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Zimbabwe’s Central Bank Tightens Mobile Money Regulations by Enforcing Geolocation of Access Points
Mobile money operators in Zimbabwe now have to provide geolocation of all their access points and other related…
SexTech, FuneralTech, WierdTech! Here are Some Crazy Innovations That Could Wow You or Bow You
Tech is indeed a very large sector, arguably one of the largest in the world. This is even…
Finally! WhatsApp Android Users to Get Their Much-Anticipated Dark Mode
Android users assemble! WhatsApp is finally rolling out the much sought-after feature to its platform, the dark mode.…
Vodafone Walks Away From Facebook Libra, Becoming the First Non-America Company to Do So
British telecoms company, Vodafone has become the latest company to quit Facebook’s Libra Association. This makes it the…
Meet Ridit- the Startup Whose 10 Minute Audiobook is Improving JAMB UTME Exam Results in Nigeria
In a country where standard of education keeps falling and candidates find it increasingly hard preparing for exams,…
YouTube Appoints Alex Okosi as New Managing Director for Africa, Europe and the Middle East
Popular video-sharing platform, YouTube, has announced the appointment of Alex Okosi as its new managing director (MD) of…
Paga Acquires Ethiopian Software Company Apposit, Plans Expansion into Mexico and Ethiopia
Nigerian fintech start-up, Paga has announced the acquisition of Ethiopian software development company, Apposit for an undisclosed fee.…
Opera Responds to Hindenburg Report on its Financial Issues, But Still no Reference to its Predatory Loan Policies
Recently, Hindenburg Research, an investigative research and reporting firm released a report claiming Opera might be having financial…
Top Reasons Why Gartner Predicts Rise in Global Mobile Shipment While PC Sales are Expected to Fall in 2020
Research firm Gartner, has predicted that global shipment of computer devices from manufacturing companies will rise by 0.9%…
As Opay Teases Nigerians with OLLA, is the Nigerian Jack-of-all-Trades Dabbling into Smartphone Production?
In a tweet sent out recently, Opay showed pictures of what looks like its next venture in the…
