Leo Chen, President of Huawei Sub-Saharan Africa deliverd a keynot at the opening of AfricaCom 2023 In his opening keynote for AfricaCom 2023, Africa’s largest tech conference, currently underway in Cape Town， Leo Chen, President of Huawei Sub-Saharan Africa laid out how two transformative forces, digitalisation and decarbonisation, are driving humanity
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From left to right: Hon. Thulagano Merafe Segokgo, Minister of Communications, Knowledge and Technology, Republic of Botswana; Hon. Philly Mapulane, Deputy Minister of Communications & Digital Technologies, South Africa; Hon Dr. T. A. Mavetera, Minister of Information Communication Technology, Postal and Courier Services, the Republic of Zimbabwe; Ms. Nonkqubela Thathakahle
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Faridah Nalubega, the Manager Cards & Money Transfers at dfcu Bank In today’s fast paced world, there is a need to meet the demand for convenient payment solutions. dfcu Bank has joined forces with Pesapal, a renowned and highly secure payments service provider to usher in a new era of
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Carol Kakooza Kyazze (far left), the Co-founder of Axiom Zorn and other participants during the awarding ceremony Axiom Zorn, an AgriTech startup dealing in Information Synergy, Data Mastery, and Credit Scoring to transform Agriculture, Health, and Education for last mile users in Uganda has emerged victorious at the Alpha Pitch
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Revelers officially launching the Jumia Black Friday dfcu Bank has for the second year running been announced as the Platinum Sponsor for the 2023 Black Friday campaign which will be held in partnership with Jumia Uganda. Running under the theme, "Save More Than Money", Black Friday gives Ugandan customers the
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Officials from PostBank, BoU, Housing Finance Bank, Pride Microfinance and other partners in a group photo after the launch of the Wendi Mobile Wallet PostBank Uganda has launched its mobile wallet, Wendi, that promises to make financial inclusion a reality for all Ugandans. The groundbreaking mobile wallet service is set to
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As brands increasingly adopt SMS communication to connect with customers, cybercriminals are constantly developing new methods to exploit vulnerabilities in and around this channel. To combat this problem, Infobip, a global cloud communications platform, has introduced "Signals" — an innovative solution designed to counteract the threats posed by SMS pumping.
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The Uganda Bankers Association has endorsed the Bug Bounty Program as part of efforts to improve the security of the financial industry against cybercrimes. The Bug Bounty is the monetary reward offered to ethical hackers who specifically uncover and document vulnerabilities for application developers. Lydia Anabo, a Security Analyst at
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President Yoweri Museveni at the ICT Job Fair Chinese tech giant Huawei Technologies has partnered with the Ministry of ICT and National Guidance, to host the 2nd annual ICT Job Fair at Kololo Ceremonial Grounds. The National ICT Job Fair looks at addressing the youth unemployment question in Uganda through the
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The Bank of Uganda has accused financial technology companies, and fintechs, of refusing to apply for licenses. BOU started implementing the regulatory framework for fintechs last year and started implementing the National Payments Systems Act which provides for the regulation of the small financial technology companies under the regulatory sandbox
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