MFS Africa
Fintech Funding

MFS Africa Invest $3 Million in Cameroon Fintech Firm, Maviance

MFS Africa,  the pan-African cross-border payments startup, is not a venture capital firm. However, in recent times, it has acquired

SpaceX
Internet

SpaceX in Talks With NCC to Bring Starlink, its Satellite-based Broadband Services to Nigeria

Elon Musk’s SpaceX is in talks with the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to introduce its satellite-based broadband internet services to

MTN Nigeria
MTN Technology Telecom

MTN Joins JAC and GeSI to Accelerate Sustainability Across its Supply Chain

MTN Group has joined the Joint Audit Cooperation (JAC) and the Global Enabling Sustainability Initiative (GeSI), two globally recognised industry

MSMEs
Entrepreneurship SMEs

Meet MSMEs Selected For MTN’s Accelerator Programme, Y’ello 200

In the past five years, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in Nigeria, have contributed an estimated 48% to the

SIM
RegTech

Federal Government Ends Ban on Registration of New SIM Cards

The Federal Government has lifted the ban on new Subscribers Identification Module (SIM) card registration. The ban is expected to

Tanda
Fintech Funding

Kenyan Agency Banking Startup, Tanda Secures Funding to Expand Regionally

Tanda, a Kenyan agency banking startup, has raised backing in February 2021 from HAVAÍC, Zedcrest Capital, DFS Lab, Victor Asemota

Nokia
Internet Technology

Nokia and Safaricom Launch East Africa’s First Commercial 5G Services in Kenya

Nokia 5G radio and FastMile 5G gateways provide ultra-fast Fixed Wireless Access services to subscribers; Safaricom also showcased 5G hologram

Mastercard
Partnership Payment

Mastercard and MTN Empower Millions of Consumers in Africa to Make Payments on global platforms

Partnership will enable millions of MTN customers to pay on global online platforms with a Mastercard virtual payment solution linked

9mobile
9Mobile Appointment

9mobile Appoints New CTO, Deputy CTO, And Director of Strategy

9mobile has announced a new Chief Technical Officer, Deputy Chief Technical Officer and Director of Strategy within its Senior Management

SIM
Government Telecom

FG Lifts Suspension on SIM Replacement, Activation

The Federal Government has lifted the suspension directive on replacement and activation of old Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) card, but