tech + telecom highlights
C Comba’s industry-leading RRH, base station antennas products and services, combined with Parallel Wireless world’s first 2G/3G/4G/5G software, advance Open RAN with lowest TCO for MNOs globally Parallel Wireless, Inc., and Comba Telecom Systems Holdings Limited jointly announced…
VC4A is proud to announce the 12 ventures (11 Series A and 1 Seed+) for its 2019 Venture Showcase. These companies represent the best investment opportunities on the continent. They have been vetted by 40…
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…
Africa’s Fintech ecosystem has surged 60% in the last two years and the continent’s Fintech firms have grown to 491 from 301 in 2017, with $132.8 million raised in 2018 • last year the sector…
While looking into expanding its presence in South Africa, Paxful is hoping to nurture as much female talent as possible • Plans Africa-wide recruitment drive with a focus on women; The global bitcoin marketplace also…
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…
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…
Emerging from a stagnant economy after political turmoil, Kenya's real estate industry is set to boom once again in 2019 from the growing middle class, rapid urbanization which is currently at 4.3% per annum against…
Unitel was elected to chair the GSMA Association Africa Fraud and Security Group (AFASG), a specific working group dedicated to dealing with critical fraud and security issues for the telecommunications industry in Africa. The mandate…
Temenos, the banking software company, announced that Palestine Islamic Bank (PIB), the largest Islamic bank in Palestine, has chosen cloud-native, cloud-agnostic Temenos Infinity and Temenos T24 Transact to transform its banking systems and drive its…
The 13th German-African Energy Forum is going to set the stage for German and Africa businesses as well as public enterprises to expand our economic ties, do deals, create jobs, combat energy poverty, and use…
Temenos, the banking software company, announced that Al Rajhi Bank, Saudi Arabia's second largest bank and the world's largest Islamic bank with total assets of over USD 97bn, has chosen Temenos to power its digital…
Genesys, the global leader in omnichannel customer experience and contact center solutions, announced its cloud sales have risen 32% year-over-year. The cloud business growth spans all market segments with 70% gains in the mid-market, 50% in small-and-medium sized…
Ingenico Group supports the Zambian government in deploying an innovative fraud-less subsidy program in rural areas This program allowed the distribution of 22 million dollars subsidies in rural Zambia within 3 months Ingenico Group, the…
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania, March 1, 2018/ -- Efforts to bolster digital financial inclusion in Tanzania and indeed other countries in Africa have received a shot-in-the-arm following a productive conference organized by FINCA Micro-Finance Bank Tanzania…