Interswitch has launched Quickteller Business, a new comprehensive corporate solution focused on empowering businesses of all sizes to facilitate payments and manage transactions from anywhere in the world, through one, simple integrated platform.Complementing Interswitch’s existing Quickteller platform, Quickteller Business will broaden its payment management capabilities to businesses and merchants of…
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Intel and Google Cloud today announced a collaboration to develop telco cloud reference architectures and integrated solutions for communication service providers to accelerate 5G deployment across multiple network and edge locations. The partnership spans three main areas focused on: Accelerating the ability of communications service providers to deploy their virtualized…
Leading manufacturer of home appliances, Defy, will be hosting the Hack The Normal, an online hackathon to explore how technology can be leveraged for sustainable living and economic development in Africa. The hackathon will take place from 5 – 7 March 2021. Supported by Defy sister company, Beko, hackathon participants…
Opera has launched its new dedicated chat service Hype, built into mobile web browser Opera Mini. With the introduction of Hype in the Opera Mini browser, Opera is rethinking the concept of mobile browsers providing its users with a personalized, engaging browsing experience that enables seamless surfing, chatting, and sharing…
Spotify has revealed it is launching in 85 new markets over the next few days in areas that have the potential of engendering more than 1 billion potential new listeners. The company made the disclosure on Monday at its Stream On event for creators and partners. The 85 new markets…
WhatsApp has said that its users that refuse to accept its updated terms and conditions before May 15 will be unable to use the app to send and receive messages until they comply. The company also stated that the defaulters’ accounts will be listed as “inactive” adding that such accounts…
Saudi Fintech company, Tweeq, which aims to provide a feature-rich spending account for individuals and SMEs, has signed exclusive partnership agreements with Mastercard, the leading technology company in the global payments industry, and Paymentology, a leading cloud-based issuer payment processor. The partnerships will ensure a first-class customer experience through the…
Smile Telecoms Holdings Ltd. a Pan-African telecommunications group with operations in Nigeria, Uganda, Tanzania, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, announced after its board meeting held on January 15th, 2021, significant changes in the leadership of the Group’s board and management. The Group announced the retirement of Ms. Irene…
Honda Motor Co. Ltd has appointed Toshihiro Mibe, currently the company’s Senior Managing Director, as the next President and Representative Director, effective April 1, 2021. Mibe will succeed Takahiro Hachigo, the current President and Representative Director, who will become a Director, effective April 1, 2021. Mibe is scheduled to become…
Telecom Egypt (TE) , one of the largest integrated telecommunications operators in Egypt, has appointed IBM and Red Hat to help them develop an open, hybrid cloud strategy that will modernize their operations and accelerate their digital transformation journey. Telecom Egypt will adopt IBM Cloud Pak for Automation built on Red Hat…
The Africa Vaccine Acquisition TaskTeam [AVATT], set up by the African Union to acquire additional vaccine doses so that Africa can attain a target immunization of 60% has announced that it has received an offer of 300 million Sputnik V vaccines from the Russian Federation. This includes a financing package…
Universal Music Group (UMG), today announced the launch of Virgin Music Label & Artist Services, a new global network delivering premium and flexible artist and label services to the industry’s most dynamic entrepreneurs and independent talent worldwide, inspired and influenced by the spirit and ethos of the iconic Virgin Records…
The US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) and Shell Foundation (the UK-registered charity) have entered into partnership to bring affordable renewable energy to more than 5 million people in low-income areas of Africa and Asia by 2025. The organizations recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding that enhances their ability to…
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the African Development Fund (ADF) – the concessional arm of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB.org) – on Tuesday signed a loan agreement of 73.6 billion Japanese yen ($668.1 million) to support the 15th replenishment of the African Development Fund (ADF-15). During a…
IBM today announced that it will achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 to further its decades-long work to address the global climate crisis. The company will accomplish this goal by prioritizing actual reductions in its emissions, energy efficiency efforts and increased clean energy use across the more than…
Mastercard and MTN today announced a strategic partnership to enable millions of consumers in 16 countries across Africa to make global e-commerce payments safely and securely. Through a Mastercard virtual payment solution linked to MTN MoMo (Mobile Money) wallets, consumers and merchants can engage with brands and businesses abroad through…
MTN has pledged commitment to achieve net zero emissions by 2040 as impacts of climate change become increasingly visible around the world. The Telecom also believes in the benefits of a healthy planet. With global warming on the rise and impacting countries, communities and people everywhere, MTN has set science-based…
The Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) has announced calls for applications for an Accelerator Programme targeting 10 women-owned and/or women-led enterprises involved in renewable and green energy production or service. AWIEF in 2020 launched a new initiative “Enterprise Development for Women-Owned Ventures in Green Energy” in partnership with…
The British Government over the weekend gave a seal of approval for more foreign investments in Lagos, as plans get underway for the take-off of the first waste to energy plant in the State. The Deputy British High Commissioner in Nigeria, Mr. Ben Llewellyn Jones, gave the official nod when he…
Orange is joining forces with ENGIE, the leading developer of solar and wind power in France, to deliver a global renewable energy supply solution in the country. This will involve creating new solar energy production capacities, managing the production of all renewable electricity capacities contracted by Orange with other producers,…