Konga, Nigeria’s e-commerce giant has flagged-off the third edition of its Mid-Year Shopping Festival designed to reward customer with exciting gifts and prizes. The sales campaign, offers two months of intense price slashes across all product categories. It promises to be the biggest discount sale in the first half of the year, rivaled only by Konga’s legendary Black Friday […]
Read MoreJumia, one of Africa’s leading e-commerce platforms, has announced two new Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) partnerships in Nigeria with Newedge (Easybuy), a finance company in Nigeria, and CredPal, a Nigerian fintech company. According to Jumia, the latest partnership will allow consumers across Nigeria to buy their desired products with the alternative of making flexible payments over a set […]
Read MoreNigerian-based payment technology solutions provider eTranzact has officially expanded into Uganda. The company’s expansion comes after receiving operational licenses from the Central Bank of Uganda in April 2024. eTranzact Uganda’s license The licenses, granted under the National Payment Systems Operator Act, allow the company to operate as eTranzact Platform Limited, Uganda. They permit eTranzact to offer various payment solutions and services, […]
Read MoreUS-based e-commerce giant Amazon has officially gone live with its much-anticipated online marketplace in South Africa, with the launch of Amazon.co.za. Amazon is expected to shake-up South Africa’s e-commerce space and take on established local players such as Naspers-owned Takealot, which comprises Takealot.com, Mr D Food and Superbalist. It is also expected to rival online marketplaces Bob Shop, […]
Read MoreNigerian open banking fintech Mono has formed a strategic partnership with Mastercard to introduce Mono’s DirectPay with Bank on the Mastercard Payment Gateway System (MPGS). The Mastercard Payment Gateway service is a single touch point for developers and businesses to access innovative payment methods, APIs, SDKs, and fraud protection services. Mono’s DirectPay Pay with Bank method allows businesses to collect fast […]
Read MoreAMA PRESS RELEASE In a groundbreaking survey conducted across the continent, RegTech Africa and Agpaytech have revealed a seismic shift in consumer preferences towards digital payment methods. With 2,591 respondents from diverse regions, the findings underscore a resounding vote of confidence in electronic transactions, with a staggering 91% of participants expressing a clear preference for […]
Read MoreAMA PRESS RELEASE Yango Delivery, a technology company providing a platform for placing and receiving in-city delivery orders has introduced Cargo Express, its latest offering designed to streamline the delivery of large and bulky items across Africa. This service targets a critical need in the rapidly growing e-commerce sector for reliable and efficient shipment of […]
Read MoreGDM Group, a marketing and media technology company, and Eko Innovation Centre, a renowned startup accelerator, proudly announce the launch of MarkHack 3.0, themed “BEYOND LIMITS – Unleashing Creativity with Emerging Tech”. This exciting initiative invites innovators, entrepreneurs, and marketing professionals to collaborate and develop groundbreaking solutions for real-time challenges in the marketing and media […]
Read MoreOperators of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the country need to leverage on eCommerce to boost sales and grow their business. This view was canvassed by Chief Commercial Officer, Jumia Nigeria, Ijeoma Arum, in her presentation titled: Growing your business, presented at the maiden edition of Ecobank Nigeria’s MySME Growth Series. The MySME Growth Series is an […]
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Amazon Web Services (AWS) has launched Amazon Q, a new type of generative artificial intelligence (AI) assistant that it says is specifically developed for work and can be tailored to a customer’s business. Speaking at his company’s annual re:Invent conference in Las Vegas this week, AWS CEO Adam Selipsky kicked off a programme filled with discussion around […]
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