Equity Bank, Airtel Money form partnership

Equity Bank and Airtel Kenya have entered into a partnership that will offer comprehensive mobile commerce solutions to their customers in Kenya, through Airtel Money. The service, available to all Equity Bank customers with Airtel lines, will enable customers from...

RDB keeps Vodacom Mozambique up and running

RDB Consulting is ensuring that Vodacom Mozambique’s databases enjoy maximum uptime. The Johannesburg-based database consulting specialist signed a two year contract with BCX Mozambique in April this year to provide monitoring and administration services for the...

Etisalat to acquire stake in Maroc

Etisalat has announced that Vivendi has formally granted Etisalat a period of exclusivity for the acquisition of Vivendi’s 53% Stake in Itissalat Al Maghrib (Maroc Telecom) until 25 September 2013. Etisalat’s binding offer values each Maroc Telecom share at MAD 92.6,...

Agile helps FGI deploy new solution

Agile Financial Technologies, a leading software provider for insurance, banking and financial services sectors, announced that it has signed a contract with Focus General Insurance (FGI), who have recently acquired their license in Zambia, to deploy its general...

T-Systems launches development initiative

As part of its strategy of creating sustainable and commercially viable growth both internally and in South Africa as a whole, T-Systems in South Africa has launched the first phase of its Enterprise Supplier Development (ESD) initiative, a program aimed at leveraging...

African e-commerce may come of age

E-commerce in Africa has grown dramatically over the past year, says Robin Philip of payment services provider PayGate, and is now in a position to support the massive consumer boom that’s happening across the continent. “A year ago we said e-commerce in Africa wasn’t...