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Telcos in Rwanda seeking cross-network mobile money transfer approval

08-03-2018 | 06:47:00

Telcos in Rwanda are seeking mobile money interoperability approval from the relevant regulator in the country.

Technologies that will have high business impact in Africa in 2 years

08-03-2018 | 06:39:00

The 2018 Gartner, Inc. Hype Cycle for information and communication technology (ICT) in Africa featured five technologies that will have a high business impact within two years.

SAP Skills for Africa kicks off Nigeria programme

08-02-2018 | 14:00:00

SAP Skills for Africa has kicked off its first ever programme in Nigeria at an orientation event held in Lagos.

Small merchants can drive financial inclusion in Africa, Mastercard

08-02-2018 | 10:47:10

Enabling higher levels of financial inclusion across Africa means banks and payments companies must drive solutions allowing small and informal merchants to accept digital payments at lower cost.

[Nigeria] Paylater loan app reaches one million downloads

08-02-2018 | 10:41:09

In Nigeria, a country of nearly 200 million people, 61% of the adult population is un- or underbanked.

Google launches Google Station in Nigeria to provide free Wifi

08-02-2018 | 10:41:00

Google has launched a Google Station to provide high quality, high-speed Wi-Fi hotspots in Nigeria.

mSurvey, Safaricom partner to collect M-Pesa customer feedback

08-02-2018 | 10:00:00

Kenyan Mobile Consumer Feedback Company mSurvey has announced a new partnership with Safaricom’s M-Pesa.

[South Africa] CMC Networks adopts 128 Technology network platform

08-02-2018 | 09:10:44

Network and software company 128 Technology, has announced a commercial deployment of its 128T Session Smart Networking Platform with CMC Networks in South Africa.

Kenya Pipeline Company migrates to new e-procurement platform

08-02-2018 | 06:43:00

The Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC) has completed the migration of its manual procurement to the new Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) platform.

Liquid Telecom delivers first Microsoft ExpressRoute within Africa

08-02-2018 | 06:42:00

Liquid Telecom has delivered the first Microsoft ExpressRoute service peering in Africa – offering customers better performance, tighter security and lower latency.

[Kenya] Pandya Hospital automates operations with Sap Business One

08-01-2018 | 13:07:00

Hospitals across the continent are confronted with challenges brought by technological disruption and increased demands.

KT builds digital system for national identification in Tanzania

08-01-2018 | 06:51:56

South Korea's largest telecommunications company, completed a new digital system for national identification in Tanzania, marking major progress for the company in Africa as KT continues to tap into new business opportunities throughout the continent.

[South Africa] Mastercard, Nedbank partner to launch payment service

08-01-2018 | 06:44:00

Mastercard and Entersekt have collaborated to enable Nedbank’s customers to make QR payments to Masterpass, Pay@, SnapScan, and Zapper merchants and billers through the Nedbank Money app.

AlphaCode incubator seeks financial services entrepreneurs in SA

07-30-2018 | 10:02:00

AlphaCode, an incubation, acceleration and investment vehicle for early-stage financial services businesses powered by Rand Merchant Investment Holdings is looking for businesses or ideas that could change the face of financial services.

Google's free public Wi-Fi initiative expanded to Nigeria

07-30-2018 | 09:53:00

Nigeria, Africa's most populous nation, will be the first on the continent to receive Google's free public Wi-Fi service, the company has announced.

[Africa CEO Forum] Is Africa ready for working in the cloud?

On a regular basis we consult African CEO's about their views on business. This is Today's Question: Is Africa ready for working in the cloud?

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[Column] Jim Ovia: Fintech and the future of the Nigerian Banking Industry

With the saturation of the mobile phone market in Nigeria and the advent of Financial Technology startups (FINTECH) in the financial services industry, the Nigerian polity has witnessed higher financial inclusion amongst the underbanked and unbanked... read the full column here

[Column] Tracy Bolton: South Africa SMEs staring at heavy penalties for poor customer data management processes

On 25 May this year, a new piece of legislation comes into effect in Europe that could have severe consequences for non-compliant South African businesses. The General Data Protection Regulation – or GDPR for short – is a regulation under European Union law that aims to give control over personal data back to EU citizens... read the full column here

INTERVIEWS.

[Interview] Elton Mutize, CEO Paradigm, Uganda

Elton Mutize is a coach and consulting expert with progressive 14 years’ experience working in Financial Services, Property, Media, Manufacturing, FMCG, Internet of Things (IoT) and Management Consulting sectors in an Executive and Consulting capacity. He is the Founder and CEO of Paradigm, Uganda... read the full interview here

[Startup Interview] David Mbuta, CEO, Ubuntu Meal Delivery Services, Zambia

David Mbuta is the founder of Ubuntu Meal Delivery Services Ltd, a Zambian startup that is riding on a burgeoning working class conscious about their health and looking for convenience... read the full interview here

[Startup Interview] Emmanuel Oshone, Co-Founder, Zoto, Nigeria

Zoto, a Nigerian technology company has been leveraging Nigeria’s ICT boom to provide quick and seamless payment facility to its customers ranging from airtime recharges, bill payments and movie ticketing, which helps reduce the need for carrying cash... read the full interview here