Despite significant strides in the telecom industry, which have been made in terms of technology and reach, the spread of network connection in rural areas around the world, remain the last frontier for the telecom…
Threats in 2020: abuse of personal information and…
Kaspersky researchers have shared their vision on Advanced Persistent Threats (APTs) in 2020, pointing out how the landscape of targeted attacks will change in the coming months. The overall trend shows that threats will grow…
Growth in Cryptocurrency transactions calls for stronger security…
Paxful now has over 3 million wallets and processes over 50,000 trades a day globally • This leading peer-to-peer (P2P) bitcoin marketplace and digital wallet provider is shining the spotlight on the escalating need for…
Temenos T24 Transact at work in Consolidated Bank…
Temenos AG, the banking software company, today announced that Consolidated Bank Ghana Limited (CBG) has gone live with Temenos T24 Transact, the next generation in core banking, to power its operations for retail and corporate…
United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) 2019: Young Africans…
The Bank has invested more than $150 million in building technology hubs in Rwanda, Senegal and Cabo Verde • Leaders should devise an “incentive structure” to promote a startup culture among young Africans. “I think…
Fighting fraud from the top
By Ayanda Kotobe, Finance Director at RS Components Why do we stop at traffic lights? It’s not because we are naturally attuned to seeing red as the order to stop. If that were the case,…
Africa eShop online across Sub Saharan Africa
Since its initial introduction in April of this year, the DHL Africa eShop app has seen its user base grow rapidly, and within the first three months of operation, it had already been rolled out…
Evolución del cibercrimen en el primer semestre
S21sec ha publicado un informe que analiza la evolución del cibercrimen durante la primera mitad del año en curso. Bajo el título “Threat Landscape Report”, el informe pone de manifiesto el creciente enfoque criminal en…
World Finance Magazine awards again Temenos “Best Islamic…
The 2019 Islamic Finance Awards, presented by World Finance Magazine, has announced that Temenos has won the 'Best Islamic Banking & Finance Technology Provider', for its breakthrough digital front office product, Temenos Infinity, and next…
Ecobank committed to promote positive environmental and social…
Ecobank leads the way as technology changes the traditional bank model; Reaffirms commitment to corporate sustainability. Ecobank Transnational Incorporated ("Ecobank"), parent of the Ecobank Group, the leading pan-African bank with operations in 36 countries across…
Redesigned Making Finance Work for Africa (MFW4A) website
Making Finance Work for Africa just announced its newly redesigned website “We are excited about our new website and the improved access it provides users to our resources,” said MFW4A Coordinator, David Ashiagbor. “For anyone…
The currency of the future is going to…
"Coding must be compulsory, at all levels. The currency of the future is going to be coding...We must democratize technology," Adesina tells Mo Ibrahim Governance Week •Information technology must not be the exclusive privilege of…
Tax reform, digitisation key to financing development
Africa must digitise its economies, broaden its tax base, prevent further deterioration of fiscal and debt positions, and aim for double-digit growth to achieve the UN 2030 global goals (SDGs), and the AU Agenda 2063 according to the 2019…
Building African National Society leadership to be proud…
Ecobank Academy and International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) join hands in an effort to boost effective and sustainable leadership capabilities Ecobank is proud to announce that its prestigious Ecobank Academy…
5th agrofood & plastprintpack Nigeria 2019
The 5th agrofood & plastprintpack Nigeria 2019 with 120+ global technology leaders from 24 countries •Top level 3-day conference on Skills development, Value chain approach, Circular economy & Finance, start-ups and digitalization Due to the…