Yellow Card Financial has announced its new payment feature – Yellow Pay. This innovative solution will make it easier for customers to send and receive money through the Yellow Card crypto exchange platform, without any extra charges, instantly all from the comfort of their home. Oparinde Babatunde, Yellow Card Director of Operations, says one of the biggest challenges in Africa is the difficulty in money transfer. Stating that it is easier to send money from Nigeria to the US, than it is to send money from Nigeria to Ghana or Zambia. And in the instances where it is possible it…
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Visa has today announced a grant towards the African Women Impact Fund (AWIF), a collaboration between Standard Bank and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA). The grant will be utilized to fund the working capital needs of women fund managers across South, East, and West Africa and will target 55 women who responded to AWIF’s call to action and have been part of their programme since 2020. Visa’s grant to the AWIF is an extension of the She’s Next program, a global advocacy program for women-owned businesses that has been expanded to Sub-Saharan Africa to further champion and…
LG Electronics has unveiled its latest Side-by-Side and Top Freezers refrigerators with new design innovations and upgraded features for 2022. Delivering sophisticated style and improved user convenience, the sleek, one of the new models boasts an enhanced InstaView Door-in-Door and LG’s proven technologies for maximizing food freshness. Giving his remarks during the launch, Sa Nyoung Kim, Managing Director LG East Africa said, “The new lineup meets the growing demand for refrigerators that offer good design, better convenience, and hygiene and health features that help protect consumers and their loved ones,” adding that, “By being energy-efficient and effective at extending food…
ASUS has announced the much-anticipated Zenbook 17 Fold OLED (UX9702) virtual launch event, where it will reveal the design story, specifications, pricing and availability of this groundbreaking 17.3-inch foldable OLED laptop. The event will also announce details of the ASUS booth at the upcoming IFA 2022 trade show in Berlin, Germany. This remarkable laptop, which has impressed the world with its versatility, originality and ingenuity since it was first presented at CES 2022, is now ready for general release. The roll-out schedule will be detailed at the event. The virtual launch event will take place on August 31, 2022, at…
Samsung will be launching its next foldable devices next week. The company has confirmed this saying the unpacked event is scheduled for 10th August 2022. The two devices will be the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 and the Galaxy Z Flip 4. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtqc8c8beDE “Last year, we saw almost 10 million foldable smartphones shipped worldwide. That’s an industry increase of more than 300% from 2020, and I predict this fast-paced growth will continue. We are reaching the moment where these foldable devices are becoming widespread and staking a bigger claim in the overall smartphone market. More importantly, Samsung Galaxy foldables have…
By Habib Mahakian, Vice President – Emerging Africa, Dell Technologies Our world needs technology now more than ever. The future of the economy and our communities depends on the ability of government, business, and stakeholders to address many societal issues, and investing in digital transformation is the key to success. In countries across Emerging Africa, governments continue to lead the way in recognizing the critical role of technology in reimagining society and enabling human progress. With the global digital transformation market size set to grow from $521.5 billion in 2021 to $1247.5 billion by 2026, we’re seeing some important shifts that are driving the continuous evolution…
The Kenya Women Parliamentary Association (KeWoPa) has launched a video campaign calling on the public to avoid and curb online abuse and harassment as well as physical violence against female politicians. The campaign, dubbed #HeshimuDada, is an initiative of KeWoPa and Google Kenya among other partners. The short video campaign (available on the KeWoPa YouTube channel) has voices from various female politicians and leaders in the country including Prof Margaret Kobia, the CS for Public Service, Gender, Senior Citizen Affairs and Special Programmes; HE Rachel Ruto, the Spouse of the DP William Ruto; HE Anne Waiguru, Governor, Kirinyaga County; Hon…
“A great sports photo is one that makes you gasp. It must have drama – an incredible moment that also looks outstanding. It’s a rare thing, as it probably should be ” – Canon Ambassador & Sports photographer Eddie Keogh. A brilliant capture speaks a thousand words. They are incredible moments in a game that showcase the sheer determination, perseverance, and dedication of athletes after years of hard training, all culminating in crossing that magical finish line or achieving that elusive victory on the field. Sports photography, an excruciating yet powerful form of the medium, has always been difficult to…
Liquid Cloud today announced it will offer connectivity to Oracle Cloud through Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) Fast Connect in South Africa within the Oracle Cloud Johannesburg Region. The collaboration with Oracle will allow Liquid Cloud customers to access Oracle Cloud through FastConnect using Liquid’s extensive fibre network. In addition to organisations using FastConnect via Liquid CloudConnect as a service, it will also be available at existing Africa Data Centre (ADC) facilities across the continent for Liquid Cloud’s co-located customers. This service will connect an organisation’s on-prem applications and their Oracle Cloud Fusion Applications, providing an enhanced user experience. With FastConnect…
Kwik is expanding its offer of digital services today with the launch of KwikStore – adding yet another exciting service to the already sensational offer it brings to African business owners and social vendors. KwikStore is a free ecommerce storefront solution that allows any African business owner, merchant, social vendor entrepreneurs and SMEs to create their own online stores literally in 5 minutes without any technical knowledge and to run his or her business directly from a smartphone. Social vendors can link their KwikStores to their social media accounts, automating the sale, fulfilment, inventory management and delivery process, giving them…