be brought to fore at the 2016 retreat of the Committee of Electronic Banking Industry Heads (CeBIH). Tagged: “Disruptive Technology and the Future of Payment”, the event will hold from December 1 and 2, […]
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Mastercard Makes Commerce More Conversational with Launch of Chatbots for Banks and Merchants

Chatbots to Provide Partners with New Ways to Engage and Deliver Compelling, Personalized Experiences to Consumers; Mastercard Bot for Banks will be First Available on Facebook Messenger Mastercard announced its plans to launch artificial intelligence (AI) bots that allow consumers to transact, manage finances, and shop via messaging platforms. According to research firm Gartner, nearly […]
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ECOBANK TARGETS 100 MILLION CUSTOMERS WITH MASTERPASS

The Ecobank Group has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Mastercard to roll-out Masterpass QR, a mobile payment solution, across 33 African countries. This new agreement will give Ecobank the scale and capacity to achieve its 100 million customer ambition in a profitable and sustainable way by 2020. The MoU signals the largest Masterpass […]
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In July, Nigerians Transacted N59bn via PoS Alone.

According to the Nigeria Inter–Bank Settlement System (NIBSS), the value of transactions recorded in July alone via PoS merchants across the country rose to N59 billion representing a N4 billion increase. The volumes of transactions were recorded from over 62,000 active terminals out of the 121,785 POS terminals deployed. According to  Mrs. Regha Onajite, chief […]
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CeBIH chairman pledges to grow adoption of e-payment

Newly elected Chairman, Committee of E-Banking Industry Heads, (CeBIH), Mr.  Dele Adeyinka has pledged to focus on growing the adoption of electronic payment technologies in the country. He stated this in Lagos after the election of new executives to run the affairs of the group. Adeyinka, who is also the Head of e-Business, Wema Bank, […]
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