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13 October 2022 - Digital payments network MFS Africa has selected ThetaRay to protect its growing network of services against financial crimes. ThetaRay, a leading provider of AI-powered transaction monitoring technology will provide MFS Africa its SONAR SaaS…

13 October 2022 - TECNO has partnered with the University of Nairobi to launch the TECNO Fan Club at the learning institution. The Fan Club seeks to help selected students get an opportunity to be part of the TECNO team through an internship program and other…

13 October 2022 - Zanzibar is undergoing an infrastructure overhaul

13 October 2022 - TikTok's parent company ByteDance has reportedly begun talks with global music labels in order to expand Resso, its music streaming service globally, as it looks to compete with Spotify, Amazon Music, and YouTube Music.The music streaming service,…

12 October 2022 - Retail technology giant Amazon says it is planning to launch the first two satellites of its space-based internet constellation early next year, as it looks to compete with SpaceX's Starlink.The satellites would help connect people without easy…

12 October 2022 - FlapKap, an Egyptian fintech startup providing revenue-based financing for e-commerce brands in the MENA region has announced the close of a $3.6 million seed funding round.FlapKap was launched in 2022 by Ahmad Coucha and Khaled Nassef with Sherif…

12 October 2022 - Smartphone shipments in Latin America fell 2.5% year on year in the second quarter of 2022, following a 2.5% drop in the first quarter, making it the first two consecutive declines in the region since the beginning of the pandemic in Q1 and Q2 2020.…

12 October 2022 - The world’s biggest tech show, is coming to Africa next year, and Marrakech, the Moroccan city of luxury, is the destination. We think this might be the breakthrough the Maghreb startup and tech ecosystem has been waiting for. 

12 October 2022 - Google has teamed up with Coinbase to facilitate payment with cryptocurrencies for its cloud services.

12 October 2022 - Over 350 companies from over 18 countries including Kenya, South Africa, Egypt, Nigeria, and Rwanda have submitted applications for the Digital Transformation (dx100) Symposium & Awards (formerly CIO100). Themed Catalysing C-Suite... The post…

12 October 2022 - Samsung Electronics has today unveiled the 2022 Galaxy A04s, which comes in a new sleek, stylish design that comes bursting with new enhanced features that deliver a complete package of... The post Samsung launches a new line of budget smartphones…

12 October 2022 - As the demand for cloud-based services grows across Africa due to the adoption of hybrid work, Microsoft has announced a partnership with Liquid Cloud through its Africa Transformation Office (ATO)... The post Microsoft and Liquid Cloud launch…

12 October 2022 - Moringa School has today announced a partnership with Lipa Later and Huawei that will see all Moringa students and prospects have an opportunity to access quality laptops at a subsidized... The post Moringa announces strategic partnerships to…

12 October 2022 - Visa Inc has shared a new Visa report on how fraud has evolved since the height of the pandemic, with criminals simultaneously targeting online and offline vulnerabilities as our daily... The post New Visa Report Underscore Importance of…

12 October 2022 - Not all tech bros have triple-monitor setups, earn in dollars, or work remotely. In this edition of #EnteringTech🚀, we discuss five big myths about working in tech.

12 October 2022 - Check Point Research (CPR) a leading provider of cybersecurity solutions globally, has published its latest Global Threat Index for September... Source

12 October 2022 -  MFS Africa, the digital payments hub in Africa, and ThetaRay, a leading provider of AI-powered transaction monitoring technology, has announced they will… The post MFS Africa Selects ThetaRay AI Tech for Transaction Monitoring and Sanctions…

12 October 2022 - Lifestores will use the funding to expand in Nigeria, enhance its software, and target new client demographics.

12 October 2022 - India's smartphone sales revenue grew 17% annually in the first eight days of festive season sales from September 23rd to 30th, 2022, driven by the wholesale ASP (Average Selling Price) growth of 19%. In a report by Strategy Analytics, the top 3…

12 October 2022 - Equity Group has been feted by the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the Global SME Finance Awards 2022 as the… The post IFC, Global SME Finance Awards fete Equity as best financier for women entrepreneurs appeared first on TechMoran.

12 October 2022 - Lifestores Healthcare, a Nigerian healthtech startup, has raised $3 million in an oversubscribed pre-Series A round aimed at expanding its… The post Nigerian healthtech Lifestores Healthcare raises $3M to expand its pharmaceutical marketplace across…

12 October 2022 - Google Pixel Buds Pro will now get a five-band EQ that is customizable after Google announced the rolling out of… The post Google Pixel Buds Pro gets Software Update to Realize Five-Band EQ appeared first on TechMoran.

12 October 2022 - Honor has confirmed that it will unveil the Honor X40 GT tomorrow with a 144Hz display and 6.81″ screen. This… The post Honor X40 GT to Launch with 144Hz and 6.81″ Display appeared first on TechMoran.

12 October 2022 - Gridless, a Kenya-based crypto company, is using the excess electricity from mini-grid hydro generators to mine bitcoin, in a move that could potentially help decentralize bitcoin mining.According to the company, it has been working with mini-grid…

12 October 2022 - Creator-led commerce startup Wishlink said it has raised $3 million in funding led by Elevation Capital and other prominent angel investors, including Vidit Aatrey, Sanjeev Barnwal (Meesho), Rahul Chaudhary (Treebo), Ankush Sachdeva (Sharechat),…

12 October 2022 - Tallinn-based FlyFeed, an insect farming startup, announced that it has raised approximately €3M in a seed round of funding from angel investors. The Estonian company’s advisory board has over 35 experts, including Dr. Nathalie Berezina (ex-CTO/CSO…

12 October 2022 - Amsterdam-based OpenUp, a medtech platform that enables employees to work on their mental health in an affordable and accessible way, announced that it has raised €15M in a Series A round of funding. The investment came from Dutch investors Rubio…

12 October 2022 - London-based YardLink, a B2B procurement platform for the construction industry, announced that it has raised approximately €18M in a Series A round of funding.  The round was led by Beringea, with participation from Amplifier and existing investors…

12 October 2022 - London-based Bidstack has raised $11 million, the company has raised $42 million to date. Bidstack is an in-game advertising and video game monetization platform. The latest funding round includes cyber security firm Irdeto with $6 million into the…

12 October 2022 - Vivo has confirmed the iQOO Neo7 will be unveiled on October 20 in China. The phone will be powered by… The post Vivo Set to Launch iQOO Neo7 with Dimensity 9000+ and 120Hz Display appeared first on TechMoran.

12 October 2022 - Stockholm-based Steep has raised €1 million in pre-seed financing and opened the taps on what the startup bills as its “next-generation analytics platform”.  The funding is expected to help facilitate the company’s product launch across European and…

12 October 2022 - Colombian foodtech Foodology raised $50 million in a new round of financing. The company, which focuses on the development of “virtual restaurants” and so-called “cloud kitchens”, added new investors such as Chimera, an Abu Dhabi venture capital…

12 October 2022 - Montréal-based Fintech company HelloSafe has secured $3.3 million in a seed round led by OneRagtime and Kima Ventures. With this funding, the fintech plans to expand its 50-person team. It will add 40 additional hires to strengthen its technical,…

12 October 2022 - Colombian startup Vozy, a Voice AI Platform in Latin America raised a $5 million Pre-Series A funding round.  The investment round which is part equity ($4 million), and part debt ($1 million), brings Vozy’s total raised to $8.1 million. The round…

12 October 2022 - Cloud-based services are in demand across the world, including in Africa. This has been accelerated by hybrid work, so cloud service providers are looking into how they can serve their customers who need that facility the most. To this end, it has…

12 October 2022 - Lava has unveiled a new and affordable 4G smartphone model, the Lava Yuva Pro. The Yuva Pro has all the… The post Lava Yuva Pro Launched with 6.52” Display and 5,000mAh Battery appeared first on TechMoran.

12 October 2022 - Following a collaboration between Google and Coinbase, a small number of users can now make purchases The post In A New Agreement With Coinbase, Google Cloud Will Begin Accepting Cryptocurrency Payments appeared first on TechMoran.

12 October 2022 - Visa Inc, a world leader in digital payments, today shared an updated look at how fraud has evolved since the... Source

12 October 2022 - With regards to Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs), the bank stated that they pose high risks and possibilities of fraud, manipulation, and misrepresentation.

12 October 2022 - KCB Foundation and the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) have partnered with a bid to promote the… The post KCB Foundation partner with UNITAR to create green jobs through electric motorbikes appeared first on TechMoran.

12 October 2022 - Makerere University has revealed a plan to prioritize research and innovation for the next 100 years. This was revealed by... Source

12 October 2022 - Eutelsat has announced its revenues for the first quarter that ended on September 30th 2022.

12 October 2022 - A latest study by Mastercard has revealed that data analytics AI-powered fintech solutions are the top-technologies of the 4th industrial revolution.

12 October 2022 - Egyptian beauty services booking platform Glamera has raised a US$1.3 million seed funding round to help it expand operations across the MENA region. Launched in September 2019, Glamera allows users to book appointments with hundreds of contracted…

12 October 2022 - M-Shwari, which is owned by lender NCBA and telco Safaricom is set to become a standalone company in the coming days. This development was revealed today and was first mentioned by publisher the Business Daily. According to people who are privy to…

12 October 2022 - Eutelsat has announced an update on its proposed combination with OneWeb which was earlier announced in July 2022.

12 October 2022 - Vodacom has announced that they are going to be offering Prime Video or Prime Video Mobile Edition to its customers.

12 October 2022 - XpressMTN Limited has announced that they have been granted the mobile money operator license by Central Bank of Nigeria.

12 October 2022 - MTN has announced a partnership with TD Africa in an effort to help them expand broadband across Nigeria.

12 October 2022 - NALA, a fintech startup that powers quick remittances from the UK and US to Africa, has launched a new feature that allows the Kenyan diaspora to pay local bills in their home country.