Articles by Susan Mwenesi, Page 12
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Wed, July 23rd, 08:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Equity Bank in drive for more merchants for cashless transactions
Equity Bank is on a drive to acquire more local merchants as customers to facilitate the regional acceptance of American Express Cards and other payment solutions beyond the bank’s channels. → Read more
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Tue, July 22nd, 17:00 · Susan Mwenesi
African call centres move from telephone calls to SMS
Leading technologies such as speech recognition and voice commands have led to the evolution at African call centres, which are transcending beyond ordinary calls and now embracing SMS. → Read more
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Tue, July 22nd, 16:30 · Susan Mwenesi
Rushed analogue switchoff threatens African TV – Ovum
Numerous Sub-Saharan TV markets are considering switching off analogue television signal before its audience has transitioned to digital, which will lead to many homes losing TV reception and consequently to advertisers switching away from the medium, according to research. → Read more
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Tue, July 22nd, 13:00 · Susan Mwenesi
White collar pirates leading in intellectual theft in Kenya – Matiangi
The creative industry in Kenya is plagued by white collar thieves and pirates who prey on unsuspecting creative artists, stealing their intellectual property or underpaying them, according to Ministry of ICT cabinet secretary Dr Fred Matiangi. → Read more
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Tue, July 22nd, 11:45 · Susan Mwenesi
ICT contribution to Kenya’s GDP now at 12.1%
The contribution of the Information Communication Technology (ICT) sector to the Kenyan economy increased to 12.1 per cent in 2013 from 8.9 per cent in 2006, with growth attributed to factors such as international development agencies financing. → Read more
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Mon, July 21st, 14:00 · Susan Mwenesi
MTN Rwanda partners KCB, RSwitch, IM&M for better financial services
MTN Rwanda has partnered with Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB), RSwitch and I&M in an effort to allow MTN customers to transfer money between their Mobile Money and KCB accounts and withdraw money from their Mobile Money wallets using I&M ATMs and other RSwitch connected ATMs without the use of a bank card. → Read more
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Mon, July 21st, 12:30 · Susan Mwenesi
Matiangi inaugurates universal service board
Kenyan Ministry of ICT cabinet secretary Dr Fred Matiangi has inaugurated the Universal Service Advisory Council (USAC) to oversee the creation of the Universal Service Fund (USF). → Read more
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Mon, July 21st, 11:00 · Susan Mwenesi
US donates bomb detection kits to KAA
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has donated KSh60 million (US$680,000) worth of equipment for detecting explosives in airports to the Kenya Airports Authority (KAA). → Read more
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Mon, July 21st, 08:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Bima247 allows Kenyans to buy insurance online
Online portal Bima247 has launched, allowing Kenyans to buy insurance online without the need for intermediaries. → Read more
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Fri, July 18th, 16:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Tetra Radio stakes claims for Safaricom surveillance deal
Telecommunications equipment supplier Tetra Radio has claimed it was awarded a similar security surveillance deal by Kenya Police in 2001 to the one recently agreed with Safaricom, and claims that deal is still valid. → Read more
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Fri, July 18th, 15:30 · Susan Mwenesi
Tigo’s Rwandan incubator opens applications
The new Tigo-backed “think” incubator in Rwanda has opened applications to startups and developers from Rwanda and the rest of Africa, looking to pick the best five teams for a six-month programme designed to support exceptional startups in developing new and innovative digital solutions. → Read more
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Fri, July 18th, 14:30 · Susan Mwenesi
Kenyans transacting $71m daily via mobile money
The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has reported KSh6.2 billion (US$71 million) is transacted every day via mobile money, up from a daily average of KSh5.2 billion (US$59 million) last year. → Read more
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Fri, July 18th, 12:30 · Susan Mwenesi
Asus sees Q2 growth in market share
Consumer notebook and tablet brand Asus has recorded a year-on-year growth in market share, according to Gartner’s Q2 2014 PC shipment results. → Read more
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Fri, July 18th, 11:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Kenya’s LTE subscriptions to hit 1m by 2018
Long Term Evolution (LTE) network subscriptions in Kenya will hit one million by 2018, according to a report by Pyramid Research. → Read more
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Fri, July 18th, 09:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Zuku revamps voice telephony service
Zuku, Wananchi Group’s home entertainment and communication services brand, has kicked off a major project to revitalise its voice telephony service provision capacity in an effort to maintain an edge as an innovative player in Kenya’s competitive communications market. → Read more
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Fri, July 18th, 07:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Airtel Uganda appoints new MD
Former Tigo executive Tom Gutjahr has been appointed Airtel Uganda managing director (MD) effective from August 1, tasked with driving the company’s strategic leadership in Uganda, building its brand and extending the company’s 3G footprint → Read more
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Thu, July 17th, 16:30 · Susan Mwenesi
Orange Kenya announces 8% revenue growth for first half year
Orange Kenya has reported an 8 per cent growth in revenues compared to last year, with the increase attributed to major investments since the beginning of 2014 which have enabled the company to better compete in the market. → Read more
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Thu, July 17th, 15:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Safaricom launches 2nd AppWiz Challenge
Safaricom has launched the second edition of its AppWiz Challenge, offering Kenyan developers prizes and incubation as it looks to allow developers to form startups and partner with industry in offering solutions. → Read more
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Wed, July 16th, 15:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Airtel Kenya wins fraud case against employee
Kenyan mobile network operator Airtel has won a case against a thirty party who received KSh26.3 million (US$300,000) in a fraudulent transaction by former employee Peter Wahinya Muiruri two years ago. → Read more
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Wed, July 16th, 14:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Google+ removes name restrictions
Google+ has removed restrictions on names in an effort to make the social medium more welcoming and inclusive. → Read more
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