Telecom major Airtel has reached an agreement with Verifone Mobile Money to introduce merchant enablement across Africa
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SAP to invest US$500 million in Africa
Global software firm SAP has said it will invest US$500mn up until 2020 in Africa in order to accelerate its growth across the continent
IBM wins US$66mn contract with Fidelity Bank Ghana
International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) has announced it has been awarded a US$66mn, five year contract with Fidelity Bank Ghana to manage IT infrastructure and services
World Bank gives go-ahead to US$92mn fibre network loan
The World Bank has announced it has issued a US$92mn loan to the government of DR Congo for the roll out of a fibre network in the country