Two Nigerian startups, CredPal and Zowasel, have emerged winners in a programme by Visa, the digital payments giant, targeting startups to develop the next big thing in payments. CredPal and Zowasel became winners in the Merchant Payments and Financial Inclusion challenges of its first ever Sub Saharan Africa (SSA) Everywhere Initiative beating 10 other contenders […]
Visa releases online fraud management strategies for merchants
CyberSource, a Visa Incorporated company has launched Decision Manager Replay, the industry’s first fraud tuning analytics tool that allows merchants to quickly analyze and adjust their online fraud management strategies. “Merchants create rules and parameters in their fraud management systems that determine whether a transaction is accepted or denied, based on risk levels,” Andre Machicao, […]
Exclusive: Ovia returns controversial spectrum issued by ex-President
Mr Jim Ovia, Chairman of mobile phone company, Visafone, has returned a controversial telecoms frequency spectrum issued his company on the directive of ex-President Goodluck Jonathan to the Nigerian government. Technology Times can exclusively confirm that Ovia, the billionaire owner of Visafone quietly requested to return the 900MHz spectrum issued to Cyberspace, his fully-owned ISP business […]
Updated: President Jonathan issues Nigeria’s Digital Dividend spectrum to Adenuga
Editor’s Note: This report has been reviewed. Please check end of story for details. President Goodluck Jonathan has given Nigeria’s Digital Dividend spectrum gained by telcos following switchover from analogue to digital broadcasting to Dr Mike Adenuga Jnr Mr. Jim Ovia, billionaire owners of Globacom Limited and Visafone Communications Limited respectively. The Digital Dividend spectrum, which are […]
