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July 14, 2025

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NPCI, Namibian Central Bank Enter Licensing Agreement to Develop a UPI-Like Instant Payment System: MEA

The Economic Times

"The Ministry of External Affairs confirmed a licensing agreement between India and Namibia for the deployment of UPI (Unified Payments Interface). During the press conference on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit, Dammu Ravi, Secretary (East) noted that Namibia has become the first country in the world where the National Payment Corporation of India (NPCI) and the Namibian Central Bank have entered into a licencing agreement for the usage of UPI in Namibia in real-time payments ."
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May 2, 2024

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April 4, 2018

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MASTERCARD TARGETS 100 MILLION AFRICAN CLIENTS BY 2020

Namibia Economist

“Prasad brings his extensive 30-year global financial services and payments industry experience to further Mastercard’s goal of financially including 100 million people by 2020 – an objective that can only be achieved by working with partners across the public and private sectors and by introducing market-relevant digital payment solutions such as Masterpass QR, Mastercard Payment Gateway Services along with its core Debit, Credit, Prepaid and Commercial solutions.”

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