The leader of Zimbabwe's newest political party has met up with Robert Mugabe, leading to speculation about whether the former president is really done with politics. Retired Brigadier Ambrose Mutinhiri says he visited the politician at home to update him on his new role as presidential candidate for the National
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Mastercard Acquires Oltio to Accelerate Digital Payments Adoption in Middle East and Africa
Acquisition to drive cash displacement and innovation in emerging markets JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, March 6th, 2018 -/African Media Agency (AMA)/-Mastercard has completed its acquisition of mobile payments technology company Oltio from Standard Bank Group. The acquisition builds on Mastercard’s longstanding relationship with Oltio, a startup that pioneered and patented several
Read MoreEach day that comes, Fortebet grows bigger, better and stronger. As a result, it has ensured maximum service to its customers across Uganda. Talking to one of the punters at Seeta branch, Julius.K explained his reasons why he chose Fortebet. “One of the reasons is instant payments. There is no
Read MoreThere is clapping, dancing, jumping up and down as he makes his way into the hall, flanked by bodyguards. Such is the excitement that a few of the congregants - some of whom have been waiting patiently for five hours to catch a glimpse of the man - collapse. But
Read MoreThe President of Liberia is taking part in the AFRICA CEO FORUM on 26 and 27 March in Abidjan. H.E. George Weah will present his strategy for reviving the economic development of his country. Since its first edition six years ago, the AFRICA CEO FORUM has become the most influential
Read More* A EMIS, empresa processadora do sistema de pagamentos angolano, está a efetuar a migração dos cartões de débito para o sistema de “chip” e “PIN”, com base na tecnologia da Gemalto. * Soluções escalonáveis para que os angolanos beneficiem das tendências futuristas de pagamentos móveis e sem contacto. JOANESBURGO,
Read More* Angola’s payment processor EMIS is migrating its debit payment cards to ‘Chip and PIN’ based on Gemalto’s technology * Scalable solution for Angolans to benefit from future waves of contactless and mobile payments JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, March 5th, 2018 -/African Media Agency (AMA)/- Gemalto, the world leader in digital security,
Read Moreby Gilbert Saggia, Managing Director: East Africa at SAP Africa NAIROBI, Kenya – 5 March 2018, -/African Media Agency (AMA)/- From the time the first state-run courier was established by Roman Emperor Augustus in the first century AD, global postal services have slowly evolved: the first postage stamps, for example,
Read MoreMost Ugandans are happy that Gen. Kale Kayihura has finally been relieved of his duties as IGP. He has presided over one of the most corrupt, inefficient and brutal police forces in recent history. We have been advising him to resign for years but he did not heed until he
Read MoreFired Uganda Inspector General of Police, General Kale Kayihura could be in more trouble if a petition to the International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor, Fatou Bensouda is something to go by. According to a petition seen by this website and signed by a one, Rugema Kayumba representing petitioners who are
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