As part of his visit to Kenya, Tim Murphy, General Counsel at Mastercard met with Patrick Ngugi Njoroge, Governor of the Central Bank of Kenya to discuss their shared commitment to bringing the latest digital payment safety and security technologies to east Africa. “Our goal is to provide Kenyans access to the tools and solutions …
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Strengthening efficiency and reach of health services in developing countries with digital immunisation records ABU DHABI – December 11, 2018 – Mastercard and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance announced today at a high-level conference for Gavi’s 2018 mid-term review, a new transformative partnership to ensure more children from the poorest countries are able to benefit from …
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Sub-Saharan Africa, 10 December 2018 – Leading global payments and technology company Mastercard and Africa’s leading payment service provider, DPO Group have announced a collaboration to enable more than 40,000 African merchants to accept Mastercard payments, connecting more people and businesses to the global economy. The collaboration will enable DPO to act as a Pan-African …
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JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA – 4 December 2018: Johannesburg has emerged as the most popular destination city in Africa for the fifth consecutive year, according to the annual Mastercard Global Destination Cities Index. The City of Gold attracted 4.05 million international overnight visitors in 2017. Close on its heels, Marrakech in Morocco is the second most …
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Lusaka, Zambia, 20 November 2018 – The National Association of Savings and Credit Unions (NASCU), the apex organisation for all financial cooperatives in Zambia, and global payments technology company Mastercard today announced a landmark agreement to drive financial inclusion by extending formal financial products and services to underserved members of cooperatives. Under this agreement, NASCU …
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