MoMo Payment Service Bank (PSB), the fintech subsidiary of MTN Nigeria Plc has commenced commercial operations in Nigeria. The telecom giant notified its shareholders and the investing public of the …
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Bamba , a pan-African fintech app secures $3.2million in seed funding
Bamba, a mobile-first enterprise software for micro-merchants in Africa founded in 2022 by serial entrepreneur Bastian Gotter, , has secured $3.2m in seed funding to scale its app and build its …
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Joburg’s pothole patrol app gets 28,000 reports, fixes100,000 potholes a year
The Pothole Patrol has repaired just over 100,000 potholes in Johannesburg in the course of one year. The joint initiative saw two insurance companies, Dial direct and Discovery Insure, partner …
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Mastercard and OPay announces strategic partnership to grow cashless ecosystem and advance digital financial inclusion for millions
Partnership will enable OPay customers to pay on global online platforms backed by Mastercard’s secure Mastercard virtual payment solution linked to the OPay wallet · OPay consumers will …
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In a bid to tackle the problem of lack of telecom network services in rural areas, Loofca International Limited United Kingdom has partnered with Vanu Incorporated, United States, to deploy …
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Nigerian govt accuses Facebook of refusing to act against IPOB
The Nigerian government has asked Facebook and other social media platforms to stop allowing the pro-Biafra separatist group (IPOB) on their platforms. The government said members of the group use …
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South African mobile operator MTN Group MTNJ.J said on Friday first quarter pretax profit rose 21.1% year-on-year, supported by service revenue growth amid demand for data and financial services. MTN, with 276 …
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Opportunities for software developers in Africa are at an all time high, according to the 2021 Africa Developer Report by Google and Accenture, opportunities for software developers in Africa are at an …
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Cameroon’s Ministry of Telecommunications has drawn up a digital transformation strategy to promote participation in the digital economy through more comprehensive infrastructure and lower-cost access to both phone services and …
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Global tech giant Google has added 24 new languages spoken by more than 300 million people to its Google Translate platform. Ten of the new additions are in Africa, including …