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Direct Pay Online Group (DPO) has announced the acquisition of Virtual Card Services (VCS) South Africa. This marks the completion of DPO’s purchase of VCS Group, post the earlier acquisition of VCS Namibia and VCS Botswana. Furthermore this acquisition further bolsters DPO’s leading position in Southern Africa post its previous…

Two Rwandan startups, ARED and EarthEnable, have made it to the finals of the Postcode Lottery Green Challenge. ARED is a Rwandan start-up that developed a mobile solar kiosk, to bring low-cost connectivity and energy services to millions of Africans while EarthEnable is a company that offers a sustainable and affordable alternative for…

The heir apparent to the Samsung empire, Jay Y. Lee has been sentenced to 5 years in prison for bribery, embezzlement, capital flight and perjury charges. 49-year-old Lee has been in detention since February 2017. He proclaimed his innocence throughout the trial and his lawyer said he would appeal the…

Come September 14th and 15th 2017, Landmark event centre Lagos will be bustling with the crème of the crop of Africa’s tech/payment ecosystem for the maiden edition of Interswitch Connect. Themed “Digital Transformation Imperatives: Innovative Evolution or Disruptive Innovation”, the 2 day conference organized by Interswitch, promises to be tech/payment event of the year with a…

It is truly a world where anything can happen. This is not a hoax. Former CIA operative Valerie Plame Wilson, is trying to raise $1billion to buy Twitter so as to ban the US President Donald Trump from Twitter. So she has set up an account on Gofundme under the theme…

That your little idea today may just be the next big thing tomorrow and here’s why the best time to start your Entrepreneurship journey is NOW! Diamond Bank in collaboration with Enterprise Development Centre (EDC) of the Pan Atlantic University unveils the start of the DIAMOND BET season 7, with business/entrepreneurial trainings for…

The government of Tanzania has announced that it would be partnering with Zipline to launch the world’s largest national drone delivery service. The government said it wants to make as many as 2,000 daily deliveries from four distribution centres to over one thousand health facilities, serving 10 million people across…

Applications are now open for the Appsafrica.com Innovation Awards which celebrate the best in mobile and tech from across Africa. The annual event will hold in Cape Town on November 6th, 2017 The Awards in association with Mobile Ecosystem Forum (MEF) and Mobile Monday (MOMO) South Africa provides winners with international recognition…

The Seedstars train will be stopping in Lagos, Nigeria on the 25th of August 2017 and these are the ten startups selected to pitch at this event. They are as follows: DropQue – a recruitment platform Edves – an edtech startup that provides a platform that encompasses all school management needs.…

Samsung unveiled the Galaxy S8 in March 2017 and the Galaxy Note 8 in August 2017. These are two beautiful phones from the manufacturer but there are salient differences between the two gadgets. The obvious differences are that the Note 8 comes with an S pen; it is bigger and…

The Samsung Galaxy Note 8 was officially introduced on the 23rd of August. The phone has a 6.3″ infinity display (Quad HD+ Super AMOLED (2960 x 1440)) with dimensions (162.5 x 74.8 x 8.6 mm) and weighs 195g. It comes with an S pen which has the following dimensions (108.3 x…

Facebook has started rolling out a new feature whereby publisher logos are displayed alongside trending and search articles. Product manager Andrew Anker said in a blog post that It is one of efforts to enhance people’s recognition of the sources of news. However for the logos to show next to their content on Facebook, publishers have…

Samsung has announced that its smart voice assistant, Bixby, is now available in over 200 countries including South Africa. Though the list has not made available yet, the electronic giant also mentioned Bixby is now available in U.K., Australia and Canada. Remember that Bixby has been available in United States and…

In the past, earning money online was a difficult process, simply because there weren’t many legitimate ways to make money on the internet.  But today, all that has changed and many people are making a full-time living with their computers. Below, we are going to learn three amazing ways to…

Little, the taxi-hailing service backed by Kenya’s Safaricom, has launched its own virtual wallet called “Little coins” as an in-app feature. This feature requires riders to load the virtual wallet via an M-Pesa pay bill number to pay a driver or purchase airtime. Riders are allowed to deposit up to Sh50,000 into…

The trucking industry is a vital component of any economy since it takes goods to the customer. For this reason, many companies, as well as individuals, get into the industry hoping to make a profit. And most do. Using load boards alone, you can make up to $10,000 a month…

This morning, the Vice Chairman of Famfa Oil Ltd., currently one of the largest indigenous Nigerian owned exporters of crude oil, Mrs. Folorunso Alakija, officially launched “Flourish Africa”, a non-profit organisation aimed at creating a global community that encourages and helps women to thrive in all aspects of their lives. Mrs. Alakija…

UK-based online student lender, Prodigy Finance has raised $240 million in debt and equity to speed its expansion within the United States. Prodigy Finance provides postgraduate loans to international students with no alternative access to finance. The new fund includes a $40 million Series C equity round led by international…

MallforAfrica.com has partnered with eBay to make African goods available on the global e-commerce marketplace. This means that consumers all around the world can buy African goods on eBay’s Mall for Africa Store. MallforAfrica is responsible for selecting the sellers, handling payments while DHL will ship the goods. This new…

The Infinix Note 4 competition closed on Friday 18th of August 2017. We had 4,145 entries and after the Rafflecopter draw, the lucky person drawn is ….Miss Lammie Obayomi. We have contacted her and she will be receiving the smartphone this week. Congratulations Miss Obayomi   🙂 To all those…