Ecobank Xpress Points Agents Design to Build Entrepreneurs, Support Financial Inclusion

Ecobank Nigeria has reiterated that its agency banking scheme, also known as Xpress Points, is building entrepreneurs and pushing financial inclusion to the large unbanked and under-banked population in Nigeria.…

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Facebook Develops Tools to Protect Elections from Interference, Prevent Harmful Content

Facebook has develop tools to help protect elections from interference, prevent misinformation from spreading on its apps and keep people safe from harmful content. Facebook in its May 2020 Community…

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SMS Business Messaging to Hit 3.5 Trillion Messages in 2020 as Tourism Industry Collapse

SMS business messaging traffic will reach 3.5 trillion messages in 2020; rising from 3.2 trillion in 2019. This represents a growth of 7%, despite the economic impacts of COVID-19. SMS…

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Cash Crush Compels Two Million USA Household to Suspend Cable TV Subscription

Approximately 1.8 million American households canceled subscriptions during the first quarter of 2020, Variety reports. As Americans disconnect, TV providers are feeling the pain. With the COVID-19 pandemic sweeping through…

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Gidanka Introduce Automated Check-in and Check-out Service Homes

Nigerian startup Gidanka has introduced serviced homes of varying orientation in carefully selected neighborhoods to travellers via an entirely automated check-in and check-out process and a tech-enabled management platform. Launched…

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No Plan to Switch On 5G Network in Lagos, Says NCC

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has again denied claims of mischievous statement making the rounds on social media that the Nigerian Telecoms industry is going to switch on 5G in…

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East Africa Fruits Closes Series A $3.1m Funding

East Africa Fruits has closed Series A equity fundraising round led by Goodwell Investments with participation from FINCA Ventures and elea. The company in a statement said this investor capital…

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COVID-19: Ecobank and Google Collaborate to Keep Children Learning

Ecobank Group, the pan-African Bank, is leveraging its distribution and partner networks to raise awareness of literacy apps in the Google Play Store to support the education of children who…

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Andela Sacks 135 Staff in Four Location over COVID-19 Crisis Impact

Andela, the software outsourcing hub hailed as one of the most successful products to emerge from the Nigerian tech ecosystem has briefed staff that 135 of its members will be…

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U.S. Drafts rule to Allow Huawei and U.S. Firms to Work Together on 5G Standards

The U.S. Department of Commerce is close to signing off on a new rule that would allow U.S. companies to work with China’s Huawei Technologies on setting standards for next…

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