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Cellulant acquires license to roll out digital payment solutions in Ghana

Digital payments company Cellulant has received approval to get a Payment Services Provider to roll out digital payment solutions for businesses in Ghana. The PSP License allows Cellulant to aggregate merchant services, process financial services, acquire merchants, deploy POS systems, and aggregate payments for banks, institutions, and the general public. Cellulant is launching Tingg platform in Ghana, […]

vivo Y53s launched in Kenya retails at Kes. 27,999

vivo Smartphone has unveiled its latest smartphone as an addition to the Y-series, the vivo Y53s in Kenya. The device, which was teased to go by the slogan ‘Clear shot, Unlock more fun’ will now be available from today both offline and online stores. The device that comes with a high-definition 64MP* main rear camera […]

05/08/2021
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Business customers to enjoy free Flutterwave transactions for 3 months

Flutterwave is providing businesses in South Africa with zero transaction fees for all payments they make or receive on Flutterwave for the next three months. The move by the African payments technology company follows the recent events in the country that has led to the disruption of small businesses, their supply chain and operations. SMEs in […]

Wapi Pay Raises $2.2 million to Digitize Africa-Asia trade payments

Wapi Pay Raises $2.2 million to scale digital payments across Africa

Wapi Pay, based in Singapore and headquartered in Kenya has raised $2.2 Million in pre-seed funding to scale up global payments and remittances between Africa and Asia. The move seeks to make international transfers faster, easier and much cheaper. The investors included EchoVC & China-based global fund MSA Capital, who have invested in domestic Asian […]

Bolt introduces Early Cash Out feature withdrawal option for drivers

Bolt introduces Early Cash-Out option for drivers

Ride-hailing company Bolt has introduced a cash withdrawal option for its drivers in a bid to improve access to their income on the platform. The new feature, dubbed Early Cash Out enables drivers to instantly withdraw their earnings such as bonuses, passenger discounts and card payments as and when they need it. The Early Cash-out […]

Xiaomi ranks as second-biggest Smartphone Seller in second quarter of 2021

Xiaomi had its best-ever quarter as it was able to increase its market share in China, Southeast Asia and Europe as Samsung retained the top spot. Apple fell to the third spot, it captured record second-quarter shipments thanks to persistent demand and supply for its iPhone 12 series. OPPO and vivo retained their spots in the […]

ImpactHER to develop free websites for Women-led businesses across Africa

ImpactHER to develop free websites for Women-led businesses in Africa

ImpactHER is offering to create websites for women-led businesses in Africa to help promote the online presence of their businesses. The Lagos-based company says that online visibility and the ability to promote brands digitally have become crucial to the survival of many female-led businesses. Women in need of these free websites can apply by visiting […]

IBM Appoints Saad Toma as General Manager for Middle East and Africa

Multinational Technology firm, IBM, has announced today that Saad Toma has been named General Manager of IBM Middle East and Africa (MEA). Mr. Toma succeeds Takreem El-Tohamy, who has been appointed General Manager, Global Strategic Sales at IBM. Mr. Toma brings deep industry, services and technology expertise and over 30 years of experience at IBM […]

Zoho makes its online invoicing solution free of charge

Zoho has announced that its online invoicing solution, Zoho Invoice, will be completely free of cost to further extend the company’s support for small and medium-sized enterprises. In the last four years, Zoho Invoice’s revenue growth has rapidly increased, demonstrating the need for a comprehensive invoicing solution to aid businesses from any industry to shift […]

From bits to watts: Huawei underlines African power credentials

There is no doubt that Africa faces a massive energy challenge. At the same time, the continent is richly endowed with renewable energy sources. According to international energy agency, around 580 million people in sub-Saharan Africa lacked access to electricity in 2019, three-quarters of the global total, while renewable energy is expected to contribute 22% […]