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MainOne expands data centre into Accra
MainOne has announced that it will be expanding its data centre brand, MDXi into Ghana. The new data centre facility which will be based in Appolonia City, is expected to be ready for service in the fourth quarter of 2020.…
Nutanix appoints new Channel and OEM activities lead in EMEA
Cloud computing company, Nutanix announced on Thursday, 26 September 2019, that it has appointed Cyril VanAgt to lead its Channel and OEM activities in the Europe, Middle East and Africa region. VanAgt will be responsible for overseeing all of Nutanix’s…
Nokia opens 5G Future X Lab
On Wednesday, 25 September 2019, Nokia announced that its global headquarters in Espoo, Finland, has opened a 5G Future X Lab. The lab has been designed to include an ‘Experience Zone’ where customers will see demonstrations of Nokia technologies and…
South African’s to brace for nation-wide 4IR bank strike
The South African Society of Bank Officials (SASBO) – which boasts of a whopping 50 000 members, making it the most prominent financial union in the country – is set to undertake a nation-wide strike on Friday, 27 September. The…
New HP partnership expands digital learning opportunities for women and girls in Africa
UN Women and HP have entered into a partnership in a bid to expand digital learning opportunities for women and girls in Senegal, South Africa, Nigeria, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Morocco. The collaboration will leverage UN Women’s African…
Telecom operator, inwi launches mobile money service
Moroccan telecoms operator, inwi announced the launch of its mobile money service ‘inwi money’ on Wednesday, 25 September 2019. inwi money is a service that utilises Mobiquity Money, the digital money platform from Comviva. The new service allows consumers to…
FinTech Ecosystem in South Africa: Accelerating the Digital Transformation of Banking & Financial Services
Africa’s financial services landscape continues its dynamic evolution as the rapid growth of FinTech on the continent drives both the disruption and leapfrogging of legacy systems and further accelerates the digital transformation of financial services. Digital innovation is disrupting and…
Pan-African telecoms operator makes it’s mark on satellite industry
Pan-African telecommunications operator, Paratus announced on Wednesday, 25 September 2019, that it has successfully acquired a satellite teleport thanks to its subsidiary, Maxwell technology. Details of the transaction have yet to be disclosed. Paratus will now be able to incorporate…
HSBC fights money laundering with new detection system
In an effort to improve financial crime detection, HSBC’s Global Trade and Receivables Finance has introduced an Anti-Money Laundering (AML) surveillance and an automated sanctions checking system that uses big data, advanced analytics and automated ‘contextual monitoring’ to detect and…
Fighting the new heist frontiers of cyberspace with multi-faceted solutions
South Africans are unfortunately used to the idea of cash-in-transit heists and on-premises bank robberies, but in today’s increasingly connected world, the thefts of the future are already here. The risks of attacks on financial institutions’ security systems are as…
Social software to nearly double by 2023- Gartner
Gartner predicts that the market for social software and collaboration in the workplace will grow from an estimated $2.7 billion in 2018 to $4.8 billion by 2023. According to the company, nearly 60 per cent of enterprise application software providers…
Fintech startups left vulnerable as digital economy booms in Africa
In just two years, Africa’s fintech industry has boomed by 60% – this according to Toby Shapshak in an article for Forbes. The fintech ecosystem has grown to 491 from 301 in 2017, with $132.8 million raised in 2018 –…
Multi-cloud – the new face of cloud based solutions?
“The development of the cloud over the last 15 years is one of the most significant convergences of computing and communications technologies in history,” says Alain Sanchez, Senior Evangelist for Fortinet. “It provides unprecedented agility and scalability for organisations, immediate…
Facebook acquires tech-startup to aid in Calibra crypto wallet development
In June 2019, Facebook unveiled details behind its long-anticipated cryptocurrency, Libra. The company’s new digital platform is said to allow users to send and spend money at a next-to-nothing fee. While the coin is only going public in 2020, it’s…
Traditional approaches to Internet adoption isn’t working in developing countries
“Connecting the world’s population to the internet is about collaboration, collective approaches and partnerships across different sectors and across borders,” says Commission Co-Chair, Carlos Slim in response to a report issued on Monday, 23 September 2019, by the Broadband Commission…
Cisco and SingularityNET set to collaborate on AGI technology solutions
Decentralized AI technology company, SingularityNET and Cisco announced on Monday, 23 September 2019, that they are set to collaborate on developing applied Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) technologies. SingularityNET’s AGI solutions- which include a variety of deep neural net technology for…
