Mastercard has partnered with Zambian-based fintech company, Digital PayGo, to launch a new merchant mobile payments solution for SMEs in the country.

Known as “SME-in-a-Box”, the solution will enable the SMEs to safely make and receive digital payments through various online channels. It will support the enablement of digital payments for merchants and their customers, by providing them with a convenient, easy-to-use, and safe way to perform cashless transactions from their mobile devices. Backed by...

Standard Bank and Pick n Pay have today launched Standard Bank’s EasyScan – a new service that enables customers to pay for their shopping using the Standard Bank Mobile Banking app.  

Standard Bank customers registered on the Banking App can scan the QR code at a Pick n Pay till point and pay via the Banking App. Paying is quick and easy, allowing customers to keep track of purchases through the Mobile Banking app. Kabelo Makeke, Head of Consumer and High Net Worth...

Olusegun “Segun” Ogunsanya, has officially taken over as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer for Airtel Africa. The African arm of India’s Bharti Airtel appointed Segun back in May 2021. His appointment followed the retirement of Raghunath Mandava, the company’s former CEO.

Ogunsanya joined Airtel Africa in 2012 and has retained his MD role throughout his nine-year tenure. He was also leading Airtel Nigeria, the company’s largest African market, from the get-go. Segun officially took over his new role on 1 October...

Teraco Data Environments Proprietary Limited, Africa’s largest vendor-neutral data centre and interconnection services provider, has announced the completion of Phase 1 of CT2, its new hyperscale data centre in Brackenfell, Cape Town – the largest data centre in the Western Cape.

The new facility supports the growing demand by enterprises and cloud providers for data centre capacity. CT2 offers highly resilient and secure colocation facilities in line with Teraco’s long-term vision of enabling digital transformation across...

Goodlife Pharmacy products are now listed on the Glovo Kenya app. The pharmacy announced on Thursday that it has partnered with the quick-commerce startup to enable customers to conveniently purchase over-the-counter medication, personal care, and beauty products.

The partnership is part of a drive to encourage people to embrace online shopping, as the world continues to fight Covid-19. “This partnership with Goodlife has come at an important time for the country. As we continue to follow...

Avanti Communications, the leading provider of high throughput satellite capacity across EMEA, announced the launch of Avanti EXTEND, a new managed satellite service for rural connectivity.

Designed specifically for Mobile Network Operators (MNOs), Avanti EXTEND provides high-performance and cost-effective 2G, 3G and 4G solutions to remote and hard-to-reach areas across sub-Saharan Africa. This enables customers to provide reliable cellular service to the 100 million people living in...

AstraZeneca and the Royal Academy of Engineering (the Academy) announced a new partnership to establish connections between African healthcare innovators and AstraZeneca’s A.Catalyst Network of more than 20 global health innovation hubs.

The joint venture seeks to drive the development of engineering solutions that have the potential to address local challenges with a focus on health tech. As part of its commitment to building international partnerships and...

The Ooredoo Group, a major multinational communications service provider with operations spanning the Middle East, Africa and Asia, has selected Ericsson as its next-generation digital transformation partner for Business Support Systems (BSS) solutions.

The companies have signed a five-year group frame agreement spanning the deployment of the latest Ericsson BSS solutions across several Ooredoo Group operating companies. The deployment will give Ooredoo a new set of...

Kenyan tech-logistics startup Sendy has completed a strategic equity investment in West African logistics platform Kamtar. 

On the heels of a recent funding round, Sendy partnered with Mobility 54 Investment SAS, Toyota Tsusho Corporation and CFAO’s corporate venture capital arm, to acquire the stake in the logistics company. Due to the strategic investment, Sendy will be able to accelerate its next phase of business growth by launching operations in West Africa and expanding its...

MTN Uganda is pleased to announce their intention to proceed with an initial public offer (IPO) and subsequently list on the Uganda Securities Exchange (USE). 

This follows the requisite approval by the Capital Markets Authority and Uganda Securities Exchange for MTN Group to sell 20% of its shareholding in MTN Uganda to the public. MTN Group owns 96% of MTN Uganda. The listing is in line with the Group’s strategic priority to create shared value, partly through ensuring broad-based ownership in its operating...

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Join your peers and leading experts shaping the future of government and education. Leaders from across the globe will share how they are opening doors to transform government and education with the help of Google Cloud. This...

Femi Apesin is the Head of Growth and Marketing at OnePipe, a Nigerian startup that has raised almost US$1 million in a pre-seed round with a plan to make API integration seamless for banks and fintech companies.

OnePipe's basic service involves aggregating APIs from multiple entities into one gateway, simplifying the process of integrating APIs from multiple business partners on a one-by-one basis. It is already providing banking information to more than 20 banks and fintech companies in Nigeria...

In 2020, tactical IT decisions had to be taken at breakneck speed to enable work-from-home and keep businesses going. Inevitably and understandably, some of these decisions have led to increased risk when it comes to security controls.

Now, security teams are striving to regain visibility and control of their estate and security posture while shifting their focus to supporting hybrid work models over the long-term. One of the side-effects of the move away from the controlled environment of the office has been an increase in the threat landscape...

There is a growing demand by enterprises and cloud providers for data centre capacity in Africa. Teraco Data Environments Proprietary Limited, Africa’s vendor-neutral data centre and interconnection services provider has been trying to address this by unveiling a number of data centers in the region.

This week, the firm announced the completion of Phase 1 of CT2, its new hyperscale data centre in Brackenfell, Cape Town – the largest data centre in the Western Cape.  This comes a month after it also completed the JB3 data centre...