Pansmart, Multisource collaborate in Africa

Pansmart, a Panasonic telecommunications and security distributor in South Africa, has partnered with converged technology provider Multisource Africa (MSA). The partnership sees MSA onboarded as Pansmart’s African distribution partner, providing MSA access to...

Applications open for SLA Accelerator

Applications are now open for the She Leads Africa Accelerator 2018, a three-month program designed to identify, support and fund the next generation of Nigeria’s brightest entrepreneurs. Entrepreneurs building technology enabled businesses across Nigeria are...

Morocco to host IDC’s Francophone Africa CIO Summit 2018

International Data Corporation (IDC) has announced the return of its annual Francophone Africa CIO Summit, with Morocco’s Mazagan Beach Resort in El Jadida set to host the 2018 edition on 3 May. Around 80 of the region’s most influential information and...

GSMA debuts Global Money Certification

At the Mobile 360 – West Africa event, the GSMA announced the launch of the GSMA Mobile Money Certification, a global scheme for mobile money providers to offer safer, more transparent and more resilient financial services to millions of mobile money users...

Lebara, WorldRemit partner on African transactions

Lebara and WorldRemit have entered into a strategic partnership making WorldRemit the global money transfer partner of Lebara, including transfers to over 40 African countries. The deal allows over 3-million Lebara Mobile and Lebara Money users to use...

Ecobank app reaches 4m users

The upgraded version of Ecobank’s mobile app has attracted 3-million new customers in the last six months, taking the total number of users to 4-million. The app builds on the core functionality of the original version that uses digital technology to combat many...