Visa partners with Ecobank to bring low cost digital payments to millions of merchants across Africa
November 1, 2016
isa, the global leader in payments, has partnered with Pan African bank, Ecobank, to roll out mVisa, an innovative mobile payment service, in 33 African markets by year-end. The service will initially launch in the…
Facebook’s Lifestage App for Teens is Now Available on Android
November 1, 2016
Back in August, Facebook released the Lifestage app that is specifically made for teens. Facebook is targeting teens with this app since most of them may want to ditch Facebook for Snapchat claiming that the…
Seven Gear & Gadgets That Have Transformed Travel
By Brand Spot
October 31, 2016
Unless you just rocketed in from space, you must have come across one or two places that have so far prohibited the use of selfie sticks. Invented as a darling, hassle-free hi-tech assist, the lot…
Expect More Snapchat-Like Features on Facebook’s Main App
October 31, 2016
Some people will call it inspiration while others will say it’s downright copying. I am talking about what Facebook is about to do to its main app that will definitely not go well with some…
Twitter Confirms That It Will Be Laying Off 350 Employees
October 28, 2016
around for years but is not making as much money as it should. The company announced its Q3 financial earnings a few hours ago reporting $616 million which is not enough for the social media…
The Galaxy Note 7 Fiasco Pulls Down Samsung’s Q3 Operating Profits by 30%
October 27, 2016
When reports about the Galaxy Note 7 catching fire started surfacing, we all knew that Samsung was not going to have any good news when reporting its financial results for that quarter. We knew that…
Developing An Entrepreneurial State Of Mind To Drive Africa Forward
By Brand Spot
October 27, 2016
By Lutz Ziob, Dean of 4Afrika Academy at Microsoft Entrepreneurship in Africa is certainly attractive, and those who make it are celebrated and often appear to become celebrities overnight. But not everyone is an entrepreneur….
Facebook Is Reportedly Working on A Prisma-Styled App for Videos
October 26, 2016
Over the last few months, we have seen a number of photo editing apps but the one that stood out for us is Prisma. The photo editing app changed the way we edit and share…
Twitter to Slice its Workforce by 8%
October 25, 2016
Twitter has been struggling a lot the last couple of years. The company has had difficult time attractive new users to its platform and also it is not that successful in monetizing the same platform…