Cyber Era NG, one of the leading ICT and Digital Economy publications, has wrapped up plans to partner Tradepass, a B2B Conferences and event organizers, on two potentially industry-disrupting virtual events for the African tech community namely BYTES ’21: LIVE – Africa and 3rd Edition CyFrica: LIVE. Confirming this development, Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Cyber Era NG, (https://www.cyberera.com.ng) Clifford Agugoesi said his organization was tapped by Tradepass as Media Partners for the twin events taking into account its consistent qualitative and quantitative reportage of the ICT industry and the Digital Economy. Agugoesi said of this choice: “This is a clear…
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The Nigerian lender would buy over 78% of BancABC Botswana for an undisclosed cash amount of about 1.13 times the book value plus a two-year deferred payment.
Ecobank Transnational Incorporated has announced the appointment of Akin Dada as the new Executive Director of Corporate and Investment Banking. Dada has over 30 years of banking experience in client coverage, strategic transaction initiation and advisory dialogues across various client segments, including the public sector, telecoms, FMCG and oil and gas. He has an MBA from the University of Warwick, UK, and a degree in political science from the University of Ibadan. He succeeds Amin Manekia, who retired from the group in 2020. Prior to joining Ecobank, he was the Managing Director for Citigroup Cameroon, where he worked for 26…
Truecaller has introduced a new identity solution for businesses to bolster safety and eliminate fraud. The enterprise solution dubbed Truecaller Business Identity allows businesses to verify their identities using a green verified business badge, accurately presenting the name, photo and logo of the organization. Truecaller says the new solution brings greater trust and efficiency in communication between businesses and clients as it gives confidence to consumers, knowing that the caller is a verified business by Truecaller. Apart from the green Caller ID and green Verified Business badge, a verified business on Truecaller gets a verified tick mark icon and can…
Oduwa Coin, the first indigenous Cryptocurrency designed to empower people of African descent has unveiled its latest blockchain optimization called IVIE. The developers of Oduwa Coin have come up with a new line of on-chain executions for its fungible currency after three years of network operations. The blockchain upgrade is an addition to the existing Altcoin source code. IVIE will enable network improvement, staking algorithm, removal of bugs, optimized wallet, and much more within the Oduwa network, powered by its native cryptocurrency known as Oduwa Coin. The official launch scheduled for rolling out the ODUWA network’s latest optimization (IVIE) will…
Seychelles-based Securities, Commodities and Derivatives Exchange (SECDEX), and KOINON, the global Digital Coin and Token-based payment platform have announced a collaboration to interlink mobile money and digital assets. The two will foster the intersection of African B2C and B2B payments and dynamic asset conversion between fiat currencies, cryptocurrencies and a broader range of digital assets. This initiative comes at a key time in the mobile payments industry growth as evidenced by Mastercard’s recent $100million investment in Africa’s Airtel which focuses on mobile payments and financial inclusion. This latest partnership combines KOINON’s cryptocurrency digital payment coins (KOIN) and Stablecoins, plus their…
Ericsson has announced plans to create an Automation Hub in Nigeria to support operators for improved consumer experience. Ericsson Automation Hub is an open innovation platform, inspired by lean startup methodology in which the Ericsson team works in close dialogue with customers, users and partners to showcase and reach the high potential that network automation allows in configuration, provisioning, assurance and orchestration of network services. The Hub will enable service providers to gain the ability in their environments to govern, manage and orchestrate hybrid networks holistically and in real-time and as a result, offer an enhanced consumer experience. DigitalTimesNG understands…
Forter, an e-commerce fraud prevention company, has announced a partnership with Flutterwave, one of Africa’s leading payments technology companies. The first of its kind in Africa, the partnership will enable merchants to accurately identify legitimate buyers from fraudsters, resulting in increased transaction approvals and reduced friction in the purchasing experience, all without the fear of fraud. Flutterwave is Africa’s largest payment service provider, servicing more than 290,000 businesses and processing over 140 million transactions worth over $9 billion worldwide since inception,. The partnership with Forter provides merchants with the confidence to accept more transactions and online shoppers with the flexibility…
Despite the global chip shortage woes, worldwide shipments of personal computers grew to 69.9 million units in the first quarter of 2021. That’s an increase of 32% – the fastest pace in two decades – compared to the first quarter of 2020, according to research firm Gartner Inc. As people bought personal computers, including both laptops and desktop computers, to help them work and study remotely during the COVID-19 crisis, the market rebounded from a weak 2020 Q1 to record the fastest year-over-year growth since Gartner began tracking the PC market in 2000. China’s Lenovo Group grabbed the lead with…
Founder, Zinox Group and Africa’s foremost digital disruptor, Leo Stan Ekeh, has disclosed that Edo State has the requisite attributes to become a model for digital economy in Nigeria. Ekeh who made this known on Monday, April 12, 2021, was speaking during a smart exploratory visit to Benin, the Edo State capital for likely expansion and investment purposes. The serial digital entrepreneur, who seized the opportunity to pay a courtesy call on the Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, expressed his surprise at the massive rate of digital adoption in the state, even as he declared that Edo boasts ready whiz…