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Mastercard Makes Fortune’s “Change the World” List for 2nd Year in a Row

August 18, 2016/MasterCard By Ryan Erenhouse Mastercard has been named #7 on Fortune’s second annual “Change the World” list, which recognizes 50 companies making important social or environmental impact through their corporate strategies. Mastercard, which was included on Fortune’s inaugural list (#11) last year for work to expand financial inclusion, […]

IOSCO-CPMI Releases Second Consultative Report on Harmonisation of the Unique Product Identifier

August 18, 2016/IOSCO-CPMI The Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures (CPMI) and the International Organisation of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) have today published for public comment a second consultative report on Harmonisation of the Unique Product Identifier (UPI). The consultative report makes proposals for the harmonised global UPI, whose purpose is […]

AFREXIM Bank, ICCO, NEXIM Bank, Others Recommit to Revamping Nigeria’s Cocoa Sector

“There is a need for cooperation and input from all the stakeholders and synergy between the financial institutions to achieve any meaningful development in the Cocoa industry….” – Bashir M. Wali August 18, 2016/NEXIM Bank ABUJA, Nigeria, 17th of August, 2016: In the bid to revive the ailing cocoa Industry […]