uLesson, the African learning technology platform, has closed a $7.5mn Series A round led by Owl Ventures, with inclusion from existing investors, TLcom Capital and Founder Collective and participation from new investor LocalGlobe. Tory Patterson, Managing Director of Owl Ventures, joins the uLesson board, further strengthening the education startup’s push to deliver affordable, high-quality and […]
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TeamApt, the Nigerian fintech company that provides digital financial services solutions and payment infrastructure, today announced that it will be shifting its focus from delivering financial services products to banks to delivering products for consumers and businesses, as it aims to build on a strong performance in 2020. The Lagos-based fintech company is also exploring […]
David Park-Ross Crime continues to be one of the country’s biggest concerns and statistics released in the latter part of 2017 show that a record-high of 20 680 armed robberies were recorded for the 2016/2017 period, equating to a staggering 57 attacks a day. However, a group of innovative thinkers have developed a smart […]
Sage, a market leader in cloud accounting software used its global Sage Summit 2016, held this week in Chicago, to outline its strong commitment to future technologies, with a focus on new and existing initiatives that power business growth. At the world’s largest gathering of entrepreneurs and business builders, Sage CEO Stephen Kelly spoke about […]
Tillman Newly appointed managing director of Sat-Space Africa, Tillmann Wilschke plans to take the company to new heights and deliver on the company’s vision of Advancing Africa. Sat-Space Africa is a fast growing IP connectivity company that combines the latest satellite and IP technology with a large footprint in Africa. Tillmann brings with him 20 […]
Global premier mobile phone brand TECNO Mobile has launched a new dawn into the smartphone ecosystem with the release of a new camera-centric smartphone series – SPARK 3 and SPARK 3 Pro. As one of the most remarkable devices to “light up” your photos, the newly released have been upgraded by AI technology to furthermore advanced the […]
It has generated a lot of opposition, but the controversial data sharing agreement between Facebook and Whatsapp has been brought to heel by the intervention of the UK authorities. The decision would have seen WhatsApp hand out information on all of its users to Facebook, letting the latter use data about people’s chats to inform […]
A bipartisan group of US lawmakers have introduced a bill to subsidize companies developing 5G technology, basically to counter China’s Huawei which is the global leader in the technology. This comes even as Washington mounts pressure on its allies to turn away from Chinese technology. The legislation, titled ‘Utilizing Strategic Allied Telecommunications Act,’ would allocate […]
John Mc Loughlin By John Mc Loughlin With all the hype around cyber-attacks and every single cyber security enterprise talking about cyber resilience to improve a business’ security posture, nobody really knows what to do once they’ve been hacked. These terms are being used extensively and yet it still does not really help the consumer […]
Although most corporates have good intentions when donating computers to underprivileged communities, charities and non-profits, their good deeds could be disastrous. Computer equipment often contains confidential information that must be protected at all times. This includes sensitive information such as identity numbers, account numbers and credit card numbers related to staff, customers and business […]