Safaricom has partnered with Google to promote and grow Short Video content (YouTube shorts) on YouTube by offering low-cost bundles for its users. The two-month campaign will see Safaricom customers enjoy affordable 1GB data bundles for as low as KES. 10 to view and post content on their YouTube channels. https://www.youtube.com/shorts/j-jtXvcTev0 “In this era of limitless information, we have access to platforms like YouTube Shorts, which allow us to frequently produce and consume content. I believe that this new data bundle offer will help in uplifting new talent by giving them more opportunities to showcase their skills and talents and…
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Driving the need for this investment is the increasingly rapid pace of digital transformation worldwide – a trend that chafes against the World Bank’s talent deficit forecast of 10 million people to 2027. More than 170 countries have announced digital strategies, and digital transformation is seen as the key to improving GDP and productivity. It is a key focus for industries including ICT, finance, manufacturing and agriculture. The talent shortage is most pronounced in Asia but is also a concern internationally for the ICT community, governments, employers and workers. According to the International Labor Organization, the “lack of skilled labor…
Browser-derived super app, Phoenix, announced recently that it has closed a 100 million USD Series-A fundraising round. A renowned sovereign fund participated in the round alongside previous strategic investors including top internet companies and tech-focused funds. Since its Nigeria launch in late 2019, the super app has served over 400 million users in Africa, Asia, and Latin America with a built-in search engine, content feeds, productivity tools and a range of localized in-app features. The company combines its edges in AI-powered algorithmic personalization — both the content feeds and app functionalities are highly curated based on users’ preferences. Local and…
Over 350 companies from over 18 countries including Kenya, South Africa, Egypt, Nigeria, and Rwanda have submitted applications for the Digital Transformation (dx100) Symposium & Awards (formerly CIO100). Themed Catalysing C-Suite Engagement in Digital Transformation and Open Government, the event will be held from 23-25 November 2022 at Leisure Lodge, Diani, Mombasa. The application window for the Digital Transformation (dx100) Awards has since closed. Now in its 14th year, the Awards which are organised by dx (formerly CIO Africa) celebrate 100 organisations (and the people within them) that are using information technology in innovative ways to deliver business value. Unlike…
As the demand for cloud-based services grows across Africa due to the adoption of hybrid work, Microsoft has announced a partnership with Liquid Cloud through its Africa Transformation Office (ATO) to provide cloud services to businesses across the continent. Liquid Cloud and the ATO will collaborate to deliver resilient cloud in Kenya, Ghana, Nigeria, Rwanda, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe to meet regulatory and data residency requirements, address low latency workloads, strengthen resilience, and enable business continuity. “We witnessed an accelerated adoption of cloud technologies in Africa, and businesses are now reaping the benefits of their investment. Our customers are increasingly…
Purple Elephant Ventures (PEV) has announced that it has closed a pre-seed round of $1M USD from a group of well-known global investors. Tourism, Africa’s third-largest industry and employer of tens of millions across the continent, suffered tremendously during the Covid pandemic and is highly vulnerable to the effects of the changing climate. “We’re sitting on a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to modernize a major continental industry while driving real climate-action victories,” says CEO Ben Peterson, who set up the venture studio in partnership with co-founders Jan Van der de Willebois, a former investment banker at Dyer & Blair where he led…
When the CBK Amendment Bill, 2021 was signed into law last year, the Central Bank was given powers to police the lenders. One way the digital lenders were considered a nuisance was contacting people the borrowers know as a way of shaming them and thus forcing them to pay their loans. This is why the bill signed into law and the Data Protection Regulations, 2021 are crucial in protecting borrowers. The Office of the Data Protection Commission (ODPC) plays a very important role in ensuring this is enforced. The lenders are no longer allowed to contact any person or share…
Pesapal has upgraded its Application Programming Interface (API) to Pesapal 3.0, allowing for the delivery of enhanced security features as well as an improved user experience/ user interface for merchants and consumers across all the markets. As part of the API upgrade to Pesapal 3.0, Pesapal has adopted the 3-D Secure processing for card payments and introduced Sim Tool Kit (STK) for mobile money payments. These new components of Pesapal 3.0 have improved the UI/UX for not only end-users but also for developers. Additionally, these changes specify the use of multiple options for step-up authentication eliminating instances of fraud and…
KCB customers in the Public Service Vehicle industry will now be able to access flexible financing options in a deal between KCB Bank Kenya and BasiGo Ltd, an e-mobility startup and financing company supplying electric bus services to sub-Saharan Africa. The partnership announced today, will see customers enjoy up to 90% funding with an extended repayment period of 36 months while supporting them to reduce their greenhouse emissions and enhance their ability to respond to climate change through adaptation and mitigation measures. In addition, customers will have the privilege to access embedded tracking, and fleet management gadgets already installed on…
Going on a trip, we most often try not to collect unnecessary things, but everyone has a list of the most necessary things. We, in turn, recommend paying attention to a number of things that can be extremely useful on the road, while traveling and on a business trip. In this article, we will talk about smart gadgets that can make your trip more enjoyable. Compact Wi-Fi router for tourists If there is only a wired Internet connection in a rented room, then the miniature Smart Travel Router & Adapter will turn it into a wireless one. In addition to…