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  "id": 19682794,
  "title": "Mastercard and SMEDAN convene MSME Growth Forum and sign MoU to advance SME digitization in Nigeria",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/mastercard-and-smedan-convene-msme-growth-forum-and-sign-mou-to",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-11-12T17:04:40.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://nairametrics.com/2026/11/12/mastercard-and-smedan-convene-msme-growth-forum-and-sign-mou-to-advance-sme-digitization-in-nigeria/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Government leaders, financial institutions and entrepreneurs gather to explore payments, credit and digital capabilities for Nigerian SMEs as Mastercard and SMEDAN sign an MoU to explore opportunities to support MSME digitization and growth. Mastercard and the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) convened entrepreneurs, financial institutions, policymakers and…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}