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Flutterwave inks deal with Paypal for payment solutions across Africa

Flutterwave on Tuesday announced a partnership with PayPal to enable customers globally to pay African merchants in the continent through Flutterwave’s platform. The collaboration will be instrumental in supporting SMEs and freelancers to overcome the many challenges presented by the highly fragmented and complex payment and banking infrastructure, as well as connecting them with more […]

Liquid Telecom rebrands to Liquid Intelligent Technologies

Liquid Telecom has rebranded to Liquid Intelligent Technologies as part of the culmination of its extensive business transformation from being a telecommunications and digital services provider to a full one-stop-shop technology group through a group-wide rebrand. Over the last two decades, Liquid has firmly established itself as a major pan-African digital infrastructure provider with an […]

15/03/2021
By Afritech
App, Business, MPESA
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Mpesa Xpress Billing Guide – How To Register & Buy Apps On PlayStore

Mpesa Xpress Billing is a service offered by Mpesa allowing smartphone users to be able to purchase applications and digital goods from the Google playstore. This service is only offered to users in Kenya with registered M-PESA accounts, Google accounts and Android devices. When purchasing an app on playstore you will be required to set […]

Kaspersky ranked top of TOP3 metric for security solutions

Kaspersky is placed at the top of the TOP3 metric for its comprehensive security portfolio, after achieving a placement in one of the first three positions in 50 out of 62 different independent tests undertaken globally during 2020. The company ranked in the top three positions in 81% of assessments. The ranking underlines how the company’s […]

Bolt introduces #DrivingWITech campaign to empower Women in Tech

Bolt has unveiled a new campaign under the hashtag #DrivingWITech to empower women in technology across Africa. The campaign by the ride-hailing company will run throughout this month and is targeted at jumpstarting careers for women in the tech space regardless of their field. Help us get more kenyan women into tech roles. Nominate her […]

On-demand delivery is on the rise

By Antonio Bruni On-demand delivery is gaining a lot of popularity as a result of the current business and economic challenges and many businesses are expanding their operations by jumping on the digital bandwagon. To expand their business reach, traditional brick and mortar stores have launched new apps and e-commerce sites. Retailers have also acted […]

13/03/2021
By Afritech
App, MPESA, News
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You can now request for money with the new Safaricom App

Safaricom is launching a new MPesa app that will allow MPesa users to request money from other users. However, the application is currently available for iPhone users but will soon be made available to users on android smartphones. How the new MPesa request works Here’s how Safaricom MPesa users can request money from others; Once […]

DStv announces free access to unlimited supersport channels

DStv customers subscribed to Family and Access packages will be able to stream all Supersport channels on the DStv App at no extra cost. Blackout? 💡No worries. Keep your devices charged & don’t miss a moment of great soccer action 🔥⚽ Catch #LEECHE & more this weekend (13 March to 14 March) with the #DStvApp Get […]

How to purchase a Website (Domain & Hosting) in Kenya

Starting a website is simple, all you need is a domain and hosting, these are two different services that work together to make websites possible. A domain name is the address of your website that people input in the URL bar to visit your website and web hosting refers to storing and serving up the […]

11/03/2021
By Afritech
How To
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How to apply for a loan with Zash loan

Zash loan is an online lending platform that gives quick loans for personal, businesses or in financing any other emergencies. The platform charges different origination fees according to the product chosen which is used for credit score assessment, account management, and payment cost. Users can easily apply for a loan using their mobile application available […]