Author: Tapiwa Matthew Mutisi

Building on its existing partnerships in the DRC, the new relationship with VodaCash will give Crown Agents Bank greater coverage across the country, drawing on Vodacom Congo’s cellular network and the VodaCash agent network, to access previously difficult to reach locales. The Vodacom and Crown Agents Bank partnership marks the…

Mastercard has launched Fintech Express in the Middle East and Africa, with this program designed for emerging and established businesses under the fintech umbrella looking to add payment solutions or innovate through partnerships. The program aims to expand Mastercard’s partnership with fintech companies and to create a seamless process of bringing fintech…

Apple Inc. will now allow users of Facebook Inc.’s online events product use the social network’s own payment method through the end of the year, temporarily bypassing the iPhone maker’s typical 30% cut. Apple said it is making the exception as some businesses were forced to move their physical events…

Google has sent an email to users of its Drive cloud storage platform stating that it is making changes to how trashed files are treated. The company said that starting from 13 October 2020, any file that is put into Google Drive’s “My Drive” trash folder will be deleted after…

According to global user data from Statista, Facebook continues to be the dominant social media platform in the world. Social media giant, boasts all three of what Statista said are the most common traits of the world’s most popular social media platforms: High user account numbers.Strong user engagement.Originate in the United…

Dimension Data has begun construction on its Johannesburg 1 Data Centre, the company announced in a statement. The company said the new data centre is designed according to tier 3 standards and will be constructed in two phases. When fully built, it will deliver a total of 6,000m2 of IT space…

Pan African cross-industry API marketplace Chenosis has announced the conclusion of its first set of strategic partnerships with Nigerian-based emerging digital platform provider Blusalt and Gwirio, a software services company founded in South Africa. These partnerships are instrumental in Chenosis becoming the largest and most diverse developer ecosystem on the…

South Africa’s tech company Digital Kungfu has launched Africa’s premium lead-gen skills accelerator for tech companies. Technology businesses are all facing the same challenges. According to Digital Kungfu’s research, 89% of B2B technology businesses say that demand/lead generation is important to their companies. The problem is that despite this, 47%…

Media and Entertainment Company, WarnerMedia, has expanded its entertainment offering in Kenya by introducing its Hollywood blockbuster channel, TNT, on pay television Company StarTimes media platform. StarTimes subscribers in Kenya will be able to enjoy an action-driven, pulse-raising slate of movies, mixed with romantic gems and hilarious comedy, alongside original TNT productions. WarnerMedia…

WorldRemit, a global digital payments company, has launched The WorldRemit Transfer Tracker mobile App for recipients of money transfers which allows them to track their remittances. The WorldRemit Transfer Tracker App is now available through the Google app store in Nigeria, India, Mexico and Colombia. It will also be free…

Google parent Alphabet Inc. pledged $310 million to expand diversity efforts and resolve shareholder litigation that alleged the company’s board to failed to prevent sexual harassment and hid misconduct by executives. The settlement caps a controversy that shook the technology giant and reverberated across Silicon Valley. At the center of…

Microsoft has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) to co-create technology solutions in agriculture. The collaboration between Microsoft, through its 4Afrika initiative, will support AGRA’s digital transformation as it works to improve food security for 30 million farming households across…

Instagram is one of the most popular social media platforms globally, with over 100+ million photos uploaded every day, and nearly 1 billion monthly active users. Individuals and companies share photos and messages about their lives and products to their followers globally. So imagine what could happen if a hacker…

Amazon has announced its Luna cloud game streaming service, which allows users to play high-quality video games on various devices via the cloud. These games will be powered by AWS’s game servers and will allow users to play video games at low latency. Users will be able to choose between using a…

Chinese smartphone manufacturer Oppo has officially landed in South Africa, offering a number of devices in the country. Oppo is the second-biggest smartphone manufacturer in China, and it has a major presence in a number of countries around the world, where it offers everything from entry-level handsets to cutting-edge flagship…

Yesterday Spotify Technology SA, Match Group Inc., Epic Games Inc. and 10 other organizations launched the Coalition for App Fairness to push Apple Inc. and Google to change their app store rules. The group launched a website outlining 10 “App Store Principles,” including one that states platform owners should not use developers’…

Security firm Avast has published the results of its investigation into TikTok accounts which are being used to promote adware scam apps. Avast said it has discovered seven different adware scam apps available across the Google Play Store and the Apple App Store which have been downloaded over 2.4 million times. Avast…

Lonestar Cell MTN, Liberia’s GSM and Mobile Financial Services company, has partnered with WorldRemit to make it possible for Mobile Money customers to now receive international remittances straight to their Lonestar Cell MTN Mobile Money accounts, free of charge. This service presents the exciting prospect for the Liberian community to…

Pan African telecommunication group Liquid Telecom has concluded a six-week long online training for over 100 teachers in Western Kenya, as part of a broader effort to provide complimentary training to enhance remote learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. This training was conducted in partnership with Cisco Systems to provide teachers…

Visa announces its partnership with She Leads Africa, a platform that connects female entrepreneurs with the right information and tools that they need to create thriving businesses in their communities. This partnership forms part of Visa’s ‘Where you Shop Matters’ initiative which was launched in June. It is an initiative…