The growth of phishing attacks mimicking e-payment pages was spotted in the run-up to the Black Friday period. The total number of financial phishing attacks disguised as e-payment systems more than doubled from September (627,560) [c]
Huawei Mobile Kenya will be running a three day Black Friday campaign that will see consumers get up to 2% discount offers on devices and 10% on other products such wearables and IoT products as [c]
Shoppers usually look out for Black Friday offers to acquire preferred items at a bargain. On Friday November, 27, 20220, e-commerce platform StarTimes GO has lined up major discounts as the platform marks Black Friday with [c]
Visa has released a report detailing how the use of e-commerce has taken an upward trajectory as the festive season approaches. The report, drafted by Visa Consulting & Analytics (VCA) and titled Accelerating the shift to [c]
Every Friday of this month is a Black Friday, and for the newbies, this is the time and day that brands offer amazing discounts and crazy offers on various products and services. If you have never benefited [c]
As the global COVID-19 pandemic continues to spur e-commerce, a Mastercard study has revealed the rapid growth of online shopping, with nearly three out of four (73%) consumers in the Middle East and Africa shopping [c]
This year more South African consumers than ever are expected to swop busy shopping centre queues for the cart and checkout feature of their favourite e-commerce sites as Black Friday largely goes online. In May [c]
Despite the negative impact lockdowns have had on economies in Africa, the annual Black Friday retail sales tradition is expected to remain popular this year. Instead of limiting sales specials for just one day, many [c]
By Paul Ducklin It’s three weeks until US Thanksgiving, which happens on the fourth Thursday of November. As readers around the world now know, the day after Thanksgiving – the “bridge day” that many Americans take [c]
Safaricom and e-commerce platform Jumia have partnered to reward customers shopping on Jumia with a 5% discount through the month of November. The discount will be available to all Jumia shoppers for transactions of Kshs [c]
Diamond Trust Bank and Jumia have announced a partnership aimed at enhancing cashless payment on the e-commerce platform when purchasing during this year’s Black Friday Campaign. Jumia consumers will enjoy savings of up to 80% [c]
The last quarter of the year is a fruitful time for cybercriminals, who prey on users rushing to get a good deal ahead of the holidays. Black Friday, Cyber Monday and the pre-Christmas shopping rush [c]
Online retailer Jumia, which pioneered Black Friday in Africa in 2014, has reported that the 2019 Black Friday hit a record high, attracting over 100 million unique visits to the firm’s website. In an infographic [c]
On Black Friday, we enter a boom period for online shopping – many online stores are advertising juicy discounts and other promotions. But sellers aren’t the only ones on the hunt for buyers. Lurking in [c]
Jumia expects 16 million visits from Kenyans to the platform during this year’s Black Friday sale to secure deals ahead of the shopping season. The promo period run from November 8 – 29, 2019 with the [c]
It’s that time of the year again. And as always, online retailer Kilimall has kicked off its Black Friday sale which began from November 1 ans set to run till end of this month on [c]
By Njeri Wangari Informal transactions through Facebook groups are threatening the success of e-commerce giants in Africa according to a recent straw poll on the impact of the Black Friday sale promotion on this fledgling industry. [c]
Last year’s Jumia Black Friday sale ran from November 13 to December 13. The commercial event attracted a total of 6,000 vendors, most who sold over 20 times what they normally sell in a given [c]
By Nikolay Pankov During the holiday season, an inevitable shopping fever takes hold, commanding the attention of buyers and retailers alike. Cybercriminals and scammers take advantage of the focus on retail, so if you are [c]
All good things must come to an end, so the saying goes. And like all the good things which we become accustomed to and afraid to let go of, this year’s Jumia Black Friday sale [c]
It is easy to feel overwhelmed by numerous Black Friday deals seemingly to fall out of the sky. They might be very tempting but not all of them are worth, some might be cyber traps [c]
In a move that is being seen as the highest stamp of approval of – and affirmation for – the growth of e-commerce in Kenya, Huawei Mobile has today launched its latest smartphone model – [c]
This year’s Jumia Black Friday sale starts on Monday November 13. And unlike last year’s promotion which ran for a week, the 2017 edition of Black Friday will run for a month, that’s from November [c]
Jumia Nigeria has announced the dates and partners for its biggest sales event of the year, Jumia Black Friday 2017. This year’s event is billed as the Jumia Black Friday Festival and will run for 31 [c]
The 2017 edition of the Jumia Black Friday sale will begin from November 13 and run for a month. The decision to extend the promo period to a month was reached following an online survey [c]
The 2016 edition of Jumia Black Friday may have come and gone, but the excitement and taste of success still lingers for the sellers, sales agents and community of entrepreneurs who experienced impressive sales and [c]
Kilimall MD Robin Xie has announced that the online retailer has extended the Black Friday offers to Sunday December 4, 2016 as part of Cyber Monday, another round of shopping deals. “Shoppers who missed Black Friday [c]
By Irene Nyokabi Unlike other mostly western countries, where Black Friday is characterized by long lines of people braving cold days and nights outside major shopping malls, in Kenya, black Friday is simply a period [c]
The promotional sales hype this weekend is the perfect spring board for the festive season deals which follow it. It spells the start of the peak season for retailers and in theory, every consumer’s dream [c]
Instead of creating the traditional ‘top tips to protect yourself from cyber-criminals this Black Friday’, Sophos has turned it on its head to create the Black Friday security checklist which will highlight the top 10 consumer traits that leave you vulnerable [c]
By Anton van Heerden Black Friday is an American tradition that has quickly taken root in Africa. The large online e-commerce shops and the major retail chains in many parts of the continent will be [c]
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