MTN Uganda head office MTN Uganda’s bold decision to list its shares on the Uganda Securities Exchange last year has propelled it to the league of Africa’s most valuable companies. The latest premier annual survey by South Africa’s African Business Magazine on Africa’s Top 250 Companies, ranked MTN Uganda in the 105th position,
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Binance, the world’s leading blockchain ecosystem and cryptocurrency infrastructure provider, celebrated International Literacy Day by donating BUSD to the Lunch for Children campaign in Uganda for every new user who signed up for the company’s Learn and Earn program. Binance Charity Foundation (BCF), the philanthropic arm of the global cryptocurrency exchange, launched the blockchain-enabled
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With only one account, business customers can receive funds instantly from their clients in their home country and across Ecobank’s pan-African network; Ecobank business customers can now make instant automated reconciliation leveraging Ecobank’s trusted technology The leading pan-African Banking Group, Ecobank Group, has simplified collections across Africa through RapidCollect™. RapidCollect™
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One of the many strengths that our employees at Binance must possess is thick skin. After all, this industry is the subject of a lot of negative sentiment (much of it is unwarranted, but it’s the reality right now). In recent months, our thick skin has been tested by a
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Today, Meta announced the launch of ‘Creators of Tomorrow', a new campaign that celebrates emerging talents from around the world who are inspiring a new movement of creative content online. The campaign spotlights creators in Sub- Saharan Africa from East Africa, Southern Africa and Francophone Africa. The selected Creators of Tomorrow
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UFED technology is reportedly used by Uganda to hack phones Human rights groups have asked the Israeli Defence Ministry to stop permitting its company to sell its phone hacking tool to Uganda, claiming it is used for rights abuses. The company, Cellebrite, which specializes in developing tools for digital forensic
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The Ministry of Information, Communication Technology (ICT) and National Guidance has asked MPs to halt consideration of the Computer Misuse (Amendment) Bill, 2022. The bill, tabled before Parliament by Kampala Central MP Mohammed Nsereko (pictured), seeks to amend Section 12 of the Computer Misuse Act to criminalize hacking of another
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Over the years, cryptocurrencies have gained enormous popularity, making people adopt them as a tool for financial transactions. In fact, cryptocurrencies have delivered several benefits, such as minimal transaction fees, instant accessibility and high levels of transparency. With all the benefits cryptocurrency has over traditional currency and even other
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The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has directed banks and microfinance institutions to seize dealing with payments technology firms Flutterwave and Chipper Cash. In a letter to chief executives, the regulator has directed banks to end links with the fast-growing payments unicorns which could mean closing all accounts and
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Experts have cautioned Uganda and other East African countries to go slow on the implementation of taxation of digital services. This comes as the countries prepare to join 133 others around the world to implement the Digital Services Tax (DTS) in line with the taxation plan developed by the
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