Safaricom and Visa have announced a partnership that will enable them to jointly develop products that will support digital payments for M-PESA customers. The partnership will cover over 24 million M-PESA customers, more than 173,000 [c]
Many of the financial business implications of COVID-19 will be felt in the IT department, according to Gartner. And due to this, CIOs should take eight actions to protect or quarantine their IT organizations’ cash [c]
INTERPOL is launching its Virtual Academy to provide online training opportunities for the global law enforcement community during, and beyond, the COVID-19 pandemic. An advanced digital learning platform, the Virtual Academy will provide more than [c]
Only 66% of the countries in the world safeguard people’s data and privacy, despite an 11% point increase in the adoption of data protection and privacy legislation in the period 2015-2020, according to new UNCTAD [c]
Liquid Telecom has extended financial support, expertise and technology for a dedicated national toll-free ‘2023’ helpline and call centre to the Zimbabwe government. The toll-free and call centre facility, recently launched by President Emmerson Mnangagwa, [c]
Social media allows people to connect remotely with friends, families, and coworkers, as well as express themselves and catch up on the latest news. The current events have highlighted the importance of social media as [c]
Safaricom has announced plans to launch a Kshs 20 a day 4G smart phone package aimed at empowering customers currently on 2G devices to upgrade and enjoy high speed internet connectivity. The package is in [c]
Global short-form video platform, TikTok, has announced that it will donate $10 million to Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, to go towards supporting efforts for both routine vaccinations against existing infectious diseases in Africa, as well [c]
Kaspersky researchers recently discovered a series of spam and phishing attacks seeking to exploit the Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic by targeting people who are waiting on packages to be delivered. These scammers often pose as delivery [c]
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With many countries across the world implementing safety measures to curb the spread of COVID-19, Jiten Vyas, Regional Group COO at VFS Global (pictured) , the leading visa outsourcing and technology services specialist, shares important [c]
DPO Group has launched an e-commerce store, DPO Store. Powered by Mastercard’s payments gateway technology, the e-retail platform will enable merchants across Africa to swiftly move their businesses online and continue to trade with their [c]
EY, SAP, and Qualtrics have partnered to provide resources to governments around the world as they battle the rapidly evolving COVID-19 pandemic. These Qualtrics and SAP solutions will be implemented by EY and include tools [c]
New Kaspersky ICS CERT research into threats affecting industrial control systems (ICS) highlights 103 new vulnerabilities found in 2019, which could potentially be exploited by cyberattacks. The number of vulnerabilities found almost doubled in comparison with [c]
Xpert Decision Systems (XDS), the largest locally owned credit information bureau in South Africa, has launched a new automated facial biometric solution. This web-based solution will enable its clients to remotely, and securely, verify the [c]
Kenya has extended by another 21 days its working-from-home plan. With everyone stuck indoors, it seems every aspect of life is moving online: work, study, entertainment… and even socializing. While this does mean missing out [c]
Liquid Telecom has made it possible for the East Africa Community (EAC) member states to function as close to normal as possible despite the coronavirus pandemic. By offering superior connectivity and digital solutions across Liquid [c]
Oracle has announced that Zoom Video Communications, the virtual meeting platform, has selected its Cloud Infrastructure to support its growth and evolving business needs as the enterprise video communications company continues to innovate and provide an essential [c]
Technology has gone a long, long way especially when it comes to gaming. Gone are the days when gamers had to spend a lot of money to be able to enjoy a bunch of games [c]
In current times, during the Coronavirus pandemic, people have to stay home with their families and kids. Staying at home usually also means spending lots of time using different gadgets, in particular spending time on [c]
Global online (or e-commerce) sales hit $25.6 trillion in 2018, up 8% from 2017, according to the latest available estimates released today by the UN’s trade and development body, UNCTAD, at the start of its [c]
More than 6 billion Wi-Fi capable smart home devices are set to be shipped between 2020 to 2025 according to Counterpoint Research’s latest Smart Home research. The global smart home market is projected to grow [c]
VEON has announced the appointment of Erwan Gelebart as the CEO of JazzCash from May 18, 2020. In his new role, Gelebart, a long-serving Orange executive, will report to VEON’s co-CEO Sergi Herrero. JazzCash is [c]
As part of the crisis response actions to strengthen the capacities of member countries to withstand the socio-economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) and the International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation [c]
Canon Europe has announced the launch of Canon Connected, a free-to-access content hub, designed to educate, inspire and entertain photography enthusiasts and videographers. Produced by Canon Ambassadors and community of filmmakers, experts and influencers across [c]
Eutelsat Communications has won a multi-year contract with RCS Ghana to provide capacity for the broadcast of its Direct-to-Home (DTH) bouquet bringing content to viewers in Ghana and beyond. RCS will use Ku-Band band capacity [c]
In an effort to enable its individual and corporate customers cope with the challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic, Sweden-based IT security firm ESET has announced that its extending the free trial period of its [c]
HMD Global has announced the introduction of its new budget phone, Nokia C2, in the Kenya market. The Nokia C2 is now available for purchase from Kshs 8,200. The Nokia C2 is 4G-enabled and comes [c]
Samsung Electronics has announced that its QLED 8K and 4K TVs have received “no photobiological LED hazard” verifications from Underwriters Laboratories (UL), a safety science company in the US, and “eye safety” certification from Verband [c]
With two of Africa’s largest industrial projects currently underway, Nigeria’s Dangote Group has selected SAP to lead the group’s digital transformation that was completed in record time. “We want our refinery to be not just [c]
Nigerian fintech platform Okra has secured a $1 million pre-seed investment from TLcom Capital, strengthening its push to build the infrastructure for Africa’s next wave of fintech innovation. With the first API in Africa to [c]
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