Mobile phishing threatens enterprise security

The risk of phishing on mobile devices is growing, with more than half of mobile users clicking on compromised links in the last year. A report from Lookout indicates that the mobile phishing URL click rate has increased 85% year-over-year since 2011. “Mobile...

MTN, Ecobank partner in African banking

MTN is collaborating with independent African banking group, Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI) to reach customers in Africa. MTN’s large subscriber base, distribution systems, digital products and drive for mobile financial services are being linked with...

Fintechs key to African financial growth

Financial sector mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in Africa and the Middle East is forecast to drop to $9-billion in 2018, down sharply from $29,5-billion in 2017. This is according to Baker McKenzie’s Global Transactions Forecast, developed in association...

Solar PV demand set for record highs

Global solar photovoltaic (PV) demand is forecast to hit another annual record of 113-gigawatts in 2018, propelled by strong demand anticipated in China. According to business information provider IHS Markit, burgeoning demand from the Chinese market is expected to...

Antarctic expedition to study ice shelves

A major international scientific expedition next January will explore one of the coldest, harshest and most remote locations in the world: the Weddell Sea off Antarctica. Ocean researchers from the University of Cape Town (UCT), Nelson Mandela University (NMU) and the...

Fujitsu brings co-creation closer to customers

Fujitsu has announced the global expansion of its Co-creating Program with a worldwide network of Digital Transformation Centers (DTCs). The first DTC outside Japan has opened in Munich, with additional centers in New York and London to open later this year. With the...