Mobile, Page 70
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Thu, September 12th, 19:00 · Kamau Mbote
Safaricom reduces Lipa Na M-Pesa charges
Kenyan network operator Safaricom has announced the reduction of Lipa Na M-Pesa charges from 1.5 per cent to one per cent. → Read more
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Thu, September 12th, 17:30 · Nanine Steenkamp
Yahoo! reveals growing database
Yahoo! has revealed an active user growth of 20 per cent, indicating success of changes made since the appointment of chief executive officer (CEO) Marissa Mayer. → Read more
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Thu, September 12th, 16:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Consumers still wary of mobile money – Ericsson
A significant number of consumers are still wary of mobile money services and question its security, despite it being increasingly popular in Kenya and other African countries. → Read more
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Thu, September 12th, 14:40 · Susan Mwenesi
MicroSave to launch Helix Digital Finance Training Institute in Kenya
MicroSave, an international financial inclusion consulting firm, is set to launch the first Helix Digital Finance Training Institute in Nairobi, Kenya. → Read more
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Thu, September 12th, 14:00 · Tom Jackson
Cell C ordered to withdraw “misleading” advert
South Africa’s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has ordered Cell C withdraw an advertisement, ruling in favour of a customer complaint that it was “misleading”. → Read more
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Thu, September 12th, 13:40 · Selipha Kihagi
Nigeria orders 53 gold-plated iPhones – Rumors
The government of Nigeria has ordered 53 customised gold iPhones for the country’s independence celebrations, British luxury products company Gold and Co has revealed. → Read more
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Thu, September 12th, 13:20 · Kamau Mbote
Nokia’s future focus on HERE, NSN & Advanced Tech
Following Microsoft’s buyout of Nokia’s mobile devices segment, the Finnish mobile phone company is looking elsewhere for its core business in future. → Read more
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Thu, September 12th, 10:20 · Tom Jackson
MTN introduces lowest international call rates in SA
MTN has introduced South Africa’s lowest international call rates as Africa’s biggest telecom looks to combat falling subscriber numbers in the country. → Read more
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Thu, September 12th, 08:00 · Kamau Mbote
ICT connecting people to global job market – World Bank
ICT platforms connecting people to work will help create a global market of employers and opportunities with proper guidelines that facilitate the creation of right ICT infrastructure, social safety nets and a working financial system, according to the World Bank. → Read more
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Thu, September 12th, 06:00 · Selipha Kihagi
Tanzania government hails electronic collection of fees
The new system enabling taxpayers to pay their motor vehicle fees electronically, Max-Malipo, has been praised by the Tanzanian government because of positive results in revenue collection. → Read more
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Thu, September 12th, 05:00 · Kamau Mbote
Huawei launches Ascend P6 in Nigeria
Huawei has launched the Ascend P6 into the Nigerian market, weeks after the phone launched in South Africa. → Read more
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Wed, September 11th, 18:30 · Susan Mwenesi
Banks should invest in mobile money tech – KBA
Habil Olaka, chief executive officer (CEO) of the Kenya Bankers Association (KBA), has called for more investment in mobile money technology by banks to increase accessibility to banking services. → Read more
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Wed, September 11th, 15:00 · Nick Sato
Airtel partners MMI Holdings to offer access to insurance and micro savings
Airtel has announced a strategic partnership with MMI Holdings Limited in Africa, an insurance-based financial services company, that will see its mobile money customers access insurance and micro savings services. → Read more
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Wed, September 11th, 13:30 · Susan Mwenesi
AITEC Banking & Mobile Money COMESA Conference kicks off in Nairobi
The seventh annual AITEC Banking & Mobile Money conference kicked off in Nairobi today, bringing together stakeholders from the banking and the tech industries to deliberate on challenges facing the region’s financial services sector. → Read more
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Wed, September 11th, 12:30 · Jack Barton
Q&A: SnapScan co-founder Kobus Ehlers
Mobile payments app SnapScan was awarded the prestigious Best App award at the MTN Business awards last month. → Read more
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Wed, September 11th, 12:30 · Nick Sato
Kenyan government in plea to mobile operators to lower roaming charges
Fred Matiangi, Kenya’s ICT cabinet secretary, has called on African mobile networks to lower their roaming charges for international calls, arguing the current rates are prohibitive. → Read more
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Wed, September 11th, 10:00 · Richard Cutcher
Apple launches iPhone 5s, 5c and iTunes Radio on new iOS 7
Apple has launched two new mobile devices, including a cheaper smartphone, the iPhone 5c, for the first time. → Read more
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Tue, September 10th, 19:30 · Richard Cutcher
Facebook and Twitter show rapid growth in SA, Mxit declines
Facebook has overtaken Mxit as South Africa’s most popular social network, increasing its user base by 2.6 million in the past 12 months. → Read more
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Tue, September 10th, 16:30 · Tom Jackson
Libya to offer third mobile licence – report
Libya’s communications and information technology minister has said the country will offer a third mobile phone licence as it seeks to add competition to an industry damaged by the 2011 civil war, according to a report by Bloomberg. → Read more
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Tue, September 10th, 11:30 · Nick Sato
Kenya’s M-Shwari service wins emerging technology award
Commercial Bank of Africa (CBA) and Safaricom’s mobile credit loan service M-Shwari has won Computerworld’s 21st Century Achievement Award in emerging technology. → Read more
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