Google Pay Lands in Nigeria, But Tap-to-Pay Faces a Habit Problem
Mastercard and Interswitch launched Google Pay in Nigeria on October 28, but bank transfers still hold 51.9% of retail non-cash volumes — tap-to-pay faces an uphill habit battle.
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Free Tech Training for Disabled Talent: Inside LearnArk's Bootstrap
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OPay and Moniepoint’s $644.85 Billion Payments Split
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Access Holdings May Sell a Foreign Subsidiary as Exposure Hits 19.4%
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Milsat Powers Nigeria’s New Building-Level Postcode System
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Kuramo Trains 22 Fund Managers for Nigeria's $1 Billion SME Fund
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Afreximbank Puts $118 Million Behind Nigeria's Creative Economy
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Nigeria's crypto stamp duty could yield $75 million in 2027
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Nigeria telecom operators challenge House service-quality probe
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OPay shelved its $304 million NYSE IPO after a Chinese regulatory inquiry
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Nigeria splits crypto oversight, adds ₦1 billion capital hurdle
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