US-based mobile payments firm Mozido has acquired a majority stake in Zimbabwean mobile wallet company NettCash
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IBM and RTI in Kenya big data schools project
Non-profit research institute RTI International and IBM’s Africa research lab have launched a new project
Faster M-PESA payment settlement for merchants in Kenya
Merchants in Kenya who accept payments through M-PESA will now be able to settle their deposits within seconds, due to a new service launched by Safaricom and Standard Chartered
Hughes Network Systems wins AfDB contract
African Development Bank (AfDB) has awarded a contract to Hughes Network Systems (Hughes) to expand the managed Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS) services it provides to AfDB
Augmented reality - the key to a new digital future
The concept of Augmented Reality (AR) has existed for many years, writes Saurabh Kumar, MD of In2IT Technologies South Africa