Safaricom Tackles Fraud in Latest MPESA Update
Safaricom has moved to tackle fraud in the latest updates to the MPESA product and ecosystem. With the new update, if anyone tries to register a new SIM card with [...]
Gender Demographics in Africa's Digital Sector
Briter Bridges carried out a study, seeking to determine the Gender and Demographics in Africa’s Green and Digital Transformation. The research also aimed to unveil the co-foundingmembers and C-level executives [...]IBM Announces Massive Layoffs
IBM plans to lay off an unspecified number of employees across the United States. The states include California, Missouri, New York, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania. According to the Corporation, the [...]Ethiopia Invites Foreign Firms into its Telecommunication Industry
Ethiopia has launched an Expression of Interest Request for new telecommunication licenses as it liberalizes its telecommunication industry. Finance Minister Eyob Tekalign called foreign operators to officially express interest in [...]Safaricom's Revamped Mpesa for Business Offering is a Big Win for SMEs
Safaricom has launched a new feature for businesses that allows direct transactions from Mpesa business tills. The Mpesa for Business tool is an upgrade of the current Lipa NaMpesa, giving [...]Rwanda Deploys Robots in the Fight against COVID-19
The government of Rwanda has officially launched the use of robots in its fight against the global COVID-19 pandemic. The move seeks to reduce contact between medical practitioners and patients, [...]Huawei Calls for Closer Public-Private Sector Cooperation to Restore Trust in Technology
The St. Gallen Symposium, an annual gathering of current and future leaders from across the globe, celebrated its 50th anniversary this year. At the event, 1,000 participants took part in [...]
Uber Technologies in Talks to Acquire Grubhub
Uber Technologies is in the process of implementing a potential all-stock takeover bid of food delivery company, Grubhub. CNBCreports that the acquisition would offer Grubhub shareholders 2.15 Uber shares for [...]Econet Accused of Black Market Currency Dealings in Zimbabwe
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe has accused Econet Wireless, a dominant mobile phone operator in the country, of fueling illegal cash dealings on the streets. It has described EcoCash, mobile [...]
Loon Vodacom Partner to Improve Internet in Mozambique
Google's parent company, Alphabet, has partnered with the telecommunications company, Vodacom, to use the former's Loon balloon-powered internet solution to improve internet access in the rural areas of Mozambique. The [...]Safaricom Wins Case on Okoa Jahazi Copyright
The High Court has thrown out a case in which two individuals had sued Safaricom for infringing their copyright ownership of Okoa Jahazi, an emergency airtime service provided to distressed [...]Ugandan Motorcycles to Go Digital
Uganda has announced plans to have all bodabodas within its capital city, Kampala go digital after the coronavirus pandemic. This means that all motorcycles shall operate under digital companies like [...]
