TechMoran: This E-payment Platform Wants To Simplify The Way You Settle Bills 20 Jul 2017 - We have so many bills that we have to settle every month from electricity to waste and other recurrent bills. And because we are busy, there is the tendency that we may forget to pay these bills. If this happens, you may disappoint some of your clients and government...
TechMoran: Fasho Aims To Be The Marketplace For Ordering Fashion Wears 20 Jul 2017 - To purchase fashion items, you can either go offline or you visit Jumia/Konga to make your purchases. This is for obvious reasons. They are two of the leading e-commerce platforms in Nigeria. This said, there is now an alternative to the aforementioned platforms,...
TechMoran: Meet The Winners of The 2017 Innovation Prize For Africa 20 Jul 2017 - The winners of the 2017 Innovation Prize for Africa (IPA) has been announced. Out of the total of over 2500 applications, 10 nominees were selected, and from these Aly El-Shafei of Egypt emerged as the Grand Prize winner, with Philippa Ngaju Makobore of Uganda...
TechMoran: VC4A Study Reveals Founder Teams Are Essential To Startup Success In Africa 20 Jul 2017 - Data from VC4A’s new ‘2017 Venture Finance in Africa’ research proves that a strong team of founders is the key driver of startup success in Africa. The 2017 release is based on data collected from 1866 ventures from 41 African countries and 111 Africa-focused...
TechMoran: Apple is now selling Nokia products in its online stores. Wait what?!! 20 Jul 2017 - Yes, you read that title right, but it’s not the kind of products you are thinking. Now that Nokia is back to the smartphone game, the two companies are very much rivals in that aspect, so no you won’t find the Nokia 6 in the Apple store. However, Apple stocks Nokia...
IT News Africa: Sheba Valley- Ethiopia's 'Silicon Valley' 20 Jul 2017 - Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Today tech sector innovations are popping up not only in California but in emerging markets such as Ethiopia. The US has Silicon Valley, Nigeria has its own Yabacon Valley and Kenya Silicon Savannah. Well, Ethiopia has Sheba Valley as its...
IT News Africa: Eskimi programmatic platform set to launch service in Uganda 20 Jul 2017 - Eskimi DSP, an “Africa-first” developed programmatic platform will expand to service the Ugandan market. (image source: Eskimi)
Eskimi DSP has announced expansion plans to service the Ugandan market. Eskimi mobile DSP is a technology platform that allows brands and...
IT News Africa: MTN opens nomination entries for Women in ICT awards 20 Jul 2017 - MTN opens nomination entries at the launch of Women in ICT-Partnership for Change Awards. (Image source: File)
MTN has announced the launch of the second edition of the Women in ICT – Partnership for Change Awards, and has invited nominations from and for eligible...
IT News Africa: Increased Focus On Managing Cyber Risks In SA 20 Jul 2017 - As with business resilience, cyber resilience requires strong leadership by the board and the executive team. (image credit: inspireinsurance.co.uk)
South African business owners need to understand that cybersecurity is not just a technical consideration, but an...
IT News Africa: Where will Fintech take our transactions? 20 Jul 2017 - Fintech is the latest disruptor to do what all other disruptors do: turn an industry upside down and force a new experience on businesses, banks, and individuals alike. (Image Source: diginomica.com)
Mobile point-of-sale devices were disruptive when they first debuted...
Techweez: Facebook Will Allow Pages To Create Fan Clubs 20 Jul 2017 - Facebook has two distinct communities: Groups which are communities that are formed due to a common interest and Pages which are centered around giving publishers or celebrities a way to connect with their fans or readers. Now Facebook is combining the two (sort of)...
IT News Africa: Safran sponsors HISA2017 20 Jul 2017 - The Healthcare Innovation Summit will take place on 29 and 30 August at the Vodacom World in Midrand, Johannesburg.
The International high-technology group, Safran has been confirmed as silver sponsor of the 3rd edition of Healthcare Innovation Summit Africa (#...
IT News Africa: 9 out of 10 Kenyans have seen fake news about the 2017 election 20 Jul 2017 - First-ever study on fake news in Kenya reveals scale of issue and impact on trust in media. (Image source: eruditiononline.co.uk/)
A new study reveals that 90% of Kenyans have seen or heard false news about the 2017 general election, with 87% reporting instances of...
IT News Africa: Create a free mobile shopfront with Chat Find 20 Jul 2017 - Chat Find, a mobile commerce platform for South African businesses.
Chat Find, a new app which offers businesses, large and small, a commercially viable mobile commerce platform, has been made available to South African business owners. Mobile is becoming an...
IT News Africa: 100 Nigerian Engineers Sacked in Etisalat Crisis 20 Jul 2017 - 100 engineers lose their jobs in Etisalat Nigeria crisis (image: Charlie Fripp)
Crisis plagued telco 9Mobile (previously known as Etisalat Nigeria) is embroiled in yet another controversy as one of its key strategic partners, Huawei Technology, sacked over 100...
Techweez: Infinix Note 4 Review: Probably the Best Large Phone for KES 14,000 20 Jul 2017 - I must admit that the effort Infinix has put in pushing its smartphones on the local front is admirable and baffling. It reminds me of days when Samsung had the same spirit in making sure people on a budget, the middle segment and flagship enthusiasts had a phone that...
Techweez: A Look at the Most Iconic Smartphones: iPhone 3G 20 Jul 2017 - Remember this one? Did you actually own one? If so, then you either bought it yourself, years later after its release, or it was a hand-me-down from a relative who was from the US. This was the phone all wanna-be iPhone owners had. Up until 2015, people would still...
TechMoran: Zoranga Is Enabling Nigerians Send And Receive Cash Via Airtime 19 Jul 2017 - It seems physically going to the bank to perform your transaction will soon become a thing of the past considering the number of Fintechs that are emerging to provide platforms to send and receive cash. Some of the online payment processing systems include Flutterware...
TechMoran: MyLawyer.ng Is Connecting People Who Need Legal Services With Lawyers 19 Jul 2017 - Lawyers are readily available. You simply go to their chambers to secure their legal services. Doing this can take a lot of time because you have to drive down to the office of your choice lawyer as well as encounter traffic. But you do know that you do not need to go...
TechMoran: Cube.ng Aims To Become The Hub For Linking Designers With Clients 19 Jul 2017 - There are thousands of talented designers and graphic artists across Nigeria that desire a platform where they can showcase their skills and talent in order to get more clients. This said, you can count the number of these platforms with your fingers. This is because...
TechMoran: Duphlux Wants To Change The Way Mobile Phone Numbers Are Authenticated 19 Jul 2017 - Oftentimes, when you want to perform any business transactions, the best-known and popular way to authenticate or verify mobile phone numbers is via One Time Password (OTP). The OTP is usually requested when users are trying to make payments with their cards. Despite...
IT News Africa: Centenary Bank, Mastercard partner to boost financial inclusion 19 Jul 2017 - Centenary Bank and Mastercard have today announced at the Annual Bankers’ Conference their multipronged approach to digitising Uganda’s economy in support of the National Financial Inclusion Strategy. (image: mastercard.us)
Centenary Bank and Mastercard have today...
IT News Africa: Football365 Launches Worldwide on BBM Messenger 19 Jul 2017 - Matthew Talbot, CEO of Creative Media Works.
Creative Media Works, operating as BBM, today announced the launch of Football365 on the messaging platform in partnership with Planet Sport Publishing, a global, independent publisher of sports news and information....
