Nigeria

Bitcoin Tracker: Smooth(ish) Sailing?
Bitcoin Tracker: Smooth(ish) Sailing?
January 20, 2017  |  Bitcoin

The price of the popular digital currency spent the week climbing back up after fears that China could crack down on its domestic exchanges caused...

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Bitcoin Tracker: Fight Or Flight
Bitcoin Tracker: Fight Or Flight
January 13, 2017  |  Bitcoin

Bitcoin’s volatile tendencies were on full display this past week. After flirting with record highs just over one week ago, bitcoin fell to its lowest...

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Nigeria Considers Currency Exchange Reforms
Nigeria Considers Currency Exchange Reforms
November 22, 2016  |  International

The Nigerian Law Reform Commission (NLRC) is considering amendments to its foreign currency exchange laws in an attempt to stave off the worsening economic crisis in...

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Ecobank And Mastercard Launch Ecobank Masterpass QR
Ecobank And Mastercard Launch Ecobank Masterpass QR
September 12, 2016  |  Mastercard

Ecobank Group is partnering with Mastercard to launch Ecobank Masterpass QR, an update to the Masterpass global digital payment service. The global digital payment system...

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Why Silicon Valley Has Its Eye On Nigeria
Why Silicon Valley Has Its Eye On Nigeria
September 09, 2016  |  International

Facebook Founder Mark Zuckerberg visited sub-Saharan Africa for the first time in August, shining a huge spotlight on the growing tech center within Nigeria. Not...

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Visa To Launch mVisa In Nigeria
Visa To Launch mVisa In Nigeria
August 17, 2016  |  International

Visa is said to be in advanced talks with some of the big banks in Nigeria and gearing up to roll out mVisa, its mobile payments...

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