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MTN and #datafree pioneer biNu today announced a partnership that will enable mobile subscribers in South Africa to access websites and apps #datafree. Rather than using their own mobile data to visit and interact with sites or apps, mobile subscribers in South Africa can now have their data paid for by participating digital…

According to the 2019 Q1 Social Flagship report, the latest GlobalWebIndex’s flagship report on the latest trends in social media, Nigerians spend an average of 3 hours 36 minutes engaging with/connected to social networks during a typical day. This is higher than the global average of 2 hours and 23 minutes.…

The Federal Government of Nigeria has changed its Twitter handle from @AsoRock to @NigeriaGov. This change was announced by Bashir Ahmad, the Personal Assistant to the President on New Media on Twitter. According to him, NOTIFICATION: The Federal Government of Nigeria’s handle on Twitter (@AsoRock) has been changed to @NigeriaGov, to…

South Africa based fintech company, uKheshe, has announced the successful completion of its first seed investment round. The startup closed independent seed funding with both Fitech Venturesand the Ocean on 76 Group. uKheshe is a micro transaction platform launched in November 2015 and allows card holders to pay and get paid. Unlike any eWallet…

Chinese smartphone manufacturer, Tecno today announced the launch of the latest 3G smart feature phone T901, the first TECNO device running on KaiOS, the leading mobile operating system for smart feature phones. This is a significant step for both companies in closing the digital divide by bringing users–previously inhibited by…

Former CEO and co-founder of Amplify, Segun Adeyemi, has joined fintech company, Jumo as the Country Manager for Nigeria. Segun made this known on his LinkedIn page in a post detailing how he took the decision to join Jumo after the acquisition of Amplify by One Finance Limited (OneFi), a consumer…

Facebook, today with Africa Check announced that it has added new local language support for several African languages as part of its Third-Party Fact-Checking programme – which helps to assess the accuracy of news on Facebook and aims to reduce the spread of misinformation. Launched in 2018 across five countries…

There comes a time in a growing organisation when you must have a Product Manager. In a small organisation, the CEO usually sees himself as the product visionary and leader. He is the resource allocator and chief priority setter. He alone determines which products should be launched and the resources…

As from today, August 14 2019, Gokada will not be available. The app will be down and the pilots will be off the road. It is shutting down, so says CEO Fahim Saleh. Hold on….Not for long though. This is sort out some of the operational issues that the CEO…

The DOEN Foundation (Stichting DOEN), a Dutch fund supporting green, socially-inclusive and creative initiatives that contribute to a better and cleaner world, has joined forces with Seedstars, the leading emerging market startup community and investor. They are launching the DOEN Land Restoration Prize, in order to find and award the…

Verve, a leading payment technology card and card business in Africa, held its first transaction event in New York yesterday, signifying the acceptance of the Verve Card globally. This was made possible in partnership with Discover Global Network, the payments brand of Discover. This means that Verve cardholders can now…

Naspers has led a $125 million fundraise for Meesho, an Indian Online Social Commerce marketplace. Other participants include Facebook and existing investors SAIF, Sequoia, Shunwei Capital, RPS and Venture Highway. Former Vodafone Group CEO Sir Arun Sarin also participated in the round. Meesho is the leading social commerce online marketplace in India…

As a group admin, have you ever imagined managing users who send too many messages in a group? Well instant messaging app, Telegram, has introduced a feature called “Slow Mode” which gives the group admin the power to control how often a member could send a message in the group.…

Samsung Electronics has unveiled the latest in the potential of the of smartphone cameras. It has introduced the first mobile image sensor in the industry to go beyond 100 million pixels – the 108 megapixel (Mp) Samsung ISOCELL Bright HMX. The Samsung ISOCELL Bright HMX is the result of a joint collaboration between…

Pakistan-based transportation startup, Airlift, has raised $2.2 million in a recently concluded seed round. According to Airlift’s co-founder and CEO Usman Gul in a discussion with menabytes, the round was co-led by one of Pakistan’s largest conglomerates Fatima Group (through its VC arm) and Indus Valley Capital, a Pakistan-focused VC founded by…

Last week Thursday, eleven-year-old Egyptian electronic payments company Fawry, went public on the Egyptian Exchange (EGX). It was the first IPO in Egypt for this year and it was oversubscribed. Listed at a price of EGP 6.46, it soared 30% to close on the first day of trading to give…

Transsion Holdings, the Chinese company behind three popular African phone brands – Tecno, Infinix and itel – has confirmed that it is going to list in an Initial Public Offering (IPO) on Shanghai’s STAR Market. STAR is the Shanghai Stock Exchange’s new Nasdaq-style board for tech stocks that also went live in July…

TechAdvance, a Nigerian payment application development company has raised $1m from Bahrain-based energy investment company Lamar Holding. The investment will be used to support TechAdvance’s strategy to substantially expand its global expansion. Founded in 2009 by the CEO Edmund Olotu, TechAdvance focuses on developing and deploying niche payment companies to serve the needs…

A couple of days before the Samsung Unpacked event, Samsung launched the Galaxy Watch Active2. The Samsung Galaxy Watch Active2 is the latest addition to the Galaxy smartwatch portfolio. The Samsung Galaxy Watch Active2 is purposefully designed with new, intuitive, and refined features to bring more customization to consumers’ personal…

Apple’s analytics dashboard for artists, Apple Music for Artists, is out of beta and now available for all artists. The data analytics platform was launched and made available to a selected few in beta stage in June 2018. It provides insight into the listening habits of fans, highlighting the number of…