Airtel WorldRemit to Offer Instant Money Transfers Across Africa
Airtel Africa has partnered with WorldRemit to scale its operations by offering instant money transfers across Africa. WorldRemit will enable customers from across the globe to receive money in Airtel [...]
Modulus Launches High-Tech Futures Margin Exchange Solution for Commodities, Digital Assets, and Currencies
Modulus, a US-based developer of ultra-high-performance trading and surveillance technology that powers global equities, derivatives, and digital asset exchanges, today announced that it has launched its groundbreaking Futures Margin Exchange Solution, featuring advanced margin calculation [...]
Instagram piloting Fundraiser feature
Instagram, a free online photo-sharing application running on Facebook, has rolled out a feature that will enable users to raise money to support a business, a friend or for personal [...]
Uber Delivery Service Connect Launches in Kenya
Uber recently launched Uber Connect delivery services in Kenya, a move that follows its global shift to delivery services. The service will use motorcycles to deliver packages, providing same-day courier [...]Britain Telcos to Remove Huawei 5G Equipment by 2027
UK Telcom companies have up to 2027 to remove all Huawei 5G equipment in their networks following the country's ban on the company's kits. Telecom operators are banned from buying [...]Google To Invest $10 Billion in India's Economy
Search engine giant Google will invest $ 10 billion in the Google for India Digitization Fund, looking to fast track the country's adoption of digital services. The fund will come [...]Safaricom Partners With Aviat Networks for 5G Connectivity
Wireless Transport Solution provider Aviat networks has been selected by Safaricom for its WTM 4800 multi-band radio platform for 5G backhaul. The partnership will allow Safaricom to roll out 5G [...]India Bans TikTok and 59 Chinese Apps Over Sovereignty Concerns
India has banned TikTok, and 59 other Chinese apps as tensions escalate between the two countries. A statement from the Country's Minister of Electronics and Information Technology says that the [...]MFS Africa Acquires Beyonic
Money Transfer company, MFS Africa, has completed the takeover of payment provider Beyonic. The acquisition will see MFS absorb Beyonic’s entire team with Beyonic’s Founder and CEO Luke Kyohere, absorbed [...]
Uber Technologies in Talks to Acquire Food Delivery App Postmates
Uber Technologies is in talks to acquire food delivery app, Postmates, a move that seeks to expand food delivery services in the U.S. and capitalize on a surge in orders [...]Amazon Acquires Autonomous Driving Startup Zoox for $1.2 Billion
Amazon has signed a deal worth $1.2 billion to acquire autonomous driving startup, Zoox; a company looking to build autonomous driving vehicles from scratch. Details of the agreement reveal that [...]Safaricom Among the Final 12 Firms Bidding for Ethiopia's Telecom License
Safaricom is one of the 12 foreign firms that have submitted their application with the Ethiopian Communications Authority (ECA) for full-service telecommunication licenses in Ethiopia. The Authority had on May [...]
