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International Trade Centre
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African startups in spotlight at world’s biggest mobile event

Six African tech companies showed how they’re expanding access to financial services and marketing

Six African startups showcased their businesses at the Mobile World Congress, the globe’s biggest connectivity event.  The event in Barcelona gathered more than 88,500 telecom operators, entrepreneurs, corporations, and public institutions to network and create meaningful partnerships through connectivity.  GSMA, which represents mobile network operators around the world, hosts the…

iiDENTIFii
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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…

Vertiv
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Vertiv Powers Cell Sites and 5G Radio Networks with New Compact Outdoor Rectifier and Lithium-Ion Battery

The Vertiv™ NetSure™ IPE series supports rapid 5G deployment in hard-to-reach telco spaces

Vertiv (NYSE: VRT) (www.Vertiv.com), a global provider of critical digital infrastructures and continuity solutions, introduced the new Vertiv™ NetSure™ IPE (https://apo-opa.info/3YS8HOc) outdoor rectifier, to facilitate 5G rollout and enable operators to increase capacity in areas where demand for data is vast. These easy-to-deploy devices, available with lithium-ion battery backup, help to…

Motorola Solutions

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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…

KnowBe4
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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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    • Responding to the growing demand for fast, digital, self-help services, Telkom now deploys to its customers Clickatell’s Chat 2 Pay pay-by-link capability in WhatsApp
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Telkom Partners with Clickatell to Launch Mobile Messaging Payments in South Africa

Millions of Telkom customers can now easily and safely pay their phone bills, recharge and buy new service bundles in WhatsApp

Clickatell (www.Clickatell.com), the Chat Commerce and business messaging leader, has launched their Chat 2 Pay feature for South Africa's largest integrated communications company, Telkom (www.Telkom.co.za). Telkom’s millions of customers can now make payments in WhatsApp, the country’s largest chat channel. Responding to the growing demand for fast, digital, self-help services,…

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TECNO’s Brand New SPARK 10 Series: The Ultimate High-Performance Selfie Phone for Gen Z

The MediaTek Helio G88-powered SPARK 10 Pro features a 32MP ultra-clear front camera with dual soft light, packing superior selfies, smooth gaming experience and trendy design seamlessly together

TECNO (https://www.TECNO-Mobile.com), an innovative technology brand with operations in over 70 global markets, today launched the brand-new SPARK 10 series, marking a new era in selfie phones in its segment by combining superior performance with sleek and trendy design. This series features adjustable dual soft lights on the 32MP ultra-clear…

Clickatell

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    • Clickatell was recognized as a top payments innovator at the MEF 2023 18th Annual MEFFYS Awards ceremony. Clickatell’s Chat 2 Pay feature ranked as one of the top three innovative mobile services showcasing usability and security
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Clickatell Recognized as a Top Payments Innovator by the Mobile Ecosystem Forum (MEF)

MEF honored Clickatell and its Chat 2 Pay feature as one of the most innovative mobile payment services showcasing usability and security

Clickatell (https://www.Clickatell.com), the Chat Commerce and mobile messaging leader, was named a top payments innovator by MEF at the MEFFYS Awards ceremony, an honorary event at this week’s Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. Clickatell was awarded in the Payments Category for its Chat 2 Pay feature – voted by the…

African Business

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    • (From left to right) - Amit Thakker, Executive Chairman, Africa Health Business; Lanre Kolade, Group CEO, CSquared; Jamila Saidi, Head of Digital Commerce, Trade Department, UK Government; Henry Bonsu, African Business magazine; Stephen Ozoigbo, Senior Director, Emerging Economies, Arm; Cleo Eastabrook | Retail and Digital Commerce Lead – Trade Department, UK Government
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United Kingdom (UK) Government Hosts Executives from Africa’s Mobile and Digital Economy Ecosystem on the side-lines of Mobile World Congress (MWC) Barcelona

In the 3rd of a series of events organised in partnership with African Business magazine, the UK government hosted over 100 senior executives in Africa’s technology space, spotlighting opportunities for partnership and collaboration in digital commerce and trade

Yesterday, the UK’s international trade department hosted, the Africa Mobile & Digital Leaders Reception. The event, which was hosted on the side-lines of the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, is the third in a series of events looking at promoting partnerships between the United Kingdom and Africa, specifically in mobile…

The World Bank Group
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Digital Economy can Boost Eswatini’s Development and Enhance Service Delivery

Eswatini could benefit from a digital revolution, with the potential to drive sustained and inclusive economic growth and provide much-needed jobs to the country’s young workforce

The digital economy offers Eswatini a range of opportunities to improve economic development and enhance public and private services, highlights a World Bank Digital Economy Diagnostic for Eswatini that launched today. The report provides an assessment of the five pillars of Eswatini’s digital economy comprising digital infrastructure, digital platforms, digital…