The first ever World Pension Summit to be held in Africa will be hosted in Nigeria in July
Banking & Finance
Ecobank and MasterCard sign debit card agreement in Nigeria
Ecobank will be able to issue its Nigerian customers with MasterCard-branded debit cards under a new 10-year partnership agreement signed with the financial services corporation
Central Bank of Nigeria adopts SWIFT infrastructure
The Central Bank of Nigeria’s high value payment system has gone live on SWIFT
AfDB signs US$100mn deal to support private sector growth in Africa
Japan has entered into a US$100mn loan agreement with the African Development Bank (AfDB) to support the growth of Africas economy
Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania launch cross-border payments system for East Africa
Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania have collaboratively launched an integrated real time cross-border payments system for East Africa, aimed at removing bottlenecks to business and bolster intra-regional trade