Digital Financial Services Lab (DFS Lab) is hosting a hackathon in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, from April 8 to 12, 2019. The Hackathon will offer participants an in-depth look at Mojaloop, an open-source software for […]
Standard Chartered has announced the start of the second phase of its digital-only retail bank across Africa. As part of the development, the Bank will launch its digital solution in four key markets during the […]
African innovators performed excellently at this year’s Zayed Sustainability Prize annual awards ceremony on January 14 2019, winning in three out of five categories including Energy, Food and Global High Schools. The 2019 Zayed Sustainability […]
With over 40 million mobile network subscriptions reported in Tanzania, the telecom sector forms the backbone of a dynamic and inclusive digital economy. However, for this sector to fulfill its potential as a real driver […]
Visa, the global payments technology company, has announced a strategic partnership with Halotel to enable Visa on mobile payments on Halotel’s HaloPesa wallet in Tanzania. The service will be rolled out in early 2019 thereby […]
Pesapal has announced the opening of a new office in Arusha, Tanzania. The office located at PPF Plaza along Old Moshi road is meant to cater to a growing demand for payment services by businesses […]
Anyone who has been able to buy something without getting out of their chair can attest to the convenience and simplicity of shopping online. Unfortunately, that has been a distant dream for most Tanzanians – […]
Nala, Virtual Identity and Wallet.ng have emerged as the overall winners of the Ecobank Fintech Challenge programme, beating 11 finalists in the contest which seeks to explore commercial partnerships with the pan-African banking giant. Winners […]
In its efforts to define the future of Africa’s film and TV industry, MultiChoice Africa has revealed the 20 hopefuls who have been chosen to be the first students of the MultiChoice Talent Factory (MTF) […]
The popular series Twist of Fate, which returns for its second season, will now also be available in Swahili. Twist of Fate airs at 20:00 CAT on Zee World – DStv channel 166 and GOtv channel 25. The Swahili […]
Visa has announced a strategic partnership with Maxcom Africa – a merchant aggregator also known as Maxmalipo – that will enable more than 30,000 retailers in Tanzania to accept Visa on mobile payments, as well […]
Ecobank has announced the finalists for the 2nd edition of the annual Ecobank Fintech Challenge, a competition for Africa-focused technology start-ups. The list includes 11 fintech start-ups from across the continent and beyond. An Innovation […]
Liquid Telecom has partnered with AfriLabs, a network organisation of 100 innovation centres across 30 African countries, to explore new ways to support local start-ups and promote sustainable innovation across Africa. From digital skills training […]
Mastercard and Selcom have expanded their collaboration by signing a seven year strategic partnership agreement to introduce a variety of payment solutions in the country, thus supporting Tanzania’s goal of becoming a cashless economy. Tanzanian’s will be […]
Liquid Telecom in partnership with Microsoft is hosting its 4th Azure Accelerator Conference in Dar es Salaam on June 29, 2018 to improve and accelerate the use of cloud services across Africa. Azure Accelerator is […]
MultiChoice Africa has announced two high-profile executive appointments with two East Africans – Stephen Isaboke and Maharage Chande – taking up senior leadership positions within the business. The appointments are meant to further strengthen the […]
Mastercard and Tigo have announced that Tanzanian’s can now use their Tigo Pesa app to make quick, easy and secure payments with Masterpass QR. The interoperable QR (Quick Response) solution is now live and ready […]
Direct Pay Online (DPO), a payment service provider in Africa, has announced its platinum sponsorship of the most significant tourism trade fair in East Africa, Kilifair, which kicks off in June in Moshi, Tanzania. The […]
The first edition of Afrikonnect took place from March 22 to 23, 2018 at LaFactory, located at Technopark Casablanca in Morocco. The event was organized by StartupYourLife and LaFactory in partnership with Outlierz Ventures with support from the US […]
The Fourth Industrial Revolution is having a disruptive effect on economies and the development of digital skills is vital. There is an opportunity, especially in Africa, to embrace new and exponential technologies combined with human […]
Mastercard’s partnership with Selcom, a Tanzania-based fintech, will enable the digital payments solutions provider to expand its mobile payments solution, Masterpass QR, in Tanzania. The partnership will provide Mastercard access to Selcom’s established network of merchants in […]
With over 40 million mobile users in Tanzania, there is a real opportunity to use technology to financially connect those not yet included. Tigo Tanzania, Mastercard and local fintech firm Selcom have partnered to introduce Masterpass QR on Tigo’s […]
Airtel Kenya has come out to refute media reports that it plans to cease its operations in the country, a market where it ranks second with 6.3 million subscribers, equivalent to 16.3 per cent of […]
Kenya is not among the seven countries being covered dotAfrica (.africa) flag roadshow launched at the 29th African Union (AU) Summit. The countries in the roadshow include Tanzania (the only one picked from East Africa), Ethiopia, […]
Econet Wireless group is reportedly set to expand its mobile network operations to four additional markets in Africa through the acquisition of Millicom assets, which operates here under the ‘Tigo’ brand. Econet, founded by Zimbabwean […]
By Ben Leo African consumers are the global leaders in the adoption of digital financial services like mobile money. Yet traditional banks and emerging digital providers both continue to grapple with how to expand financial inclusion. […]
Pesapal is has announced the launch of its mobile Point of Sale (mPOS) solution dubbed Pesapal Sabi. Sabi allows businesses and individuals to process secure card payments in store or on the go via their Android mobile […]
Liquid Telecom is supporting start-ups entering the DataHack4FI innovation competition by providing free high-speed internet access and cloud-based services. Now in its second year, the DataHack for Financial Inclusion (DataHack4FI) competition, an initiative by insight2impact (i2i), brings […]
By Denis Kruger Four years after its launch, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and Tanzania are benefitting from quicker and cheaper payments through the East African Payment System (EAPS). Currently serving a population of more than 150 […]
Telkom has appointed Catherine Olaka as its Chief Human Resources Officer. Ms Olaka, a HR generalist, has a proven track record spanning 20 plus years, during which she achieved results through people in complex and challenging roles […]
WorldRemit and Huawei have announced a partnership making WorldRemit’s international money transfer service available to all partners of Huawei’s mobile money service platform across Africa. The partnership, which was announced at the GSMA’s Mobile 360 conference in Dar es Salaam, […]
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