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Mastercard & Ecobank Partner to Get More African Farmers Connected
America’s Mastercard and Togo’s Ecobank Group yesterday announced a new partnership to connect millions of smallholder farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa to Mastercard’s Farm Pass – a digital platform that makes it safer and easier for farmers to sell their produce…
Uber Partners with South African Police to Help Address Safety Concerns
Uber Sub-Saharan Africa has today revealed it has been running a Safety Sessions Programme in partnership with the South African Police Service (SAPS) to help address the safety concerns raised by drivers and delivery people on the Uber platform. During…
Are Phishing Attacks Targeting Crypto on the Rise?
Experts at Russian cybersecurity company Kaspersky have taken a close look at the phishing pages aimed at potential crypto investors as well as the malicious files that are distributed under the names of the 20 most popular cryptocurrency wallets. Since…
Nigeria’s Flutterwave Appoints New CFO
Flutterwave, a Nigeria-based African payments technology company, today announced the appointment of Oneal Bhambani as its new chief financial officer. He joins the company from American Express and Kabbage, where he managed fintech businesses operating at scale and helped lead…
SA Startup Root Teams Up with Andela & Momentum Health
Cape Town-based startup Root, which builds infrastructure for the digital insurance economy, is partnering with one of Africa’s top startups Andela, a global network for remote technologists founded in Nigeria, and financial services company Momentum Health Solutions, to offer healthcare…
African Fintech Funding Forecast to Double in Just 3 Years
New research for blockchain-based mobile network operator World Mobile shows that African business leaders are forecasting a surge in spending on tech start-ups as foreign direct investment and improved internet connectivity help establish the continent as a tech superpower. The…
Salesforce Introduces New Innovations to its Customer 360 Platform
Salesforce, a global leader in CRM, has introduced new innovations to its Customer 360 software that connect marketing, commerce, and service data on one platform so companies can connect, automate, and personalize every single interaction and build trusted relationships at…
Orange Launches E-Health Platform in Côte d’Ivoire
Orange Telecom, the French, pan-African telecommunications Group has partnered with Moroccan e-health startup DabaDoc to launch the Orange Santé (“Orange Health”) platform in Côte d’Ivoire, West Africa. Orange Santé is a platform dedicated to the health ecosystem in Africa which…
WATCH: Starfield Gameplay Finally Drops + Release Date News
Bethesda Softworks, the game developer behind the Elder Scrolls Series and Fallout 4, has released the first-ever gameplay video for the company’s new mega-huge open-world roleplaying game, a sci-fi called Starfield, at the Xbox and Bethesda Games Showcase virtual event…
On-Prem ERP & the Cloud: How Do They Compare?
Enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems have undergone significant evolutions and revolutions over the past few years. From increased capacity, scale, and agility to refined business functionality, ERP is changing how companies manage disruption, business continuity, growth, and long-term success. This…
The Great Phishing Fail
In 2021, phishing attacks increased by 7.3% according to the ESET Threat Report, and the Cisco 2021 Cybersecurity threat trends report revealed that around 86% of organisations had at least one person click a phishing link. This echoes the findings…
Top 4 Most Trending Stories – Week in Review
As this week comes to a close we take a look at the stories that resonated most with our readers. MTN’s former CEO prepares to launch a new venture, Safaricom and Visa launch a new partnership, is Bitcoin ready to…
The Changing Face of Online Freelancing – ITNA Digital Innovation Podcast EP 4
This week on IT News Africa’s Digital Innovation Podcast, Luis Monzon interviews Johann van Niekerk, CEO of Outsized for Africa. Outsized is a digital freelancing platform and curator that basically functions as a middle-man between freelancers and the companies that…
3 Things to Consider When Deploying Data Protection for Your Small Business
Small businesses are the backbone of every growing economy, bringing growth and innovation to the communities in which they are established. However, these businesses are often vulnerable when conforming to the new standards of remote work. Today, one of the…
West Africa’s Tizeti Names New Board Chairman
Tizeti Network Limited, a West African solar-based internet service provider has today, announced the appointment of Emmanuel Ikazoboh as its Board Chairman. Emmanuel Ikazoboh is the immediate former Group Chairman of Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI), Chairman of ARM Pensions Managers…
South Africa’s Payfast Launches New Initiative to Upskill Aspiring Business Owners
South African online payment gateway firm PayFast has launched a 12-week development programme with Heavy Chef’s entrepreneur education non-profit – the Heavy Chef Foundation. The new initiative is designed to empower aspiring business owners with the skills needed to set…
