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The summit is informed by the fast-changing fintech landscape, emerging technology trends and the need for homegrown software engineering talent. “Safaricom intends to ensure that about 70% to 80% of the technology we use is built in-house. Indeed, the Safaricom app and M-PESA app were developed and continue to be improved by our internal teams. Therefore, to ensure sustainability and even achieve more milestones, we must create a training ground and grow a big community of software engineers....

Halal Pesa customers will receive the amount requested in full with a repayment period of 30 days at a 5% commodity Murabaha margin and is expected to empower M-PESA customers who have previously been locked out of access to financing due to barriers such as the lack of Shariah modelled mobile facilities. According to Peter Ndegwa, CEO -Safaricom, “We remain keen on partnerships that enable us to provide a wide variety of financial solutions that meet the diversified needs of our customers further broadening financial inclusion to ensure that we leave no one behind....

Today, it is one of the immediate contenders of the Taiwanese who is in a disturbance. Samsung additionally appears to experience hardships in advancing its engraving process, procedures devouring significant totals and saved for a modest bunch of various companies. A postponement of over a year Samsung wanted to supplant its FinFET semiconductors with the GAAFET strategy on which it has been working for a long time and which should permit it to accomplish an etching fineness of 3 nm by 2022....

One UI 4 is already in beta is already covered in a few regions of the globe, but it is the expensive gadgets of the manufacturer such as the S21 ultra, Z fold 3 & the Z flip 3 that will be the first to benefit from the Update before the year ends. This time around the South Korean champ has taken this chance to make its debut with few new features that One UI 4 was supposed to bring....

This issues went to the extent of the company retracting their initial launch, and after acing durability tests, we finally saw a relaunch in September, this time with better protection and foolproofing. Even though Samsung made several enhancements to make the Galaxy Fold more durable since it delayed the device’s launch back in April, the company strongly suggests that you use a light touch when pressing on the display. The futuristic smartphone spots two displays, a 4....

According to reports by TechRadar, there have have been several leaks that indicate the prices of the phones might cost the same as the previously released Galaxy S10. The S10 Lite costs at 669 Euros, approximately $740, 565 sterling pounds and AU$1,090. Note 10, on the other hand, 609 Euros, approximately, $675, 510 sterling pounds and AU$990. This is according to the leaked retailer. This prices for instance, in Europe, the prices indicate a price drop....

The Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 promises to be Ksh 135,655 against Ksh 148,192 for the previous model. Is a tumble synonymous with a drop in range? Let’s see all this together. Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3: a high-end assumed There he is, all gleaming. But the Galaxy Z Flip 3 is no less a racing beast. Like its big brother, the Z Fold 3, the phone carbide Snapdragon 888 integrates an AMOLED screen clocked at 120 Hz....

The device is purpose-built, equipped with Push-to-Talk capability, and keeps information storage compliant and secure. Its features make it suited for use by a wide range of enterprise customers ranging from federal agencies and local precincts to transportation professionals, field service technicians, and more. The Samsung Galaxy XCover FieldPro comes with a 5.1-inch QHD display panel and runs on an Exynos 9810, the same chipset that powers the international variants of the Galaxy S9, Galaxy S9+, and the Galaxy Note 9....

Price and availability The pre-orders will run from 14th August to 28th August 8:00 pm. The Note 20 Ultra will be retailed at Ksh137,000 while the Note 20 will retail slightly lower at Ksh 107,000. Pre-order hamper By placing an order for the Galaxy Note 20 Ultra, you stand a chance to win all-new (beans) Buds Live valued at Ksh20,199.Whereas for a Note 20 pre-order you will get Buds+ valued at Ksh16,999....

The initiative’s main objective is to spread digital literacy across the continent and start shaping tomorrow’s skilled workforce through hands-on and playful learning. Besides SAP, other stakeholders like ; CADE, The University of Eduardo Mondlane (UEM), the Mozambique Information and Communication Technology Institute in Maluana (ENPCT) MozDevz and CeCAGe came in to support the initiative. ACW helps contribute towards shaping a relevant future workforce by sparking interest in software coding with participants receiving not only basic skills but also invaluable hands-on experience....

The new buy-side mandate prompts Exits.me to act as Morni’s exclusive advisor, assisting them in their expansion strategy and fulfilling their growth objectives. Shehail Alshehail, Managing Director of Morni, added, “The opportunities within this sector are endless and highly underserviced, especially within markets that have ageing vehicles and are prone to the need for RSA. We are excited to reach strategic milestones in establishing the first deals with multiple partners presented to Morni by the Exits team over the next period....

Available in East Africa, this highly efficient, compact UPS offers up to 99-percent efficiency in ECOnversion™ mode for a full return on investment within two years (model dependent) for medium and large data centers and commercial and industrial facilities. With data center floor space at a premium, the compact design of the Galaxy VL is half the size of the industry average at .8 m2. Its modular and scalable architecture enables data center professionals to scale power incrementally, from 200 kW to 500 kW with 50 kW power modules, providing flexibility to grow as their business demands....

Central to the NEF’s vision of propelling Africa onto the global scientific stage, the NEF Fellows will present their groundbreaking research at the NEF Global Gathering 2018, to be held on 26-28 March 2018, and help craft an exciting, high impact forum. “Two years ago it was my great honor to announce the inaugural Fellows Class. Today again, I am excited to announce a brilliant NEF Fellows Class. The selected Fellows, six of whom are women, are doing cutting edge research in renewable energy, nanomaterials and nanotechnology, food security, regenerative medicine, cognitive systems related to fintech, cosmology, seismology etc....

With the addition of Deliverr’s world-class software, talent, data, and scale, SFN aims to become the most robust end-to-end logistics platform that gives merchants greater control of their inventory across all sales channels. Together, SFN and Deliverr will handle all of the hard stuff so merchants can focus on running their business and delighting customers. “Our technology and expertise in inventory management, inventory placement, and demand chain combine perfectly with Shopify’s roadmap, enabling us to now build an end-to-end logistics platform together,” said Harish Abbott, co-founder and CEO of Deliverr....

The standard Showmax plan remains KSh 760, Showmax Pro remains KSh 2100 and Showmax Pro mobile remains KSh 1050 per month while promotional bundles will be unaffected by this change. 

Acquiring external innovations and merging them into a larger company is an approach that often fails. This is because the dynamics that drive a corporate for things like risk reduction and cost optimization are totally at odds with the dynamics that have allowed the startup to thrive in the first place. Applying key practices to create the right environment could significantly increase the odds of success. To recreate these startup constraints, while removing the big corporate ones, is no simple feat....

SmartLogistics, a product of OptiSmart Solutions and founded by Francis Mbate, is an integrated web and mobile platform that allows retailers to pre-order and pre-pay for products from distributors via a mobile application, as well as track the deliveries. The platform is aimed at ensuring that the right products are stocked at the right time to optimize on sales. Through data analytics, the platform will subsequently help in the elimination of product stock-outs, expiries and overstocking of products....

realme took the sixth spot with 15 million shipments and 135.1 percent YoY growth in Q2 2021, just three years after it was founded. Founder and CEO Sky Li in his open letter, said realme has surpassed all industry and customer expectations, expanding to over 61 markets worldwide and ranking as a Top 5 brand in over 18 of these markets, claiming the first place in Philippines and Bangladesh, third in Russia,fourth in India, and fifth in the Europe region in Q2 2021....

The update follows Snapchats recent push to have users share their own stories on other platforms and also expands snaps audience. The links, when shared via other social media sites, iMessage, email or elsewhere, will take users back to watch the videos in the Snapchat app or to a web or mobile web-viewing experience A Snapchat spokesperson confirmed the experiment, to Axios: “We’re always exploring ways to make it even easier to view Snapchat’s engaging and topical content and share it with your friends” Additionally, Snapchat users will be able to share “Our Stories,” photos and videos submitted from different Snapchatters within a certain community that are collected and categorized by Snapchat....

Facebook shares climbed more than four per cent on Monday, following which the company’s market cap stood at $1.008 trillion. Challenges faced by Facebook. Facebook’s market cap touched the milestone after a US judge dismissed federal and state antitrust lawsuits against the social media giant. The antitrust lawsuits were filed earlier by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), alleging that Facebook has a monopoly in social media. It also put pressure on it to sell Instagram and WhatsApp....