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Smarter banking solution for East African millennials
©Michael Simons via [[www.123RF.com 123RF]]</span>A mobile solution that gives millennials access to banking services, transfers and payments, wherever and whenever they need them, has been...
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New insurance app brings sponsored cover to Uganda
KAMPALA, Uganda - Sponsored insurance and insurance related products have been launched in Uganda with the SureBüddy android application.Read more... | Send to a friend
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New Red Cross app to optimise services
© szefei via [[www.123RF.com 123RF]]</span>ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast – The Red Cross Society of Côte d'Ivoire (RCSCI), has announced the official launch of its new RCSCI mobile app, created with...
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Kenya sells first ever mobile government bonds
© Christos Georghiou via [[www.123RF.com 123RF]]</span>NAIROBI - Kenya, a pioneer in mobile money, on Thursday began selling the first ever government bonds via mobile phone, allowing anyone from...
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BBM launches mobile streaming TV in Africa
© Sergey Peterman via [[www.123RF.com 123RF]]</span>BBM has identified Africa as a priority focus for the rollout of a variety of its services, including mobile streaming television.Read more......
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Digital payments boost economic opportunity for poor
©kehli via [[www.123RF.com 123RF]]</span>NAIROBI, Kenya - A UN study has shown that giving Kenyan farmers access to digital financial services has helped tackle poverty and driven economic...
View ArticleAfrica's quest for a cashless economy gains momentum
When she needed to transfer money to a friend in a faraway village last March, Mouna Ahmed, a gender equality activist in Liberia, did not have to worry about long bank queues and complex paperwork....
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4G subscriptions continue to grow in Africa
© photka via [[www.123RF.com 123RF]]</span>According to Dataxis, in 2016, most 4G subscribers came from a few leading countries in northern and southern Africa. Significant disparities in 4G...
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Mobile phone powered solar electricity for Nigeria
Y’ello Box</span>LAGOS, Nigeria - More than 100 000 Nigerians are benefiting from a pioneering new solar electricity device powered by mobile phones, the Y'ello Box.Read more... | Send to a friend
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African winners in mobile remittance awards
© Christos Georghiou via [[www.123RF.com 123RF]]</span>At the RemTECH Awards announced recently at the Global Forum on Remittances, Investment and Development in New York, mobility solutions...
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Qwicart changing the way Ugandans shop for groceries
Ugandan startup Qwicart is bidding to change the way people shop for groceries with a mobile app that allows people to shop from a variety of supermarkets using their phones.Read more... | Send to a...
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Mobile money transfers to Uganda launched
© kehli via [[www.123RF.com 123RF]]</span>Migrants can now send money to prominent mobile wallets in Uganda after TerraPay receives approval to launch international mobile money transfers to...
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Mentorship app for young women, girls in Africa
Tanzania Women of Achievement.</span>DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania - A mobile app and online web portal designed to provide mentorship and learning on the go for girls and women in Africa has been...
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Africa's app-based taxis battle Uber over market share
© miro kovacevicvia [[www.123RF.com 123RF]]</span>Until recently, public transportation in Cairo, Freetown, Lagos, Nairobi and many other African cities was chaotic and accident prone. The mostly...
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Last call for AppsAfrica Innovation Awards nominations
© Rancz Andrei via [[www.123RF.com 123RF]]</span>AppsAfrica has announced the last call for nominations to this year's AppsAfrica Innovation Awards, which recognise the best mobile and tech...
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SA approves cross-border mobile money transfers
Cross-border money transfer services have been given the go ahead from South Africa to mobile wallets in Zimbabwe, Nigeria, Mozambique and Uganda.Read more... | Send to a friend
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Africa still mobile
© Alistair Cotton - [[www.123rf.com 123RF.com]]</span>Africa's story remains a mobile one with mobile internet access the largest contributor of growth across the continent. By 2021, 97% of...
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Unpacking the future for technology, media and telecoms in Africa
The continent's single largest and most influential technology, media and telecoms (TMT) event, AfricaCom 2017, from 7-9 November, promises opportunities to witness future tech trends, network with the...
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Instant, secure, cashless payment for 33 African countries
© Kheng Ho Toh via [[www.123RF.com 123RF]]</span>LOME, Togo - Ecobank has launched mVisa across 33 African Countries. Ecobank Scan+Pay with mVisa delivers instant, secure, cashless payment for...
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WhatsApp rolls out 'delete for everyone' message feature
© Panithan Fakseemuang via [[www.123RF.com]]</span>NEWSWATCH: Messaging apps like WhatsApp have revolutionised the way we communicate with friends, family, and even business contacts, clients,...
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