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[Kenya] Cellulant to build a single payments API for Africa’s fintech companies

12-05-2018 | 08:23:00
Pan-African payments company Cellulant has announced plans to build an application programming interface (API) for Africa’s payments companies to solve Africa’s payment problems.
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Mastercard and Housing Finance Bank partner to help build Uganda’s digital payments ecosystem

12-05-2018 | 05:42:00
Mastercard has partnered with Housing Finance Bank, to launch Mastercard Debit and Prepaid Card options to the bank’s customers in Uganda to deliver a quick, convenient and secure alternative to cash.
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[Kenya] Safaricom introduces interactive customer care Chatbot

12-05-2018 | 05:33:07
Safaricom has introduced Zuri, an artificial intelligence (AI) Chatbot assistant available on Telegram and Facebook Messenger. Zuri will offer a fast, convenient and easy way to manage customers’ queries.
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Middle East,Turkey and Africa personal computing devices market to decline to lowest levels since 2009, study

12-04-2018 | 13:41:00
The Middle East, Turkey and Africa (META) personal computing devices (PCD) market, which is made up of desktops, notebooks, workstations, and tablets, will slump to its lowest levels in a decade next year.
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Kenyan manufacturing at risk if government, firms do not prepare for digital future, report

12-04-2018 | 11:48:00
Kenyan manufacturing risks further de-industrialization if the government and firms do not adapt to new digital technologies.
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Mauritius Africa FinTech Hub names CEO ahead of launch

12-04-2018 | 11:38:15
After two years of intensive development, the Mauritius Africa FinTech Hub (MAFH) will be launching in December.
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[South Africa] MTN Group joins IoT World Alliance

12-04-2018 | 07:04:00
MTN Group is now the first African telecommunications company to join the IoT World Alliance, the leading enabler of connected IoT solutions.
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Mauritania launches online investment guide targeting investors

12-03-2018 | 12:46:17
The online investment guide (iGuide) to Mauritania has been launched in the presence of the media and representatives of the public and private sector.
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Egypt elected as President of Arab Telecom Council of Ministers

12-03-2018 | 09:08:00
Egypt has been elected as the executive president of the The Council of Arab Ministers of Communication and Information, with Saudi Arabia as vice president, for the next two years.
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Telecom industry contributes $21bn to Nigeria’s GDP

12-03-2018 | 08:31:00
The mobile telecommunications industry contributed $21 billion to gross domestic product (GDP) in 2017, representing 5.5 per cent of Nigeria’s total GDP.
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Afreximbank signs MoU with Russian Railways and Russian Export Center

12-03-2018 | 06:27:00
The African Export-Import Bank has signed in Moscow a memorandum of understanding with Russian Railways and the Russian Export Center.
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[Kenya] HF Group PLC reports loss as it banks on a diversification strategy to mitigate future risks

11-29-2018 | 14:10:00
HF Group has reported a pre-tax loss of Ksh325m for the period ending 30 September 2018, occasioned by low demand that has led to a slowdown in the real estate credit growth.
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[South Africa] Vodacom adds over 150 new sites to prepare its network for the festive season

11-29-2018 | 09:35:00
Vodacom has added over 150 new sites to its network to facilitate additional traffic over the festive season.
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Digital payments platform BitPesa raises $5m from Sompo Holdings to revolutionize cross-border payments

11-29-2018 | 09:17:00
Kenya’s BitPesa has raised $5m from Japanese insurance group Sompo Holdings in a move expected to revolutionize cross-border payments and insurance services globally.
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East Africa Community member states asked to deploy IT-enabled procurement systems to curb corruption

11-29-2018 | 08:11:00
Kenya’s Cabinet Secretary for National Treasury Mr Henry Rotich has called on East Africa Community member states to deploy IT-enabled procurement systems to curb corruption.
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