Mar 7, 2018
Mastercard has completed its acquisition of mobile payments technology company Oltio from Standard Bank Group. The acquisition builds on Mastercard’s longstanding relationship with Oltio, a startup that pioneered and patented several mobile payments and banking...
Mar 7, 2018
Huawei Marine has announced that it will partner with PCCW Global to construct the first submarine cable between Mauritius and Rodrigues Island. This will be Huawei’s 12th submarine cable system deployed in the African region to meet the increasing demand for...
Mar 6, 2018
Kenya’s GDP growth is projected to increase to 5,7% during the first quarter of 2018. This is according to ICAEW’s (the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales) latest report. In Economic Insight: Africa Q1 2018, the accountancy and finance...
Mar 6, 2018
Gemalto is supplying EMIS (Empresa Interbaricária de Serviços), Angola’s domestic payments processor, with a PURE white label payment solution that will enable swift migration to the enhanced security of the EMV “chip and PIN” standard. As a result,...
Mar 5, 2018
ICT plays a vital role in Nigeria’s social, economic and political sectors. In 2018, technological innovations such as the Internet of Things (IoT), big data analytics, cloud computing and artificial intelligence are expected to enable tremendous innovations and...
Mar 2, 2018
The call for applications for the 8th Orange Social Venture Prize in Africa and the Middle East has opened, and will run through 31 May 2018. It can be found under the “Orange Social Venture Prize” section on the http://EntrepreneurClub.orange.com/en site....
