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Zenith Bank Visa Cards
Zenith Bank is now issuing Visa credit, debit and prepaid cards in Nigeria. Visa is fast gaining acceptance in Nigeria.
Popularity: 5% [?]
Problems with credit/debit cards issued in Nigeria
On the 15th of October 2004, Ecobank Nigeria Plc made history when it launched the first ever internationally accepted credit card in Nigeria - the Ecobank MasterCard. With the launch of the Ecobank MasterCard, Ecobank availed Nigerians the benefits and privileges of a convenient international payment card for online and offline financial transactions. The challenges [...]
Popularity: 8% [?]
Interswitch Nigeria: Lower your Webpay entry fees
What is InterSwitch about? According to their website:
InterSwitch Limited is an electronic transaction switching and payment processing company with a business footprint that covers the provision of shared, integrated message broker solutions for financial transactions, e-commerce, telecoms value-added services and e-billing in the Nigerian environment.
Most of the local debit/ATM cards issued in Nigeria are linked [...]
Popularity: 10% [?]
Etranzact Cardholders can use their cards in Ghana and Nigeria
A news item on Vanguard’s website indicates that Nigerian-issued Etranzact cards can be used on Etranzact-linked ATMs in Ghana and vice-versa:
A very big one is the possibility of Nigerian and Ghanaian eTranzact cardholders to withdraw cash from any ATM in Nigeria and Ghana and have their accounts debited accordingly. This service is designed for all [...]
Popularity: 3% [?]
E-Zwich: Ghana’s National Payment Platform/ATM network
Something new is coming to town this April 2008. E-zwich.
What is E-Zwich? E-Zwich is the brand name for the National Switch, under the new Universal Electronic Payments (UEPS) technology which would ensure that all commercial banks, rural banks and savings and loans institutions in Ghana implemented a common payment platform and biometric Smartcard.
To make this [...]
Popularity: 4% [?]
Why Paypal features in Africa are limited
A few years ago, there was no single country on the African continent where one could send/receive money online via Paypal. Not one. Then there was South Africa. A few countries were added, as most were later covered. Even now, all the African countries can only send - they cannot receive money via Paypal.
Any enquiry [...]
Popularity: 7% [?]
