Alphabet’s Google will delete accounts that have been inactive, to protect users from security threats like spam, phishing scams and account hijacking. The company yesterday updated its inactive account policy, saying it will start deleting accounts in December. Ruth Kricheli, VP of product management at Google, says unused accounts often rely on old or re-used […]
Read MoreKamaPay will be participating in the highly anticipated GITEX Africa 2023, taking place from 31 May – 2 June 2023 at Bab Jdid, Boulevard Al Yarmouk, Marrakech. GITEX Africa 2023 brings together industry leaders, researchers, and technology enthusiasts from around the globe. By taking part in this prestigious event, KamaPay seeks to further solidify its […]
Read MoreNigeria’s Financial Inclusion Target Continues to Wobble Amid Crisis in USSD Code Usage Nigeria’s financial inclusion target is shaky even as crisis rocks the use of the Unstructured Supplementary Service Data platform also known as the USSD Code. The Governor of the Central Bank (CBN), Mr Godwin Emefiele confirmed that there are challenges encountered by […]
Read MoreAn e-learning platform, ‘SabiMONI’, designed to promote financial literacy and to deepen financial inclusion has been introduced by the Nigerian Government. The e-learning platform, an initiative of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), according to the CBN Governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele, was a fully digital national e-learning platform that provides knowledge for financial literacy. He […]
Read MoreThe Nigerian Government has launched a Virtual Healthcare Platform “NigComHealth’ to provide quality service delivery in the healthcare sector across the country. The platform is an initiative of the Nigerian Communications Satellite Limited, NIGCOMSAT in partnership with with Ethnomet Technology in Canada. NigComHealth is a telehealth service which provides a platform for Nigerians to have […]
Read MoreReports from Juniper Research experts in the payments market, found that the total value of mobile money transactions in emerging markets will reach $2 trillion by 2027, an increase of over $500 billion from 2023. Growing at 33%, the market is being driven by the transition to PaaP (Payments-as-a-Platform), a model which allows third parties […]
Read MoreMTN GlobalConnect has rebranded to Bayobab. In a statement, the company says the brand reveal took place at International Telecommunications Week Conference in Washington DC, attended by over 6 000 delegates from across the digital wholesale telecoms community. It notes that the new identity, Bayobab, represents the company’s strategic transformation journey to connect Africa with […]
Read MoreFor the first quarter of 2023 (Q1 2023) the share of users attacked with spyware in Nigeria South Africa and Kenya increased steadily. Kaspersky recorded an increase of 18,8% in South Africa, 12,9% in Kenya, and 14,6% in Nigeria from Q4 2022 to Q1 2023. Spyware continues to be a threat to users of different […]
Read MoreThe Eko Innovation Centre said it has introduced MarkHack 2.0, a platform for marketing, media professionals and students to explore new and innovative ways to disrupt the creative industry. Victor Afolabi, the founder of Eko Innovation Centre, said this during the launch of the second edition of Mark Hackathon on Saturday in Lagos. He said […]
Read MoreMTN GlobalConnect (MTN GC) rolled out over 2,000 km of new fibre in the first quarter of this year, bringing its total inventory of proprietary fibre to over 107,000km. This, as the company is scaling MTN Group’s fibre ambitions to meet the growing demand for international connectivity. MTN GC, an MTN Group operating company, is […]
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