United Bank for Africa (UBA) has obtained a licence from Visa to operate Point of Sale (POS) terminals in Zambia
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Kenya Revenue Authority to enable payment of taxes through mobile phones
Bharti Airtel has partnered with the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) to allow Kenyans to pay taxes through Airtels mobile money service
Adapt IT buys AspiviaUnison for US$18.46mn
South Africa based-Adapt IT has purchased cloud telecommunications intelligence and management solutions provider AspiviaUnison for US$18.46mn
TXO Systems highlights revenue potential and opex savings
Telecoms supplier TXO Systems is urging telecoms network operators to enhance their equipment inventory management and release untapped revenue held in their organisations
South Africa to spend US$5.7bn on IT services in 2015
A report by International Data Corporation (IDC) has stated that South Africa is likely to spend US$5.7bn on IT services sector in 2015