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Africa’s Digital Start-ups Applauded at GSMA Mobile 360 Series

The impact that digital start-ups have had on the African economy in the last few years have been applauded at the on-going GSMA Mobile 360 Series meeting holding in Kigali, Rwanda. Speaking at the one of the talk session, Smart Africa adviser Jean-Philbert Nsengimana declared that something phenomenal is happening on the continent, as technology […]

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Telecoms

Africa’s Techprenuer Tasks Govt on Corporate Debtors Eradication

Africa’s technology entrepreneur, Leo Stan Ekeh has asked the Nigerian Government to leverage technology in reducing to the barest minimum the growing incidences of corporate debts and usher in an era of unprecedented boom and sanity in the Nigerian economy. Ekeh, Chairman of the Zinox Group, while delivering the Guest Lecture at the maiden edition […]

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Technology

Soccer Fans Breaks Language Barriers with Google Translate at World Cup

Soccer might be the most universal language on the planet. But when it comes to deciphering the Cyrillic alphabet or communicating with locals at the World Cup in Russia, the love of the game is sometimes not enough. To get around language barriers in Russia, World Cup fans from around the globe have been actively […]

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Intelligent

SAS Tasks Organisations on Artificial Intelligence

SAS has challenged organisation on the need to embrace artificial intelligence due to the rapidly changing business environment, and because businesses are under pressure to not only comply with constantly changing regulations but also to modernize their processes and systems. While engaging stakeholders at the SAS Road to Digital Transformation and Artificial Intelligence, AI Showcase […]

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Internet

Nigerian, American Arrested in the USA over Cyber-Crime

Authorities in the USA said eight people have been arrested for their alleged roles in an Africa-based cyber conspiracy that U.S. law enforcement officials say defrauded companies and citizens of millions of dollars. Five of the defendants – a Mexican, two Americans, a Ghanaian and a Nigerian – were arrested in the U.S., the Justice […]

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Network

New Privacy Law to Block 1.5 billion Facebook Users

If a new European law restricting what companies can do with people’s online data went into effect tomorrow, almost 1.9 billion Facebook Inc users around the world would be protected by it. The online social network is making changes that ensure the number will be much smaller. Facebook members outside the United States and Canada, […]

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E-Commerce

UBA Contactless Card Issuance Hits Three Million

The United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc has disclosed that it had issued over three million Near Field Communication (NFC) technology enabled contactless cards to its teeming customers. The bank disclosed this in a statement yesterday, saying its introduction of the contactless payment cards which enable customers pay with ease by leveraging the NFC technology […]

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Business

Facebook Buys ID Authentication Software Firm

Facebook is buying a software firm that specialises in authenticating government-issued identification cards, the companies said, a step that may help the social media company learn more about the people who buy ads on its network. US lawmakers have expressed alarm at Facebook’s limited ability to know who is buying advertisements, including election-related ads, on […]

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E-Commerce

Jumia Black Friday Order Hits 320,000 in Two Weeks

Jumia Nigeria 2017 Black Friday Festival has secured an order of 320,000 in less than three weeks of its commencement and attracted more than 14 million visits. At an assessment sales meeting with select journalist in Lagos, South west Nigeria, info-graphic presentation by the Juliet Anammah, CEO of Jumia Nigeria showed that more than 60,000 […]

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Intelligent

Digital Content Revenues may exceed $200b by 2018

A new study from Juniper Research has found that global consumer spend on digital content will reach $202bn in 2018, up by 10% on this year’s total of $184bn. The research found that SVoD (Subscription Video on Demand) services will be a key driver of growth, with major OTT (Over The Top) players such as […]

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