Tech firm, Eyowo Integrated Payment Limited , has launched an initiative to ease retailers and business owners’ mode of operations in Nigeria. The series is reportedly aimed at creating an avenue where retailers and business owners can learn how to improve business performance using modern tools and strategies. The initiative, which is tagged the Boost Your Business with Eyowo retail/business workshop series, is themed “Driving Business growth with data.” According to the Chief Executive Officer of Eyowo, Tomi Amao, the workshop series was launched in line with the company’s vision of solving financial inclusion problems and making daily transactions seamless for businesses in Nigeria. “The boost your business retail seminar is one of many steps we are taking to achieve our vision, which is to promote and drive financial inclusion throughout Africa. We believe this is very possible,” he said. The workshop had Chief Customer Enterprise Architect of Oracle Ecemea [CTO], Ol...

When was the last time you paid cash for something? Personally, it’s rare for me to even carry it these days. And with the rise of new mobile and digital payment options like Apple Pay, Samsung Pay, PayPal and Google Wallet, cash payments are only going to become less common. In fact, according to Worldpay’s 2018 Global Payment Report, the global use of mobile payments is forecasted to increase to 28 percent in 2022, surpassing credit cards and cash. Given this trend, it could be time to consider eliminating cash payments from your business altogether. It might seem crazy to stop accepting cold, hard dollars, but there are actually a number of benefits. Check out these three reasons your small business should consider going cashless. 1. It Boosts Checkout Efficiency.  Consumers today are busy and don’t want to spend time waiting in line to check out. That’s why companies like Starbucks have been promoting mobile order-and-pay apps that allow customers to pay ahead of time....