Jumia Pay, Africa’s largest e-commerce platform’s third-party payment solution was first announced back in 2016 . It was said to offer a more convenient payment method for its users in the 23 countries the company operates in when rolled out fully. JumiaPay was first implemented in Jumia’s biggest market, Nigeria and is also live in Egypt. After many many months, seems like its Kenya’s time to get a piece of the action....
NOTE: Kaymu merged with Jumia and is no longer existent Kaymu Uganda, an online marketplace yesterday released a Mobile App designed to run on Apple Mobile products such as the iPhone and iPad. The mobile app is all set to make online shopping accessible to even more people, with great features that enable sellers to list products, and buyers to select from a wide variety of products at a glance....
COVID really messed up the school calendars and as the ministry of education strives to bring that back to normalcy, we’ve seen everything from extra short holidays, multiple national exams in the same calendar year, extra long holidays and everything in between. This has obviously placed a lot of stress on teachers, administrators and learners but somehow, things seem to be moving. Not too long ago, we saw the release of the KCPE 2022 exam results by the education CS....
The ecosystem. Apple has been on top of this game for a while now. The level of integration between iPhones and other Mac products is tight and other platforms have been trying to emulate that for a while now. On Windows, Microsoft has been developing ‘Your Phone’, a companion app for Android and iOS that’s meant to make that integration between the smartphone and the PC a little tighter. But even that has some short comings....
The Infinix Note 5 packs a bunch of cool features that make this phone worth every penny. We have covered the First Impressions and a full-on review, so we don’t have to go back to that right now. What we can do is give you a recap. The device comes with a 6-inch Infinity Display with 480dpi and a fingerprint scanner. We don’t get Face ID, but that’s good riddance, if you ask me....
Until now, I can’t believe how hard, time-consuming and costly it is to share directions with a friend or family member or even a business associate. In Africa, we have a big problem — housing structure. The physical structure is so messed up that in some cases, it is hard to give even the simplest directions. This is predominantly because of two reasons; lack of proper urban planning and the lack of regulation from the relevant authorities....
LinkedIn is a platform mainly used for professional networking. The platform provides a space for professionals to create their profiles, optimize for new opportunities, meet other professionals in various industries, and more. There are quite a number of features that make LinkedIn very useful to users. Some of these features include a job board, business pages, groups, in-app messaging, and more. Sometimes, employers prefer a LinkedIn profile to a CV....
Perks such as free food, salon services, health insurance and lucrative remuneration packages are key factors in attracting talent in a company –this HR thing turns out to play a key role in a company’s growth as well as boosting employees’ welfare. Top employers institute , an organization, based in Netherlands with offices in South Africa, certifies excellence in the conditions that employers create for their people audited externally by Grant Thornton company....
The MTN Hackathon has been happening across different nations where MTN MoMo is deployed. The country-wide hackathon finally come to a halt last Friday as MTN in partnership with Outbox announced the top three winners who really stood out. The top three winners walked away with a share of 10,0000 USD. Team E-Wage managed to leave with a stupendous monetary reward of 5,000 USD, Team MpaMpe which came second won 3,000 USD while the third group, M-Pay won 2,000....
MTN Uganda’s leading telecom has had quite a rough week after their internet service had a downtime last week. The downtime left thousands of customers complaining about not being able to load internet bundles. We took to social media to get voices of those who were affected by the downtime and we established that, customers weren’t able to load internet bundles but yet every time they tried, their airtime was deducted without them receiving the data....
MTN MoMo, a leading mobile financial service provider, has proudly showcased its groundbreaking MoMo loans and savings marketplace. This platform consolidates all savings and loan products associated with MTN MoMo, providing customers unparalleled convenience, flexibility, and accessibility to financial credit options. Understanding the multifaceted financial requirements of our customer base, the ‘Wesotinge with MTN MoMo’ campaign is set to redefine the way loans and savings are accessed by presenting an extensive collection of products such as MoKash, MoPesa, MoSente, XtraCash, MoMo Advance , and ClinicPesa, among others....
For five days running, the children of Kiswa Primary school in the outskirts of Kampala have been engrossed in the world of ICT, courtesy of the MTN ICT in Education drive for Primary School going children in the peri-urban and rural areas. MTN Foundation in partnership with the Makerere University College of Computing and Information Sciences (CoCIS) kicked off the “ICT Clubs for Primary Schools” initiative at Kiswa Primary School. Through the newly acquired MTN Internet Bus, students and teachers were taken through experiential introductory training in computer and internet driven education....
MTN once again got crowned as Uganda’s most admired African brand in Uganda by Brand Africa 100 | Africa’s Best Brands rankings, based on a survey carried out across 29 countries that represent as much as 85% of the continent’s GDP and population by GeoPoll, the world’s leading mobile surveying platform, with strategic analysis, insights and ranking conducted by Kantar, the world’s leading data, insights and consulting company. Brand Africa was founded on the premise that developing and building successful brands in Africa will create jobs and a tax base to fund Africa’s development and create a favorable reputation as an entrepreneurial, independent, and competitive continent....
Mobile money service enables payments via a mobile device. The rapid growth of mobile money in East Africa is a phenomenon which has few precedents in the history of finance and banking and which has implications which are likely to prove profound for the financial sector and business. However , this high level of usage has made it a prime target for fraudsters who are looking to scam unsuspecting users and gain access to the finances on their mobile money account....
MTN Mobile Money Uganda Ltd has announced a MoMoPay Merchant milestone with the number of businesses on the service crossing the 200,000 mark. Launched in 2018, MoMo Pay Merchant enables businesses to receive payments from customers and businesses for goods and services using MTN Mobile Money. The service seeks to help Uganda achieve a cashless economy. “Mobile payments have become popular as an alternative to cash and this is projected to continue going forward owed to the benefits that come with it such safety, instant, and convenient....
MTN Uganda is adding the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 to its list of phones sold and supported by the network. The Note 4 which is also Samsung’s latest phablet has had great reviews from Tech review sites worldwide. The device will go for the price of UGX 2,100,000 and is available from all its premium outlets. The Note 4 will come with 50Mb of data for 60 days according to a tweet sent by the network....
MTN has again emerged the best data and voice Network in Uganda having attained the Best Network Performance Score during the national network benchmarking campaign in a countrywide assessment undertaken at the end of last year by Rohde & Schwarz. This award comes two years after MTN’s win of the same award in February 2020. Rohde & Schwarz bestowed this award on MTN Uganda following tests conducted on ground in Uganda, during the 3 rd quarter of 2021, and within the framework of a study that involved extensive tests of voice calls and internet speed evaluations across over 9000km around the country....
Generally, computers standards tend to get very regular revisions. How many DDR, PCI Express, or USB versions have we been through? Many, right? Now think of how many NVMe versions we have. We only have had one major NVMe Version. But now in-comes the NVMe 2.0, which has just been released. What is NVMe? NVMe stands for Non-Volatile Memory Express which is the protocol used by storage drives that are connected....
Being able to move money from one place/person/company to another is one of the things that powers online shopping. Without secure, convenient, affordable and global payment systems, it would be extremely difficult to shop outside of a particular geographical area. With advanced payment systems available in the world today, it is possible to conveniently and securely transfer money from yourself to a seller in Uganda or across the world. Debit/Credit Cards Many of you may be familiar with Debit/Credit cards....
OLLA will be the latest member of the O-series of Opera products & services in Africa. Opera has been “killing it” in Africa with OPay —the company’s bill payment app— and a slew of other software products and services like ORide, OTrike, OCar, OBus , OFood, OKash, OList, and the likes. With each of these products/services, Opera has managed to pioneer new markets and give existing players a run for their money....
