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June 14, 2018 •
Events, Top Stories •
Kgomotso Molokoane •
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On 26 July 2018, IT News Africa will host the Digital Transformation Congress at the Gallagher Convention Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa. The conference is set to be an educational experience that will bring over 300+ senior business executives together...
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June 13, 2018 •
Sponsored, Top Stories •
Kgomotso Molokoane •
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Braintree has been confirmed as the branding sponsor for the Digital Transformation Congress scheduled for 26 July 2018 at the Gallagher Convention Centre. The conference will bring together hundreds of senior executives to discuss emerging technology trends...
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June 11, 2018 •
Southern Africa, Top Stories •
Neo Sesinye •
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The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) has successfully completed a 14-week realistic trial of its proof of concept interbank clearance and settlement system built on Quorum, an Ethereum-based enterprise blockchain platform created by investment bank JPMorgan....
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June 11, 2018 •
Finance, Opinion •
Fundisiwe Maseko •
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Renting a car can be a time-consuming process. You have to go to the rental agency, wait for the attendant to fill out the leasing forms, which you must then check and sign before even getting sight of the keys. It’s a hassle and that’s even when you...
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June 9, 2018 •
Big Data, General, Opinion, Southern Africa •
Danielle Kruger •
Comments Off on How South African companies can use blockchain to drive business value
Blockchain is emerging as one of today’s most disruptive technologies, with the ability to radically reshape how business is done by enabling secure, efficient and transparent business-to-business transactions. Its predicted to deliver $176 billion...
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June 8, 2018 •
Cloud Computing •
Neo Sesinye •
Comments Off on SAP galvanizes the enterprise with intelligent new products and choice
SAP SE recently announced new products and partnerships to enable enterprises to become more intelligent, with expanded capabilities from advanced technologies such as conversational artificial intelligence (AI), blockchain and analytics. SAP also announced...
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June 2, 2018 •
General, Software, Top Stories •
Danielle Kruger •
Comments Off on FundRequest launches a marketplace that rewards developers for Open Source contributions
FundRequest, a new platform for incentivizing open-source development, has officially launched their first product: a blockchain powered integration with GitHub that allows developers to directly solve open source project issues and be rewarded. The...
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May 30, 2018 •
East Africa, North Africa, Southern Africa, Top Stories, West Africa •
Danielle Kruger •
Comments Off on Kora uses blockchain platform to empower social change in rural Africa
Kora, the blockchain platform that unlocks growth in emerging markets, introduces its blockchain infrastructure for a more inclusive financial system and announces their upcoming sale, which went public on May 11, 2o18. Kora aims to engage with existing...
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May 29, 2018 •
East Africa, North Africa, Southern Africa, Startups, Top Stories, West Africa •
Neo Sesinye •
Comments Off on WATCH: Viva Technology 2018 Highlights
Taking its position as the ‘global engagement for startups and leaders’, more than 125 countries were represented at Viva Technology 2018. The French tech conference saw over 100,000 attendees interact with content from over 300 speakers, and over 1800...
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May 27, 2018 •
East Africa •
Neo Sesinye •
Comments Off on Africa Blockchain Alliance launches in East Africa
The Africa Blockchain Alliance, a non-profit organisation with a mission to educate and network stakeholders in order to promote the development of the blockchain ecosystem in Africa, is pleased to announce the addition of Blockchain Association of Uganda as...
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May 25, 2018 •
Big Data, Internet of Things, Southern Africa •
Danielle Kruger •
Comments Off on Blockchain to unlock real value for South African sport
Distributed, transparent and open source – Blockchain technology is changing the way we look at, and use data. Already revolutionising the financial sector with its potential to bring real change, Blockchain is starting to shake up a number of other...
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May 21, 2018 •
Finance, Southern Africa, Top Stories •
Fundisiwe Maseko •
Comments Off on Cryptocurrency-ATM launches in South Africa
Vendibit, a South African blockchain company, has announced the re-opening and rebranding of Africas very first “VTM”, a “cryptocurrency-ATM”, also called a BTM, upgraded with Vendibit blockchain technology. The machine originally...
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May 19, 2018 •
General •
Neo Sesinye •
Comments Off on SmartUp launches its Global Blockchain Incubating Platform
Blockchain technology is sweeping the globe and industries, hence driving companies and entrepreneurs to join the revolution. To tackle the current challenges of fundraising, resources matching, and low market transparency, Hong Kong based blockchain project...
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May 18, 2018 •
Mobile and Telecoms •
Neo Sesinye •
Comments Off on HTC’s new Exodus is a blockchain smartphone
The latest company to join the blockchain party is HTC, who has announced the HTC Exodus, a smartphone that fully embraces blockchain technology. HTC Exodus, a new Android smartphone “dedicated to decentralized applications and security” can now...
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May 14, 2018 •
Finance, Internet of Things •
Danielle Kruger •
Comments Off on Banking records put on blockchain in Poland
The Polish Credit Office (Biuro Informacji Kredytowej – BIK), the largest credit bureau in Central and Eastern Europe, and Billon, the technology company that civilised blockchain, will implement blockchain for storage and secure access to sensitive...
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May 10, 2018 •
Opinion •
Neo Sesinye •
Comments Off on Four questions Public Sector should be asking about Blockchain
Twenty-seven million. That’s the number of search results for “blockchain”. Six million results returned for “What should I know about blockchain?” In a recent TechCrunch article, Jason Rowley noted that over the past 14 months, “blockchain and...
