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Index Launch: Remittances Play a Powerful Role in Consumers’ Financial Planning

As global populations navigate macroeconomic headwinds, consumers expect remittances to play an even stronger role in their current and future financial planning

Inaugural Global Money Transfer Index surveys 30,600 consumers in 20 countries across the Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific; Index voices consumers’ international money transfer preferences for today and tomorrow as they navigate global headwinds. As global populations navigate macroeconomic headwinds, consumers expect remittances to play an even stronger role in…

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Liquid Intelligent Technologies acquires leading cloud and cyber security provider in Egypt, boosting its portfolio in Africa and the Middle East

The acquisition allows the London-based group with operations in Africa, UK, the US and Latin America, to bring some of the best global cloud and cyber security products to the Egyptian market

Liquid Intelligent Technologies (https://www.Liquid.Tech) today announces that it has acquired  Cysiv MEA, a technology company that was  formerly SecureMisr, headquartered in Cairo. The business specialises in providing enterprise cloud and cyber security services to some of Egypt's leading companies, particularly in the financial services sector. The acquisition allows the London-based group…

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Vertiv Announces Power and Information Technology (IT) Infrastructure Solution Distribution Partnership with iPoint in Bahrain

This distribution partnership will provide customers and partners in Bahrain and the GCC markets with improved access to industry-leading support solutions

Vertiv (NYSE: VRT) (https://www.Vertiv.com), a global provider of critical digital infrastructure and continuity solutions, announced today that it has formalized a distribution partnership with iPoint (https://apo-opa.info/3Z0Jf9v), one of Bahrain’s largest multi-brand distributors of electronic, computer peripherals, and gadgets for individuals and businesses. With this partnership accelerating market presence in Bahrain…

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SEACOM goes live on Equiano subsea cable

The cable now forms part of SEACOM’s subsea cable ecosystem surrounding Africa, which is supported by a continent-wide IP-MPLS network

SEACOM (https://www.SEACOM.com/), goes live with equipment partner Infinera on the Equiano subsea cable; cable offers express connectivity from Cape Town, South Africa to Lisbon, Portugal. SEACOM, Africa’s leading telecommunications and managed services provider, today announced it had gone live on the Equiano subsea cable following the cable’s landing in Cape Town,…

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How biometrics can fuel inclusive growth in Nigeria’s Information and Communications Technology (ICT) sector

This technology also plays a powerful role in digital and financial inclusion

Nigeria is at an inflection point where it needs to adopt enabling technologies at scale to support high growth in the telecommunications and digital sectors. Using the right technology as a catalyst, these sectors can support financial inclusion and widespread economic growth. Gur Geva, founder and CEO of iiDENTIFii, a…

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Africa Data Centres deploys a cutting-edge Data Centre Infrastructure Management (DCIM) solution across its facilities

DCIM software is used to measure, monitor and manage all of the IT equipment and supporting infrastructure housed within data centres

The solution will measure, monitor and manage all IT equipment and supporting infrastructure housed within its facilities; TechAccess will act as the solutions integrator for the project and will work with software and hardware providers EkkoSense and Assetspire; Having a DCIM solution will enable Africa Data Centres (https://www.AfricaDataCentres.com/) and its partners…

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Lesotho: Revenue Service Lesotho (RSL) Launches e-payment, e-taxation platforms

These e-services are aimed at broadening the use of technology and easing tax payments across the country

The Revenue Service Lesotho launched e-payment and e-taxation which gives the clientele a platform to pay taxes online and e-file their tax returns. These e-services are aimed at broadening the use of technology and easing tax payments across the country. The Minister of Finance and Development Planning, Dr Retšelisitsoe Matlanyane…

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Motorola Solutions Unveils New Avigilon Security Suite, Introduces Avigilon Alta Cloud and Avigilon Unity On-Premise

Avigilon, Ava Security and Openpath integration supports the growing complexity of enterprise security needs

Motorola Solutions (www.MotorolaSolutions.com) (NYSE: MSI) today announced the new Avigilon physical security suite (https://apo-opa.info/3YQZ3vg) that provides secure, scalable and flexible video security and access control to organizations of all sizes around the world. The Avigilon security suite includes the cloud-native Avigilon Alta and on-premise Avigilon Unity solutions, each powered by advanced…

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Cybersecurity in Africa: Many still believe cybercrime ‘won’t affect them’

Criminal masterminds, smart attack vectors, clever phishing tactics and sophisticated cybercrime methodologies are putting people and platforms at risk

The digital landscape is overflowing with an ever-evolving array of solutions and services created to make lives easier, offices smoother and engagements richer. Smartphones, applications, social media, artificial intelligence (AI) platforms and multiple other tools have all become part and parcel of daily life on the African continent, transforming how…

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Cross Switch Ghana receives approval from the Bank of Ghana to operate as an Enhanced Payment Service Provider

Cross Switch Ghana is set to leverage its payments and technology infrastructure to digitise merchant payments, collections and disbursements for ecommerce, remittances as well as for financial inclusion

Cross Switch Ghana LTD, and Cross Switch (https://www.Cross-Switch.com) International S.A.R.L. are pleased to announce that Cross Switch Ghana LTD has obtained approval from the Bank of Ghana to operate as an Enhanced Payment Service Provider. Cross Switch Ghana LTD was recently granted approval by the Bank of Ghana to operate…