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South African Rand to pair with Zcoin on OVEX platform
Open-source and decentralised privacy cryptocurrency, Zcoin ($XZC) announced on Friday, 30 August 2019, that it has now been listed on OVEX with a South African Rand (ZAR) pairing. “Zcoin’s listing on OVEX will create the opportunity for traders to fill…
Telegram to launch crypto by Oct 2019 or face forfeiting everything
So far, 2019 has been jam-packed with companies all over the globe looking to revolutionise the world’s current financial system – with the most notable contribution coming from social networking giant, Facebook. (ICYMI – in June, Facebook published a detailed…
Nigerian hospital becomes the first to invest in innovative MRI system
Medical equipment manufacturer, GE Healthcare announced on Thursday, 29 August 2019, that it has partnered with Memfys Hospital. The partnership will see Memfys become the first hospital in the South of Nigeria to install the GE Healthcare MRI systems. “As…
Huawei’s newest smartphone software – 5 things you need to know
With more than 500 million active daily users in over 216 countries and support for up to 77 languages, it’s safe to say that Huawei has come a long way since it was first founded. But now, the smartphone giant…
Fitbit launches Versa 2
Fitbit has announced the launch of their latest smartwatch, the Versa 2. The Versa 2 will be available in stores mid-October from select local retailers. The new smartwatch has a swim-proof design, includes sleep features like Sleep Score and smart…
Hexatronic announces changes to its Executive Management team
On 27 August 2019, fibre communications group Hexatronic Group AB announced a number of changes to its Executive Management team. “As a natural part of a succession process, and to lay a better foundation for further expansion, the following changes…
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VMware strengthens cloud portfolio at VMworld
VMworld global conference is currently underway in San Francisco and the company has made a number of announcements including the new and expanded cloud offerings designed to help customers meet the unique needs of traditional and modern applications. The VMware…
Fintech startup on a mission to create affordable housing
International NPO, Habitat for Humanity announced on Wednesday, 28 August 2019, that the Terwilliger Centre for Innovation in Shelter has recently made a $300 000 investment in iBUILD Global, a multi-national fintech-for-housing company. The Terwilliger Centre for Innovation in Shelter…
Globecast expands partnership with Eutelsat
Globecast, a service company for the media, radio and television industry, announced that it is expanding its partnership with telecommunications company Eutelsat Communications to develop a new HOTBIRD platform that, the company claims, will satisfy the increasing move from SD…
Airtel Africa crosses the 100 million active subscribers milestone
Telecommunications service provider, Airtel Africa announced that it has crossed the 100 million consumers mark across its operations. The company, which made the announcement on Wednesday, 28 August 2019, has a presence in 14 countries in Africa, primarily in East,…
Kaspersky updates cloud solution
Global cybersecurity company, Kaspersky has announced that it has updated it’s Kaspersky Security Cloud. According to the company, not only does the Security Cloud give consumers access to technologies, tools and new ways to protect user privacy across multiple devices,…
Networks Unlimited Africa announces new partnership
African value-added distributor, Networks Unlimited Africa, has announced a partnership agreement with Altaro, a leader in backup solutions for managed service providers (MSPs), IT resellers and IT departments. Hannes Rheeder, General Manager: Enterprise Systems Management and Cloud at Networks Unlimited…
Fin-tech startup launches payment solutions platform throughout Africa
UK based fin-tech startup, SympliFi announced the launch of its fin-tech platform on Wednesday, 28 August 2019. The platform is said to have been designed to empower users around the world offering access to financial solutions – meaning people living…
Google plans to shut down Google Hire service in 2020
Google announced that it is shutting down its online service Google Hire. The company made this announcement on 27 August 2019 via a Google Support document. “We’ve made the difficult decision to sunset Hire by Google on September 1, 2020.…
SAP empowers five Ethiopian social enterprises
Multinational software company, SAP announced on Tuesday, 27 August 2019, that there are five social enterprises that will benefit from its 2019 Social Sabbatical to be held in Ethiopia between September and October. According to SAP, the Social Sabbatical programme…
Standard Bank enables wider access to Shyft App
Remote biometric digital authentication company, iiDENTIFii, has enabled Standard Bank to offer its Shyft App to non-Standard Bank customers through remote identity verification. With the iiDENTIFii solution in place, non-Standard bank users can open a Shyft account via their mobile…
