OPay partners Mastercard to ‘open up e-commerce to millions’ in Africa
Merchants and consumers from Algeria, Egypt, Ethiopia, Morocco, Nigeria, and South Africa have an alternative payment option.
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Africa’s financial architecture needs overhaul to meet SDG goals
One of the key takeaways from the 54th session of the Conference of Ministers (CoM2022) in Senegal under the theme “Financing Africa’s Recovery: Breaking New Ground”.
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Regulatory gaps can heighten risk in cryptocurrency trade says IMF
Financial organisation calls for establishing international collaborative arrangements for supervision of crypto assets.
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Africa’s Fintech space jam-packed but there’s room for more
CTO of Nigeria-based payment platform Nomba offers his perspective.
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Paratus to rebrand ITA subsidiary as Paratus Angola
Internet Technologies Angola (ITA) to be renamed and rebranded effective beginning July this year.
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Africa-focused mobile enterprise software firm Bamba raises US$3.2m to expand
468 Capital leads round for micro-merchants platform for Africa to scale.
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Oracle to open new R&D lab in Morocco
New facility in Casablanca taps into African talent to create cloud solutions for Oracle customers.
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Commvault appoints new exec for West and Central Africa
Rasheed (Ola) Jimoh tasked with driving company’s presence and solutions amid heightened demand for data protection and management.
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Hackers nail Zambia’s Central Bank
Bank confirms partial disruption to IT systems and applications.
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Applications open for Google Black Founders Fund Africa
Sixty eligible black-founded start-ups across the continent will receive a share of US$4-million Fund.
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Local Zones key to AWS’ Africa growth strategy
Amazon Web Services said it is committed to the Africa market and recently launched a Local Zone in Kenya, one of 32 to be launched in 26 countries beginning this year.
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EXCLUSIVE: Opportunity within Ethiopia’s nascent Fintech and mobile payments industries
Nigerian mobile payments and financial services company Paga is competing for greater market share and company’s CEO explains why.
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Align Announces Additional Leadership for UK and EMEA to Support Continued Growth
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Xago, Innovative Crypto Fintech Based in South Africa, Announces XUS Supporting the US Dollar
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Metanomic Acquires Intoolab, Developers of the First Bayesian Network Artificial Intelligence Engine
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Percona, a leader in open source database software and services, today announced the general availability of Percona Platform.
Spot by NetApp Delivers Cloud Desktop-as-a-Service Solution for Service Providers, Enterprises and Today’s Distributed Workforce
Spot PC provides MSPs and enterprises with a comprehensive managed cloud desktop solution with the security, reliability and flexibility businesses need to succeed
University of Nebraska Medical Center and ANANDA Scientific announce FDA approval of the IND for a Clinical Trial exploring Treatment for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
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Trilio Announces Technical Preview of ‘Continuous Restore,’ Delivering Cloud-Native Application Portability and Recoverability in Seconds Across Disparate Infrastructure
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IHS Holding Limited Reports First Quarter 2022 Financial Results
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InterSAT and SES Renew Partnership to Accelerate Digital Inclusion Across Africa
InterSAT continues to tap SES’s NSS-12 satellite to deliver internet connectivity to its customers, improving digital access for all.
Bridging Technology and Education: UNESCO and Huawei Deliver Campus UNESCO for Young People in 20 Countries
To date, UNESCO and Huawei organized ten Campus UNESCO sessions, focusing on technology and education, reaching students from 39 schools in 20 countries.
NielsenIQ Launches Retail Media Solution to Monetize Assets and Measure ROI for Retailers
NielsenIQ Activate allows retailers to leverage their own data to accelerate new revenue streams.
Tecnotree Launches Total Digital Transformation Suite for Enterprises and Customers of MTN Ghana
This transformation for B2B and B2C empowers the operator with rapid response capabilities, allowing it to meet its enterprise market demand and deliver augmented customer experiences at a reduced cost.