2020 was a challenging year for anyone in sales, especially so for the sales function within large ICT vendors across the continent. We will see this hardship continue into 2021, how we respond to the new demands will be critical for the sector. Louise Robinson, sales director of CG Consulting explains that for the sales […]
Read MoreAfrican industrialist Adam Molai has launched a $1 million fund to provide entrepreneurs with capital to kickstart or expand their enterprises. The Jua Kickstarter Fund will provide successful applicants with funds to launch or grow their businesses, as well as mentoring and guidance. Molai, who has successfully started several enterprises across Africa and whose TRT […]
Read MoreWhether we realize it or not, we are being tracked everywhere we go on the Internet. In fact, Internet surveillance is so widely used that several vendors have built businesses worth billions of dollars using this model. The websites and descriptions of these renowned data brokers and aggregators openly display the depth and breadth of […]
Read MoreConsumer credit startup CredPal, has raised a $1.5million funding round as it launches its range of credit cards. Launched in 2017 by Fehintolu Olaogun and Olorunfemi Jegede, CredPal develops consumer credit infrastructure to ease consumer credit purchase and enable retail businesses to provide on-demand credit for consumers. The startup, a graduate from the Silicon Valley-based […]
Read MoreCustomer data is a valuable commodity to businesses, which they use to improve and market their products. However, some companies profit from selling your data to other businesses. According to data presented by the Atlas VPN team, one in ten businesses globally sell customer data to third parties. The numbers are based on The Kaspersky […]
Read MoreThe COVID-19 outbreak has triggered the most significant fall in PC shipments since 2013, as pandemic affected supply chains and forced consumers to prioritize their spending. After a sharp fall in the first quarter of 2020, global PC shipments have grown in the last eight months. However, it wasn’t enough to alleviate the revenue loss […]
Read MoreNigeria’s Foodlocker startups has been named winner of the African Development Bank’s $120,000 AgriPitch competition. Foodlocker was among the other startups that were to share $120,000 in prize money. The winner in the Mature Startup category was Nigeria’s Foodlocker, which supports smallholder farmers with technologies for the production of foods such as tomatoes and chicken. […]
Read MoreSterling Bank Plc, has launched a new product, called ‘Sterling Women and Youths in Agriculture Finance’. It said it would provide low-cost financing at single-digit rates to young men and women entrepreneurs in the agribusiness value chain across the country. The bank said this in a statement entitled ‘Sterling Bank launches single-digit agribusiness facility for […]
Read MoreThe Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) yesterday unveiled a new policy that grants unfettered access to Forex from Diaspora and other money transfer remittances like Western Union and MoneyGram. The bank also clarified transactions that are eligible under the policy in line with global best practices. The policy allows beneficiaries of Diaspora remittances through International […]
Read MoreWith whopping 65% of people around the world trusting their leaders to fight off the coronavirus, GovTech solutions might prove to be one of the building blocks of a revitalized relationship between the government and the public—but only if governments employ the right approach. The COVID-19 pandemic has presented an opportunity for governments to regain […]
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