Absa Group, one of the largest financial service providers in Africa, will strengthen efforts to grow its digital partnerships ecosystem across Africa with the appointment of HYBR and SystemicLogic, which will help Absa identify potential collaboration partners. “We believe in the substantial mutual value that is created by connecting with key local, regional and global […]
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e-Crime bureau, a cybersecurity and investigations firm in Accra launched its 10th anniversary in a colorful event at the Alisa Hotels in Accra on Thursday, the 16h of September, 2021. The celebration is themed “Celebrating 10 Years of Cyber Security Excellence” The company which has been in existence since 2011 is a leader in the […]
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Mastercard has partnered with Global Accelerex Ghana, a licensed financial technology company that is into the provision of electronic payment systems and devices to enhance digital and electronic payments acceptance as well as business management tool for SMEs. The partnership is aimed at driving digital and electronic payments, and forms part of the Ghana Food […]
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Thousand girls from selected basic schools in Sefwi Wiawso in the Western North Region have participated in the mentorship programme organised by the Ministry of Communications and Digitalisation as part of its flagship programme, Girls-in-ICT. This was under the theme “Connected Girls, Creating Brighter Futures”. The Girls-in-ICT is an initiative of the International Telecommunications Union […]
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Tax collection from Mobile Money operations amounted to ¢250 million last year, according to a report by the Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications. At the same time, the telecom industry’s total tax revenue to government hit ¢3.6 billion in 2020, making it one the biggest contributing sectors to government revenue. Speaking at a Knowledge Forum, Head […]
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Apple has updated its software for iPhones to address a critical vulnerability that independent researchers say has been exploited by notorious surveillance software to spy on a Saudi activist. Researchers from the University of Toronto’s Citizen Lab said the software exploit has been in use since February and has been used to deploy Pegasus, the […]
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M-Pesa, Vodafone’s mobile financial services has reached 50 million monthly active customers, cementing its position as Africa’s largest fintech platform. The mobile money service, which was launched more than 14 years ago in Kenya, M-Pesa is available in Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Lesotho, as well as in Egypt and Ghana as […]
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The Director of Digital Transformation and Commercial Operations at Vodafone Ghana, Angela Mensah-Poku, has underscored the need for public-private partnerships and collaborations within the EdTech ecosystem to drive equitable, fair, and quality digital learning for all. Speaking on the topic “Access to Digital Resources” on the EdTech organised by the MasterCard Foundation on Citi FM, […]
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MTN Ghana has launched a home internet service dubbed MTN HOME to offer affordable internet services to customers in their homes. MTN Home provides high-speed internet access, facilitating live streaming, video- on-Demand, and home internet automation services ensuring that subscribers truly receive the benefits of a connected world. MTN Home offers cheaper data, video and […]
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Few weeks after raising $1.2m seed funding and acquiring Ghanaian Stabus, mobility startup, Plentywaka has announced today that it is changing its name to Treepz. The name change will take place with immediate effect. According to a statement by the mobility company, the move presents an opportunity to align the company name with its Pan-African […]
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