PayPal Set to Acquire Cryptocurrency Firm, Curv
US-based online payments system, PayPal Holdings, has announced plans to acquire the cryptocurrency firm Curv, seeking to improve its talent pool for handling digital currencies. Although the company did not [...]
ATU, Ericsson Finalize Plans to Usher in The Age of 5G in Africa
The African Telecommunication Union (ATU) has finalised the development of spectrum recommendations for the management of radio spectrum and to boost broadband connectivity in Africa. These recommendations are expected to [...]Kenya Power to Install Charging Points for Electric Cars Countrywide
Electricity distributor, Kenya Power, has announced plans to install charging points for electric cars along major highways, parking lots and malls, countrywide. The move seeks to bringnew revenue streamsand boost [...]Cameroon's Diool Raises $3.5 Million in Funding
Cameroon's fintech startup, Diool, has raised$3.5 millionin its latest funding round that was led by the Lundin group of companies plus existing investors. The round takes the startup's total secured [...]Volvo to Go All Electric by 2030
Volvo has announced plans for its entire car line-up to be fully electricby 2030, all of which will only be sold online. The Swedish carmaker said 50% of its global [...]Somalia Issues 1st Mobile Money License to Hormuud Telecom
The Central Bank of Somalia has issued the first Mobile Money license to the country's largest telecommunications provider, Hormuud Telecom. The move seeks to formalize the country's digital payments system [...]Liquid Telecom Raises $840 Million in Bond
Africa’s largest fibre network provider, Liquid Telecom, has raised$840 millionin a bond and loans, as it seeks to refinance debt and further expand into Africa. The financing includes a $620 [...]South Africa's TymeBank Raises $109 Million in Funding
South Africa's digital bank,TymeBank, has raised $109 million in funding, seeking to bolster its growth and drive its commercial expansion across the country. Investors who took part in the funding [...]How Retail Investors Can Track Live Stock Market in Kenya
Stock Market Basics Investing in the stock market is considered one of the best ways to achieve high returns that outpaceinflationover time and other asset classes such as bonds, commodities [...]
Apple tops global smartphone sales
Apple, a US multinational technology company with its base in California, has overtaken Samsung and Huawei to reclaim the top spot in global smartphone sales for the first time in [...]
African Digital Signage Market: Where it is Now and What to Expect in the Next 5 Years
Digital signage, also known as digital signs or digital boards, is digital video content or digital images displayed on a screen. The technology allows room for flexibility and has a [...]Facebook Restricts Reading and Sharing of News For Australian Users
Facebook has restricted the reading and sharing of news articles for Australian users on the platform, following proposed legislation requiring tech giants to pay for news content worldwide. The company's blog says [...]
