Industry Verticals

POPI adds a new dimension to personal data protection in South Africa

Whether one has totally embraced South Africa’s Protection of Personal Information (POPI) Act or not – or truly understands the legal responsibilities it enforces upon businesses and organisations –...

SEACOM acquires MacroLan to extend fibre reach in the Western Cape

Pan-African telecom enabler, SEACOM, has announced its acquisition of Cape Town-based Internet service provider and managed services provider, MacroLan. The acquisition is in line with SEACOM’s strategy to...

Commercial Bank of Ethiopia turns to NCR to expand ATM network

NCR Corporation, a global leader in omni-channel solutions, has announced that Commercial Bank of Ethiopia (CBE), the largest bank in the country, is expanding its ATM network with the addition of 200 new NCR...

Aftermath of the fibre-cut and Internet outage

The Minister of Post, Telecommunication and Technology (MPTT) hosted a consultation meeting in Mogadishu to discuss the impact of the recent fibre-cut that cut off Internet access to South and Central Somalia. The...

Barclays Africa Group to collaborate with nine fintech companies

Barclays Africa Group, one of Africa’s largest financial services group with close to 12 million customers, will collaborate with nine financial technology (fintech) companies to rapidly explore promising new...

Visa helps African merchants adopt new, global specifications for QR code...

Visa has announced its support of the new global QR Code Payment Specifications from EMVCo, the global technical body that manages the EMV specifications. The specifications cover consumer-presented and...

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