Author: Tapiwa Matthew Mutisi

Tapiwa Matthew Mutisi has been covering blockchain technology, intelligent technologies, cryptocurrency, cybersecurity, telecommunications technology, sustainability, autonomous vehicles, and other topics for Innovation Village since 2017. In the years since, he has published over 4,000 articles — a mix of breaking news, reviews, helpful how-tos, industry analysis, and more. | Open DM on Twitter @TapiwaMutisi

Leading pan-African telecoms group Liquid Telecom has announced the deployment of its Azure Stack Hub in Nairobi, Kenya. The availability of the hub within Kenyan borders will enable businesses to meet local data regulatory requirements and efficiently run latency sensitive business applications. This investment showcases Liquid Telecom’s commitment to Kenya’s…

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DStv has announced its largest offering of new products, programmes and value bundles in over 10 years. The pan-African video entertainment provider is harnessing the power of technology innovation to bring the best content and an unprecedented digital user-experience. Calvo Mawela, CEO of MultiChoice Group said: “As Africa’s most-loved storyteller…

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Through an extended partnership with MasterCard and Nedbank, Ukheshe Technologies the payments platform specialist, has launched its Third-Party Processing Services (TPP) in South Africa. This latest announcement by the fintech specialist gives everyday businesses access to prepaid and virtual cards, which were typically only available to large enterprises. Clayton Hayward,…

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Banque Populaire de Mauritanie (BPM), one of the leading banks in Mauritania launched a state-of-the-art mobile banking service – Bankily, which has received a positive response from consumers. With banking penetration around 30%, Bankily is helping to modernize banking and payments in Mauritania and encouraging financial inclusion in the country. Bankily is powered…

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Mastercard has announced the expansion of its Accelerate fintech portfolio, adding dynamic entrepreneurs to its award-winning startup engagement program Start Path and more technology partners to its Engage network, providing access to expert engineers and specialists that can help customers deploy new services quickly and efficiently. Mastercard helps emerging brands grow, diversify and build their businesses,…

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MultiChoice recently announced the launch of its new Explorer Ultra decoder, which will offer high-quality satellite broadcasting as well as integration with popular streaming services. This decoder has built-in Wi-Fi for Internet connectivity while offering the same features as the previous-generation Explora decoder. MultiChoice said this product will offer customers…

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Experian South Africa CEO Ferdie Pieterse downplayed the seriousness of a data breach at his company which exposed the personal details of 23.4 million South Africans. Experian is a consumer, business, and credit information services agency, whose major clients include several South African banks. The South African Banking Risk Centre…

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