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Ghana/Nigeria: Electronic payment linking West Africa

Friday, February 15th, 2008 @ 15:27 UTC

by Ndesanjo Macha

Countries:: Ghana, Nigeria
Topics:: Finance, Internet & Telecoms, Technology

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ঘানা/নাইজেরিয়া: পশ্চিম আফ্রিকা জুড়ে ইলেক্ট্রনিক লেনদেন...

Oluniyi writes about an electronic payment network linking 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…”

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Michael Faleti

Are there any Nigerian banks operating as a Nigerian bank in the UK or Europe?

# 2008-02-20 at 12:21 pm

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