Andela Moves Full Time Developers to Gig Workers
Andela will no longer be supporting its full time paid bench in its latest evolution. The company earlier decided to turn its full-time developers into gig workers who will now [...]
Rolls Royce Announces 2 Breakthroughs in AI Ethics
Rolls Royce has announced two breakthroughs in Artificial Intelligence (AI) ethics which will help build the trust gap towards technology and accelerate the fifth industrial revolution. The breakthrough will provide [...]Subscriber disruptions in overnight M-PESA upgrade
Safaricom has informed its customers of impending maintenance on its M-Pesa mobile money transfer platform this weekend. The latest fix is part of the mobile operator's routine maintenance works that [...]
Agnes Gathaiya, New Director for Google East Africa
Google has appointed Agnes Gathaiya as the new Director for East Africa. The former Chief Executive of Integrated Payment Services Limited (IPSL) will take over from Charles Njenga Murito, who [...]Kenya Govt Invites Comments on Draft Digital Economy Strategy
Consultations on the draft digital economy strategy paper for Kenya has been extended until 30th September 2020. This is as the country moves to develop a strategy that will enable [...]Zoom Revenues Grow 355% to Hit $663.5 Million in Q2 2020
Revenues for videoconferencing app, Zoom, have grown by 355% year on year to hit $663.5 million in the second quarter of 2020, as the coronavirus crisis continues to push for remote working. [...]Nigeria Sets a $13 Million Minimum Capital Base for Mobile Money Licenses
The Central Bank of Nigeria has set a $13 million minimum capital base for any payment service banks looking to get mobile money licenses; a move that is likely to [...]Walmart Partners With Microsoft in TikTok Buy, Eyeing New Ad Revenues
Walmart confirmed that it would join Microsoft to bid for Tiktok's purchase in a deal that would boost its e-commerce strategy, giving it leverage against Amazon. If the bid succeeds, [...]Rolls-Royce Reorganization Saves £ 1.3Bn
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the whole civil aerospace industry worldwide is unprecedented and a global issue. Rolls-Royce has taken swift action to deal with the sudden short-term [...]Mobile Security Firm Finds Built-in Malware in Tecno Phones Shipped to Africa
Mobile Security Platform Upstream found built-in malware on 53,000 Tecno W2 devices shipped to 5 African countries. Secure-D, the company's mobile security service says that the built-in malware prompts suspicious [...]Podcast: Ndovu CEO On How Technology Will Shape Investments in Africa
In an online interview with the Kenyan Wallstreet, Ndovu Investment CEO and co-founder Radhika Bhachu talks about the state of digital investment platforms in Africa and how Robo-advisory will play [...]Airtel MoneyGram Partner for Global Money Transfers
Airtel subscribers will be able to send or receive cash through their mobile wallets to over 200 destinations on the worldwide MoneyGram platform. This follows a deal between the mobile [...]
