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Official: Master Card Will Power The National Identity Card Scheme

Ugodre Obi-chukwubyUgodre Obi-chukwu
10 years ago
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13 Million Cards to be issued first, in largest card rollout of its kind in Africa

“The Nigerian National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) and MasterCard today announced at the World Economic Forum on Africa the roll-out of 13 million MasterCard-branded National Identity Smart Cards with electronic payment capability as a pilot program.

The Project will have Access Bank Plc as the pilot issuer bank for the cards and Unified Payment Services Limited (Unified Payments) as the payment processor. Other issuing banks will include United Bank for Africa, Union Bank, Zenith, Skye Bank, Unity Bank, Stanbic, and First Bank.

The announcement was witnessed by Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister for the Economy in Nigeria, who stressed the importance of the National Identity Smart Card Scheme in moving Nigeria to an electronic platform”.

MasterCard to Power Nigerian Identity Card Program

 

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Ugodre Obi-chukwu

Ugodre Obi-chukwu

Ugo Obi-Chukwu "Ugodre" is the Founder, Publisher, and Chief Analyst of Nairametrics, a leading business and financial news online platform in Nigeria. Ugo is also the Chief Editor of the Nairametrics “Blurb” Opinion pages. Follow Ugodre on Twitter @ugodre and Instagram @ugodre Email: ugodre@nairametrics.com

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  1. ugodre says:
    May 9, 2013 at 9:10 am

    OFFICIAL: MASTER CARD WILL POWER THE NATIONAL IDENTITY CARD SCHEME | Ugometrics https://t.co/DnomAQ2qqc #UGOMETRICS

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    May 10, 2013 at 8:41 pm

    OFFICIAL: MASTER CARD WILL POWER THE NATIONAL IDENTITY CARD SCHEME https://t.co/kyCUaIvXD0 #UGOMETRICSBLOG

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    May 11, 2013 at 5:24 pm

    OFFICIAL: MASTER CARD WILL POWER THE NATIONAL IDENTITY CARD SCHEME https://t.co/kyCUaIvXD0 #UGOMETRICSBLOGWEEKENDRECAP

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