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Safaricom’s M-Pesa & Visa Introduce GlobalPay Virtual Card
Safaricom has entered an agreement with Visa to form M-Pesa GlobalPay Visa Virtual card which will see the mobile phone-based money transfer service transact in 200 countries. This will allow customers to transact up to Sh150,000 ($1,283.70) per payment and…
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Clickatell Scoops Prestigious Nigerian ICT Award
Clickatell, a CPaaS innovator, and one of the Chat Commerce leaders was acknowledged by Nigeria Communications Week as their Communications Solutions Provider of the Year, as part of their 13th Beacon of ICT (BoICT) Awards, held on Saturday (28 May…
South Africans Score Big Through Nedbank-linked Game
Expand, a mobile app that rewards players with cash and airtime for their knowledge and attention to brands, products, and services, has taken South Africa by storm. At 20:00 every weeknight, tens of thousands of people from every corner of…
South Africa Could See Cheaper International Calls Thanks to ICASA
The Internet Service Providers’ Association of SA (ISPA) says that it welcomes moves by the Independent Communications Authority of SA (ICASA) to conduct a new ‘cost modelling exercise’ with regards to voice call termination rates and to introduce curbs on…
Elon Musk’s Starlink to Provide Internet Services in Nigeria
Elon Musk, a business magnate, announced that Starlink, a satellite internet service he launched through SpaceX, will be providing internet services to two countries in Africa including Nigeria. The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) also confirmed this announcement, according to TechCabal.…
MTN Named the Number 1 African Brand
MTN Group, with operations in 17 countries across Africa, has been ranked the number one African brand and among the top 10 brands on the continent in the annual Brand Africa 100 survey. At a ceremony in Lagos, Nigeria to…
The 5 African Countries That Have Launched 5G Services So Far
Many governments across Africa have been incredibly optimistic about technological advancements being the key to pull Africans from the developing space right into the developed. One of these emerging technologies that have a lot of weight and emphasis pulled behind…
Orange Appoints New Leaders for Africa
France’s Orange Group yesterday announced the appointment of new leaders across its B2B Africa and Middle East units in order to refocus and capitalise on the regions which have been seeing growth and spurred positive financials for the Group over…
What You Need to Know About MTN’s New Reduced LTE & 5G Deals
MTN has announced price reductions and more value to customers on its MyMTN Home Fixed LTE and 5G home portfolios. The MyMTN Home Fixed LTE and 5G offers are available until 31 July 2022. “At MTN we are committed to…
Kenyan Government Seeks to Control Safaricom Call Charges
The Kenyan government wants to control the rates that Safaricom charges rivals for terminating calls on its network to protect small telecommunications firms. The new regulations set by the state seek to bar dominant telcos from making profits from mobile…
Minors Won’t Get Access to Loan Services in M-Pesa Junior Accounts
Safaricom, a telecommunications provider in Kenya, confirmed that minors will not get access to loan services like M-Shwari and Fuliza. The Kenyan telco announced on Friday that it is introducing M-PESA Junior Accounts for individuals between the age of 10…
M-PESA Rakes in $1.5-Billion Amid Kenya’s Betting Craze
Kenyans have spent Sh169.1-billion ($1.5-billion) betting through Safaricom’s M-Pesa in the year to March. According to Business Daily, disclosures show that the value of bets jumped 23.8 percent from Sh136-billion ($1.2-billion) a year earlier. The Kenyan government is trying to…
Nokia to Use Oracle Cloud HCM to Manage HR Processes
Nokia has selected Oracle Fusion Cloud Human Capital Management (HCM) to enhance and replace its Human Resources systems in the cloud as part of its global digitalisation program. Nokia will use a worldwide deployment of Oracle Cloud HCM to manage…
Safaricom Partners with vivo to Launch Flagship Y15s in Kenya
vivo Smartphone and Safaricom PLC have partnered to list the new Y15s flagship in Safaricom as it seeks to increase its footprint in the Kenyan market. The new partnership will see vivo’s latest products sold in Safaricom outlets and its…
Safaricom Hires Managing Director of Citibank
Safaricom, a Kenyan telecommunications service provider, has hired the managing director of Citibank to be in charge of strategy and acquisitions. The telco is currently seeking regulatory approvals to launch insurance, unit trust, and savings products in an endeavour to…
PayPulse Reports Almost a Million Transactions in a Year in Namibia
Since launching in 2018 PayPulse, Standard Bank’s cashless transaction app has gained significant traction in the Namibian market, processing just under a million transactions to the value of N$ 442 million ($29.7-million) during the period 1 January 2021 to 31…
