MTN Rwandacell Plc (MTN Rwanda) has announced that it will list on the Rwanda Stock Exchange (RSE) on 4 May 2021. This announcement follows the approval by the Capital Market Authority (CMA) and the Rwanda Stock Exchange (RSE) of MTN Rwanda’s listing by introduction on the RSE and the approval…
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IBM has announced a definitive agreement to acquire myInvenio, a process mining software company based in Reggio Emilia, Italy. The acquisition will provide organizations with data-driven software that should help them identify the most impactful business processes to automate using AI – including sales, procurement, production and accounting. It also further…
Showmax mobile subscribers across Africa will pay on average 20% less for access to the full Showmax catalogue on a single mobile device. Speaking about the price change, Yolisa Phahle, MultiChoice Group CEO for Connected Video, says, “We know that consumers are under pressure at the moment and we believe…
The Snail and the Whale, directed by Max Lang and South Africa’s Daniel Snaddon, has won the Annie Award for Best Special Production. The Annie Awards have been presented by the Los Angeles branch of the International Animated Film Association, ASIFA-Hollywood, each year since 1972 to recognise excellence in animation.…
Just weeks after the release of its plugins for Shopify and Magento, Kwik Delivery has announced the release of its plugin for Prestashop. This new plugin is a milestone as Kwik Delivery is now fully integrated with the “Big Four” of e-commerce frameworks: Magento, WooCommerce, Shopify and now Prestashop. Delivery…
Andela, the global talent network that helps companies build remote engineering teams, today announced the global expansion of their engineering talent. Expanding into new regions allows Andela clients to tap into regional expertise and nuances that can support their international growth. Andela has a proven track-record connecting remote engineers with…
Mastercard today announced a new partnership with HSBC that will provide the bank’s commercial customers in the UAE with an enhanced business-to-business payment experience via the Mastercard Track Business Payment Service. This new service further demonstrates Mastercard’s resolve to deliver on its promise to modernize business payments worldwide and across…
Deutsche Post DHL Group in response to the increasing business and public demand for information about electric vehicles has launched its DHL EV TV initiative. The series will comprise of 12 main programs supported by webinars and podcasts and underlines the Group’s significant expertise in battery logistics. The material will…
Sony Music Africa has partnered with not-for-profit pan-African women empowerment platform, The Women of Music Business (WOMB), to launch a new ‘masterclass’ training programme, supporting women working in the African music industry and helping to build the next generation of senior female music executives in the continent. Founded by multi-award-winning…
Zemen Bank has announced a partnership with Mastercard that will see the introduction of the first ever Mastercard branded prepaid contactless travel card in Ethiopia. Zemen Mastercard prepaid travel cards will enable cardholders to use cards with either of the two major currencies, namely U.S. Dollars and Euros, based on their travel…
African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) (AWF.org) and Nature’s Best Photography (NBP) have announced the official “Call for Entries” for the Benjamin Mkapa African Wildlife Photography Awards. Competition participants will have through June 18, 2021, to submit photos for consideration by a panel of judges. Professional, Amateur and Youth (18 and younger)…
Epic Games has completed a $1 billion round of funding, which will allow the company to support future growth opportunities. Epic’s equity valuation is now $28.7 billion. This round includes an additional $200M strategic investment from Sony Group Corporation, which builds on the already close relationship between the two companies and…
As Covid-19 kept consumers around the world at home, nearly everything from groceries to gardening supplies was purchased online. According to Mastercard’s latest Recovery Insights report, this amounted to an additional $900 billion being spent in retail online around the world in 2020. Put another way: in 2020, e-commerce made…
Clickatell, the leader in mobile communications and Chat Commerce, announced today the launch of Chat Flow (bit.ly/3mJ9PSW), a new product that enables organizations to easily create, edit, test, and manage Chat Commerce communications across multiple channels. With Chat Flow, companies deploy turnkey user experiences with little or no code requirements…
Leading global smart device brand OPPO today announced the successful collaboration between OPPO, Vodafone, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., and Ericsson commercializing Europe’s first low-latency, high-speed 5G SA Network in Germany. The network will be accessible on the OPPO Find X3 Pro, the latest device in OPPO’s premium product series. Henry Duan,…
Leading global cryptocurrency platform, Luno, recently announced that it has reached the momentous milestone of 7 million customers worldwide, just seven weeks after passing 6 million customers. 2021 has seen exponential growth in the business, with January 2021 seeing a 60% increase in the number of app installs compared to…
Mobileye, an Intel Company, and Udelv, a Silicon Valley venture-backed company, announced that Mobileye’s self-driving system branded Mobileye Drive will “drive” the next-generation Udelv autonomous delivery vehicles (ADV), called “Transporters.” The companies plan to produce more than 35,000 Mobileye-driven Transporters by 2028, with commercial operations beginning in 2023. Today’s news…
Mastercard, and Geidea, the largest fintech company in Saudi Arabia by market share, have announced a strategic partnership agreement to accept Mastercard payments on Tap-on-Phone solution in Saudi Arabia – the first such agreement to be signed in the Middle East and North Africa. Geidea is the first fintech company…
European technology companies Evina and Telecoming have signed a global alliance to work hand in hand in promoting DCB (Direct Carrier Billling) as the safest and most appropriate payment method in the new mobile economy and, in particular, for the fight against fraud. The agreement deals a body blow to…
A Mastercard study on consumer spending has revealed that over four out of five (81%) consumers in Nigeria are shopping more online since the onset of the COVID 19 pandemic. Data, apparel, beauty products and FMCG (fast-moving consumer goods), have seen the highest surge of online activity. More than 90% of…