Instagram, one of the mostly used social media platform It is clear that many organizations in the sub Saharan Africa are struggling to keep up with the fast changing continental technological trends. There has been a change on how businesses conduct their operations because of globalization, ...
M-Shule, the winners of Seedstars World Nairobi Chapter M-Shule has won the Kenyan round of Seedstars Nairobi earning the opportunity to represent the country at the major Seedstars summits in Mozambique and Switzerland. The startup will battle with other promising startups for up to USD 1 ...
Are you a startup operating in Africa? Well, here is some good news for you, the European Union wants to sponsor 50 startups to the 6th EU-Africa Business Forum to showcase their technology and services. The event, which will be held in Abidjan will be held on the 27th November ...
The impact of technology on journalism is a question that has been asked and answered many times in many forums. However, we are all aware of one aspect of technology and that is it is ever evolving which means we have to keep up with it. In this regard, the ...
African change makers sometimes find themselves in a compromising situation where they have interesting ideas to execute but unfortunately their deep pockets have a good number of holes drilled. It is not new that so many potential entrepreneurs have failed to take up the first and most crucial step of ...
Growth of the digital economy which can be defined as the various economic and social activities powered by ICT including banking, buying and selling and accessing education and entertainment activities via the internet through connected devices in Africa at large has tremendously increased giving a positive outlook of the continent. ...
Techstars a Global entrepreneur network has opened applications for a wide range of series of accelerators situated worldwide including its virtual Techstars Anywhere Accelerator Program. Startups interested in applying have until 15th October to apply joining the Accelerator program which will kick off from January 2018 but a demo day ...
You probably have tons of Facebook friends that are on your block list. You got tired of ignoring them, or you just were not up for any chat, so, you used the block button. Sometime, the unfriend button also comes in handy. Well now, during those moments, you can simply ...
Following a recent feud and a request from the Saudi Arabia authority, social media platform Snapchat has blocked access to Al Jazeera content in Saudi Arabia. According to the Saudi government, Al Jazeera’s Snapchat channel was breaking local laws related to published material and cyber crime. Although, the TV network, ...
BongoHive has partnered with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to provide startups that have been through a BongoHive program with free hosting services on their Amazon Web Service platform. The offer from Amazon Web Services to BongoHive startups includes free access to AWS and tools via AWS promotional credits (approx. 2 years), free ...
Do you have an innovative idea that supports responses to natural disasters or humanitarian emergencies? The GSMA Disaster Response Innovation Fund can provide funding to help you to test or scale it. GSMA is looking for ideas that use mobile technology to assist and empower individuals or communities affected by humanitarian emergencies, ...
Telecoms firm, Econet Wireless has launched a hypertension and sugar level testing device in Bulawayo under its connected health initiative that seeks to enhance access to medical assistance using modern technologies. The revolutionary innovation is expected to help reduce the doctor-to-patient ratio by improving health care for communities as doctors ...
For developers working independently, getting clients without a strong network always seem impossible. SlateCode wants to take off that challenge, as the platform is dedicated to connecting developers to clients. With SlateCode, getting clients has become easier for web developers, engineers, programmers, coders and architects in Nigeria. Launched in March 2017 ...
Kenya's public sector has undergone major transformation in the past five or so years. In fact, it would be safe to call it a digital overhaul. Pre-2013 times, accessing government services in this country was one of the most daunting tasks ever. From unfriendly staff, to 'disappearing' files, simple things ...
Seedstars World, the global seed-stage startup competition for emerging markets and fast growing startup scenes, has selected 10 startups that will pitch at its Lagos event Friday, August 25, 2017. The winner would advance to the next leg of the competition and compete on the global stage in Switzerland, for ...
Youtap, a global provider of contactless mobile payments and financial services software, has launched a QR code solution and smartphone apps for mobile money services in Africa and Asia. Youtap’s solution enables customer-initiated or merchant-initiated QR code payments for smartphones and smart point-of-sale devices. The solution conforms to the BharatQR ...
500 startups’ has revealed the list of startups accepted into its Batch 22 cohort, and in the list are three Nigerian-led startups. The Nigerian startups represent the only black startups in the cohort. They include Mail Haven, Mobile Forms, and Fyodor Biotechnologies. MailHaven led by Kela Ivonye is a smart mailbox that tracks and protects your packages. The ...
For small businesses still trying to save cost and grow, they turn to freelancers for some tasks, instead of hiring full-time staff that would require payment on a monthly basis. The number of freelancers on the other hand keeps going, as technology is giving more people opportunity to offer their ...
BudgIT, a a start-up that provides Nigerian citizens with access to public budgets, has launched CivicHive in a bid to create an intersection between the citizens and the government. The new initiative is expected to close assessed gap in access and dissemination of information and make citizens much more active in governance. ...
We are fortunate to be living in an era where anyone can get almost anything done with the help of the internet. Whether it’s starting a business, accessing information, buying a house, learning a language, selling things, stalking people – the internet has revolutionized the way we do everything. The ...
Facebook has introduced Watch, a new tab on the social media network that offers a range of shows for users to view at their convenience. Watch will be available on mobile, on desktop and laptop, and in a TV app, with a watchlist that lets you save episodes to catch later. Although, some ...
The event industry in Nigeria is one that never runs out of business, no matter how the economic situation of the country might be fairing. Events are held all through the week, and people are always on the lookout for event planners to help make the day a success. This ...
Microsoft and PayPal have announced a partnership that would enable peer-to-peer payments on the Skype mobile app. With the new Send Money feature, users in 22 countries users will be able to use PayPal directly from their Skype mobile app to seamlessly send money to other Skype users. The feature also includes options ...
South Korea's technology giant, Samsung Electronics has taken Intel's title as the world’s No. 1 chipmaker in terms of revenue. Samsung's chip business hit $15.8 billion during the latest quarter, with an operating income of $7.2 billion, surpassing Intel, which reported $14.76 billion in chip sales during the same period, with ...
SimilarWeb has announced that it has raised $47M in growth equity funding. With this investment, SimilarWeb increased its total funding to date to $112M and has evolved into one of the fastest growing SaaS companies in the world. The round was led by Viola Growth, a leading growth equity investor ...
Five Kenyan schoolgirls have developed an app to help women and girls end female genital mutilation (FGM). The five teenagers, aged 15 to 17, Stacy Owino, Purity Achieng, Ivy Akinyi, Synthia Otieno and Macrine Atieno from Kisumu High School in Kenya’s western city of Kisumu, developed I-cut to connect girls to rescue ...
Payments tech firm Visa has opened its regional headquarters for the Western and Central Africa region in Abidjan, Cote D’Ivoire targeting local governments, financial institutions and merchants in the region as its new customers as it accelerates its 2015 commitment to the World Bank to include more people in the ...
Telkom Kenya is set to launch 4G services across the country and unveil mobile financial services better than what Kenyans have used before as the firm tries to revive itself from the dead after the French-based Orange Group pulled out of the market. Speaking at the Connected Kenya Summit 2017, ...
VoguePay won the the “Best Fintech Startup” award at the recently concluded 6th edition of Cashless Africa Expo. The event which held on 25th March, 2017 at the Ballroom of Oriental Hotels, Victoria Island Lagos had in attendance stakeholders in the digital finance industry across Africa and globally. The principal ...
Sidian Bank has turned to IBM to fuel its digital transformation promising its clients faster access to existing services like debit and credit card processing, bank account opening, teller services and wealth management. The bank has installed an IBM core banking system expected to enhance its core banking services and ...
