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Kenya rolls out a QR code standard for facilitating digital payments
The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) on Wednesday unveiled the Kenya Quick Response (QR) Code Standard 2023. The QR code…
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I&M Bank, WEEE Centre partner to promote responsible e-waste disposal
I&M Bank has partnered with electronic waste management company, Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Centre to promote responsible e-waste…
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European Union Extends Ksh 50 billion to Kenya for Electrification of BRT
Kenya has the desire to actualize the Bus Rapid Transit system to make public transport cost-effective and more efficient. However,…
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PesaPal to accept Airtel Money payments in Uganda
Nairobi-based fintech company PesaPal has partnered with Airtel Mobile Commerce Uganda Limited (AMCUL) and PesaPal Uganda to provide payment solutions…
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Ghana’s food-tech startup Legendary Foods wins Sankalp Africa Awards 2023
Legendary Foods, a food-tech startup from Ghana is the overall winner of the 10th Edition of the Sankalp Africa Summit…
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Kenyan government Jitume ICT Labs to empower youths with digital skills
The Government of Kenya has launched the first regional Jitume ICT Labs in Uasin Gishu and Bungoma Counties, in a…
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BUSINESS
10th Edition of the Sankalp Africa Summit is coming to Nairobi
Over 1,500 delegates will be convening in Nairobi for the 10th edition of the Sankalp Africa Summit. The two-day summit…
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Saudi Arabia-based HR tech platform, Palm.hr raises $5 million to expand across MENA
Palm.hr, a Saudi Arabian HR firm that automates payroll, tracks leaves and absences and monitors employee performance has secured $5…
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Tech Nation, a UK-Based non-profit tech talent acquisition firm is shutting down
For slightly over one decade, Tech Nation, a non-profit UK-based organization has been providing assistance to global tech talent, outsourcing…
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Safaricom CEO Peter Ndegwa listed among Top 20 Digital Economy leaders
Peter Ndegwa, Safaricom CEO has been named among the Top 20 Digital Economy leaders in Kenya by Digital Economy Magazine.…
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South African fintech Jumo appoints former ICT CS Joe Mucheru as president
JUMO, a South African fintech has appointed former ICT Cabinet secretary Joe Mucheru as the president. In his new role,…
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Payments firm enza group launches to serve African banks and fintechs
enza Group: Africa has a very vibrant fintech and payments ecosystem. This space is expected to grow exponentially over the coming…
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Ex-Jumia executives to launch a new e-commerce platform next week
Former Jumia executives have joined forces to launch a new e-commerce company. Known as Kapu, the new platform is expected…
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KenGen to install 30 electric vehicle charging stations across Kenya in 2023
Energy producer, Kenya Electricity Generating Company PLC (KenGen) has launched a pilot project for Electric Vehicles (EVs) in Kenya, a…
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Amazon Web Services has set up its second-largest African office in Lagos, Nigeria
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has selected Lagos, Nigeria as the base for its second-largest office in Africa. The cloud service…
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[Interview] We’re driving Web3 adoption in Africa, Polygon’s Damilare says
Web3 is the latest iteration of the Internet that relies largely on blockchain technology, artificial intelligence, and machine learning (AI).…
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South African fintech JUMO launches Vela asset management engine
South African fintech JUMO has launched Vela, an asset management engine built to give investors access to real social impact…
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BUSINESS
Make Your Back to School Easy With Equity
It is a no-brainer that the Back-to-school season can be a hectic period for parents, guardians, and students as they…
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Jeremy Awori Joins Pan-African lender Ecobank as new CEO
After nearly a decade at the helm of Absa Bank, CEO and Managing Director Jeremy Awori will be leaving the…
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BUSINESS
Absa Bank Kenya introduces online account opening platform
Absa Bank Kenya will spend nearly Ksh. 2 billion on upgrading its digital systems to improve customers’ banking experience. Among…
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Startups
Seedstars announces $30 million fund to invest in 100 startups in emerging markets
Seedstars has announced plans to invest in 100 more startups through its second emerging market seed-stage fund, called Seedstars International…
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BUSINESS
Equity is proof that doing well is intertwined with doing good
Equity has continued to prove that doing well can go hand in hand with doing good. This has over time…
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Reviews
Oppo Reno7 4G Review
Oppo Reno7 4G Review: This is one of the two Oppo Reno7 series launched in Kenya by Oppo recenlty. The…
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Flutterwave appoints ex-Goldman Sachs MD Gurbhej Dhillon as new CTO
Flutterwave has announced the appointment of former Goldman Sachs’ Managing Director, Gurbhej Dhillon as its Chief Technology Officer (CTO). As…
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Pesapal granted Payment System Operator license in Uganda
Pesapal has received a Payment System Operator license from the Bank of Uganda to operate in the country. According to…
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MFS Africa acquires US-based fintech Global Technology Partners
Digital payments network MFS Africa has announced it has reached an agreement to buy US-based tech company Global Technology Partners…
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Kenyan Innovator Unveils App for the Deaf
Kenya has made significant strides in ensuring that people living with disabilities run a normal and easier life in every…
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Startups
This Nigerian fintech is simplifying banking for immigrants
Nigerian fintech startup Vesti is changing the way immigrants access banking services around the world. The company launched by two…
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BUSINESS
Safaricom’s M-Pesa revenue hit Ksh 107.69 Billion
Safaricom M-Pesa revenue grew by 30.3% to hit Ksh. 107.69 Billion. This is according to the telco’s Full Year 2021/2022…
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BUSINESS
Customers twice as likely to recommend buy now pay later than banks, survey
South African customers who have used buy now, pay later to purchase goods would overwhelmingly recommend it as a payment…
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Need a career change? Demand for software developers and engineers is on the rise
The Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) has redefined every aspect of work in modern times. In every organization today, the IT-department…
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New Appointments
Jack Ngare Leaves Microsoft ADC for Google Cloud
Former Managing Director of Microsoft Africa Development Centre (ADC) Jack Ngare has moved to Google Cloud Office as Technical Director…
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Google to open its first African product development center in Kenya
Tech giant Google has announced plans to open its first African product development centre in Nairobi, Kenya. This comes months…
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I&M Bank and Mastercard roll out new credit and debit cards for corporate C-Suite professionals
I&M Bank Limited and Mastercard have rolled out several new world-class debit and credit cards targeted at corporate C-Suite professionals…
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BUSINESS
Equity Bank Awarded for Leading in E-Commerce payment volumes
Equity bank has been honoured with two awards by Visa for leading in Visa generated volumes in 2021. The bank…
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BUSINESS
PayPal will no longer register new users from Russia
Online payments company PayPal on Wednesday announced that it has stopped accepting new users in Russia. The move comes amidst…
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BUSINESS
Equity rolls out One Till Number platform, works with all mobile wallets
Equity has introduced a new product they are calling One Till Number. The product, a first in the Kenyan market,…
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CYBER SECURITY
Cybersecurity Myths You Might Still Believe – Debunked!
Over time, the state of cybersecurity evolves. New threats emerge, but so do new security technologies. As encryption has become…
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COLUMNS
LEON KIPTUM: Kenya’s economy could benefit from fintech growth and innovation
Financial technology (Fintech) has been a key driver of growth in the financial services sector in the face of the…
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Francophone Africa Payments Processor CinetPay secures $2.4 million seed round from 4DX Ventures and Flutterwave
CinetPay, a digital finance platform that enables merchants in Francophone Africa to seamlessly accept and make payments, has announced a…
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ELIZABETH COOK: Technology and Collaboration for the Good of the Environment
Climate change and the push to achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDGs) are becoming matters of greater importance.…
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Blockchain
Why You Should Invest In Cryptocurrency With Yellow Card Kenya
What started off as a little known and even less understood technicality has burgeoned into a global phenomenon. But is…
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Ghanaian Fintech startup Zeepay raises $7.9 million Series A funding
Ghanaian Fintech startup Zeepay, has announced the completion of a USD7.9 million Series A.0 funding. The funding is a hybrid of both…
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Nigerian Communications Commission begins review of telecoms license structure
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has initiated the process for the review of existing licensing structure in the Nigerian telecommunications…
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BUSINESS
Jumia launches 9th Anniversary campaign, to offer up to 50% off on essentials
E-Commerce platform Jumia has today launched its 9th Anniversary campaign. The company says it will be marking this anniversary by…
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Rosatom and Russian Universities launch Virtual Education Fair
Rosatom and Russian Universities are pleased to launch Virtual Education Fair «Study in Russia». This free event will showcase Russian Universities Undergraduate and…
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BUSINESS
Safaricom’s Ambitious Plans to Connect Africa via Mobile Money
Launched in 2007, Safaricom mobile money service M-PESA has catapulted the telco to the global map. M-PESA is crucial, especially…
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Proposed Spectrum recommendations by ATU Aand Ericsson set to expand Africa’s ICT space
African countries and telecommunications stakeholders yesterday launched the first set of ATU spectrum recommendations for the continent. The recommendations focus…
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[Africa Cloud Review] Simon Ngunjiri: Cloud adoption is the future of African SMEs
In our previous Africa Cloud Review report, we highlighted how cloud adoption is no longer merely an option but a necessity that…
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BUSINESS
Flutterwave Partners with PayPal to Enable African Merchants Receive Payments from Abroad
African fintech company Flutterwave is partnering with US payments giant PayPal. The collaboration is a big sigh of relief to…
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COLUMNS
[Column] Eva Ngigi-Sarwari: The small business guide to boosting sales in 2021
For many businesses, finding success amid the COVID-19 era has been challenging. The pandemic has brought with it many challenges…
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BUSINESS
Ramtons 3-In-1 Blender/Juicer – A Pocket-Friendly Option!
While it is important to be mindful about which countertop appliances you should make room for in the kitchen, a…
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Nigerian fintech startup CredPal raises $1.5million funding round
Nigerian consumer credit startup CredPal has raised a $1.5million funding round. The funding came as the startup prepares to launch its…
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Blockchain
Facebook Libra Cryptocurrency to Launch in 2021
Facebook’s Libra ambitions to enable seamless transfer of cash and digitizing the financial world in its unique fashion were met…
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Equity’s Eazzy Banking App now allows customers to open accounts instantly via the app
Equity Bank has made some updates to its Eazzy Banking App for both iOS and Android devices. The newly updated…
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Brazil Suspends WhatsApp’s Payment Service
Earlier this month, Facebook-owned WhatsApp unveiled a digital payment system in Brazil, the company’s second-largest market after India. In a…
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BUSINESS
Little Partners With St. John Ambulance To Offer Emergency Ambulance Services
Ride-sharing company, Little, now offers emergency ambulance services right inside the app. In partnership with St. John Ambulance, the ride-sharing…
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Interviews
#TechTrendsChats : Safaricom CEO, Peter Ndegwa on Telco’s expansion plans to Ethiopia and other African markets
Safaricom expansion plans to Ethiopia: Safaricom has been planning to expand to the Ethiopian market for a while now. When…
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Blockchain
Facebook Scales Back Ambitious Libra Project, Plans To Launch Later in 2020
Facebook Inc., together with its partners, is now scaling back on the Libra project which was marketed as futuristic global…
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Shopify Joins Facebook-led Libra Association, Months After High Profile Members Exit
Facebook Libra has received the first new member, ever since the exit trend kicked off in the wake of regulatory…
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CYBER SECURITY
[Column] Is your personal data safe?
We share a lot more information in the digital world than we used to. Businesses, organisations, close family, friends and…
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Blockchain
Vodafone Quits Facebook Libra Association, To Focus On M-Pesa Expansion To More Countries
Facebook’s Libra project has been heavily criticized over the parent’s company issues with how it handled customer data in the…
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Safaricom Reportedly Plans To Launch 5G In Nairobi This Week
Kenya’s largest telco Safaricom is reportedly planning to roll out 5G in some parts of the country. This is according…
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CYBER SECURITY
Google is partnering with security companies to crack down on malicious apps before they hit the Play Store
Android is messed up, not entirely, but there is a never-ending threat to malicious apps being harbored in the official…
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Apps
LastPass Fixes a bug that could let Malicious website Extract your last used Password
LastPass has released details of a vulnerability on the platform that exposed credentials used on a previous website. ZDNet reported…
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Blockchain
France says it will block Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency in Europe
Two months later since Facebook officially announced its planned launch of own cryptocurrency Libra, many jabs have been thrown at…
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BUSINESS
What to consider before choosing international money transfer services
Financial technology (Fintech) companies have made it so easy for people to send money to Kenya. Currently, there so many…
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Africa Data Centres Becomes PCI DSS Certified in Kenya
Africa Data Centres Nairobi (formally known as East Africa Data Centre) has become the first neutral data centre to be…
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Startups
India Based B2B payments platform PayMate raises $25 million to expand to Africa
India based PayMate, a B2B payments platform has raised $25 million in a new series D round from Visa to…
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Startups
MYDAWA receives LegitScript Certification
MYDAWA has become the first online pharmacy in Africa and part of the top 4% globally to earn the LegitScript…
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BUSINESS
SwitchLink Africa – Leveraging technology to drive efficient remittance
Latest data from the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) indicates that Kenyans living and working abroad sent home Sh67.16 billion…
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Blockchain
Facebook’s Cryptocurrency Libra Officially launching in 2020
We had earlier reported that Facebook was planning the launch of its Cryptocurrency soon codenamed Libra. Facebook has now officially…
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COLUMNS
WordPress Database Structure and use of NoSQL Databases
There are many websites of small bloggers to big corporations now consider WordPress CMS as their most reliable web development…
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BUSINESS
MTN Nigeria revenue up 13.4%, subscriber base increase to over 60m in Q1
MTN Nigeria service revenue increasing by 13.4 per cent year on year (YoY), the telco’s subscriber base also increased by…
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E-commerce firm goAfrica integrates Finserve’s Jenga Payment Gateway solution on its platform
goAfrica has announced the integration of Finserve’s Jenga Payment Gateway solution on its platform. The London-based e-commerce platform says…
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Startups
Nigeria’s OneFi secures $5M Debt Facility from Nairobi-based Lendable
Nigeria’s fintech startup Finance Limited (OneFi) has today announced that it has secured a $5M debt facility for its consumer-facing…
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LATEST DEALS
Top Opening Jumia Black Friday 2018 Flash Sales from 2nd November at 9:00AM
Jumia Black Friday 2018 kicks off officially on 2nd November and will run for an entire month to 30th November.…
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BUSINESS
Expect the Jumia Black Friday 2018 to be twice as big as last year
Jumia Kenya officially unveiled its Jumia Black Friday 2018 sales event this month. The one-month event will run from 2nd…
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MYDAWA leverages on fintech solution iPay to scale up service delivery
Kenya’s leading e-health platform, MYDAWA, has signed a partnership deal with iPay Limited, an innovative payment processing solution and payment…
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BUSINESS
Jumia Black Friday sales event officially unveiled
Its that time of the year where every retailer hosts a Black Friday sales event. During this time retailers are…
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The Rising Tide of Tax Disputes
By JJ van der Walt, Candidate Attorney, and Arnaaz Camay, Tax Executive, Tax Practice, Baker McKenzie Johannesburg New research from…
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BUSINESS
Mastercard unveils Mastercard Track, a global trade platform for businesses
Mastercard has partnered with Microsoft to introduce Mastercard Track, a global trade platform that will simplify and enhance how companies around the world do…
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Startups
Kenyan solar startup Agsol among Microsoft Airband Grant Fund winners
Kenyan solar startup Agsol is among three startups that have been selected for Microsoft’s third annual Airband Grant Fund. The…
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Avic International, Education ministry partner to launch Season 5 of Africa Tech Challenge
AVIC International in partnership with the Ministry of Education today launched the 5th edition of the Africa Tech Challenge which…
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BUSINESS
Alipay and WeChat Pay expanding to Kenya. What does this mean for M-Pesa?
China’s biggest Internet-based mobile messaging platform, WeChat has been planning to go international for a long time now. In fact,…
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Finnovation Kenya 2018: Collaboration way forward to driving constructive economic outcomes from the FinTech ecosystem in Africa
Finnovation Kenya 2018 summit kicked off today at the Radisson Blu Nairobi, bringing together more than 200 FinTech experts to…
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Industry Leaders Define How FinTech is Accelerating Positive Transformation of Banking in Africa
The FinTech space in Africa is witnessing rapid growth as innovative new financial services players disrupt the traditional modalities of…
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BUSINESS
Youtap launches mobile money payment processing platform as a cloud-based service
Youtap has launched a new payment processing platform delivered as a cloud service for mobile money and payments providers in…
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BUSINESS
Regional and international experts gather in Nairobi to discuss the future of payments in the region.
The 2017 Seamless East Africa conference kicked off in Nairobi today, bringing together regional and international experts to discuss the…
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Online Education: Linking Up Africa With Some of the Best Colleges in the World
Sub-Saharan Africa’s Answer to Higher Education Bill Gates wrote in his 2015 letter to his foundation, that soon, world class…
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COLUMNS
How to Fix Grainy Photos on iPhone
Digital noise in your photos makes it look grainier and imperfect. The grains in your photos appears due to various…
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CYBER SECURITY
Uiwix Ransomware Ain’t a New Version of WannaCry!
Chinese government authorities have warned against a new ransomware named “Uiwix”, which is tested in the wild. This new ransomware…
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BUSINESS
Kenya: International Air Arrivals on Steady Growth Curve
Kenya beat rivals South Africa and Egypt, on the leading African destinations for international arrivals in a new report released…
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BUSINESS
Jumia Travel expands to Cover London and Dubai
Jumia Travel is further solidifying its global presence in the hotel, travel, and tourism ecosystem, unveiling new continental and international…
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CYBER SECURITY
Guest Post: Ransomware – Should you pay?
Ransomware, a form of extortion malware is often disguised as innocuous emails, links or pop-ups, thereby easily hoodwinking gullible users to…
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