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Oradian services over 10 million banking customers, working with more than 50 tech lenders, banks and financing companies in 13 countries across Africa and Asia. Their solution enables customers to manage their bank accounts, transact 24/7, make investments and access appropriate finance, and is tailored to the needs of rapidly developing markets. “To be able to innovate quickly, with products that the market requires, while being compliant with changing regulations in very different markets, takes a different breed of core system,” commented Antonio Separovic, CEO of Oradian....

Give Them What They Want Many people want personalized jewelry to show off their names, special dates, social status, and favorite things. Whenever they wear the jewelry, it reminds them of something they enjoy. Choosing personalized jewelry based on person’s interests and preferences shows you know them well. Give them exactly what they want by selecting personalized pieces that resonate with the recipient. When a person opens the gift, they should instantly recognize the personalized touch and relate to what it reflects....

During the 2021 MultiChoice Kenya Content Showcase Managing Director Nancy Matimu said, “We continue to look for ways to create more choice and value for our customers and improve the viewing experience. Constant innovation is a critical success factor for our business to meet our consumer demands. This also means putting our customers in control of their viewing by making it much easier for them to choose what they want to watch....

PC shipments to East Africa (Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, and Ethiopia) totaled 657,472 units in 2014, according to preliminary results for the year from global market intelligence firm International Data Corporation. This represents a year-on-year decline of 10.8% from the 736,869 units recorded in 2013, with the withdrawal of cheap mini notebooks from the market responsible for much of the downturn. “While most market players experienced growing business across East Africa in 2014, the decision to end production of cheap mini notebooks pushed the overall numbers down,” says James Mutua, a research analyst at IDC East Africa....

MaxAB is a B2B e-commerce platform that connects food and grocery retailers to suppliers in Egypt’s most underserved geographies, founded in 2018 by Egyptian and Libyan entrepreneurs Belal El-Megharbel and Mohamed Ben Halim. The company serves a network of traditional retailers throughout Egypt, utilizing empowering technologies and innovative supply chains to help place the right amount of food and groceries in the right place at the right time. It has so far supplied over 55,000 retailers, fulfilled over one million orders, and grown more than fivefold year on year....

The funding round was led by Outliers Venture Capital – a venture capital fund backing early-stage outlier founders in the US & MENA; HOF Capital – the global technology investment firm, Foundation Ventures, Samurai Incubate, and other investors – including angels. Ahmed Atef, Chief Executive Officer of Kenzz, said: “We are delighted to complete this seed fund raise, and we thank all our investors for their support. The time is ripe to fully optimize eCommerce in Egypt and MENA....

Instabug reached over 2.7 billion mobile devices in 2021, processed 110 billion mobile sessions and 4.2 billion issues, and drove a significant increase in year-over-year bookings, adding enterprise leaders like DoorDash, Verizon, IHG, ABInveb, Porsche, Qualtrics, Gojek, and others to its customer base. Instabug’s widely adopted bug, crash reporting, and performance monitoring solutions are essential for mobile developers and organisations which place a high value on understanding the performance of their mobile apps and the user experiences they deliver....

As Africa’s star proceeds to rise and governments are turning out to be increasingly aware of the importance of delivering electricity beyond industrial and city boundaries, EnergyNet is calling on African Energy Ministers to support ‘Wind for Prosperity’, a sustainable approach to deliver electricity to remote villages throughout the continent With more than 1.3 billion people throughout the globe lacking access to affordable and reliable electricity, creating dramatic consequences for human health, education, and economic well-being ‘Wind for Prosperity’ can support government’s plans for industrial electrification by delivering electricity beyond the grid, according to EnergyNet....

The Bank whose business model is hinged on its social and economic engines clinched top position in the Best Bank in COVID-19 Response and Best Bank in SME Financing award categories and first runners-up in the Best Overall Bank after bagging 7 awards out of the possible 8 categories. Speaking on behalf of Equity Bank Kenya’s Managing Director, Moses Ndirangu, Director of Corporate Banking said, “The recognition by the Kenya Bankers Association is timely and validates how doing good has a direct influence on doing well....

According to Irakoze, the app collects headlines and website links from every major information site in Burundi. “Browsing most of the sites and listening to the radio when I woke up daily actually made my head spin. This gave me an idea on how to develop something that would make life easier and allow access to nearly everything. It took me three weeks of mixing programmes and torturing my brains each evening,” he said....

Facebook has announced a range of new features to coincide with Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day (3/8), with the biggest being the launch of multi-participant Instagram Live rooms, which the company has been testing for the last few months. As per Facebook: “Beginning March 1st, creators and others can go live on Instagram with up to three other people with the launch of Live Rooms. During Women’s History Month, tune in to Live discussions with influential women and creators on how women can help each other overcome obstacles and succeed....

Companies are quickly coming up with solutions in place of using p[erosna information for advertising. Google had earlier announced interests in adopting the feature for thier marketing The feature dubbed “Basic ads” targets brand advertisers who are focused on building awareness and shape a different preception of their products. Facebbok intends to use advances in aggregation, anonymisation, on-device processing, and other privacy-preserving technologies show a clear path away from individual identifiers....

The company’s idea is to prevent users from destructively comparing themselves to their friends and possibly feeling worthless if their posts don’t get as many Likes. This could also stop users from deleting posts they think aren’t getting enough Likes or to the extent of not even not sharing on the platform. Facebook previously tested a similar move on Instagram as a way to help break users’ fixation with getting likes on their pictures....

Given the fact that 90% of startup support structures are based in the capital Tunis, Ignite Tunisia is a program that aims to boost regional ecosystems by transferring skills and expertise in the implementation of support programs for startups that Flat6Labs has acquired for more than a decade of operation across the MENA region. The program will be implemented during 24 months and will support 20 structures over 3 cohorts....

As part of this strategic relationship, FSS will provide specialized integration and hosting services for Oracle’s cutting-edge Oracle Banking and Payments solutions. FSS will also extend customized solutions to address the corporate and retail payment needs of the banking industry. FSS is a Platinum level member of Oracle Partner Network (OPN). FSS is a leading payments technology provider for 130 plus banks, with a focus on retail and wholesale payments....

“I believe Kenya’s regulations on legal gambling will inspire other countries in Africa as well,” says Casino Bonuses Finder product owner Tony Sloterman. “Regulated gambling is always better and Kenya can be the flag carrier of it.” Below, we will provide information about Kenya’s gambling laws and talk about the future of this industry in this country. What happened so far Kenya is among the first African countries to legalize gambling....

Selected companies will have the opportunity to access up to US$300,000 in funding, though the average ticket size will be between US$30,000 and US$100,000. GVG’s preference is to invest for the longer-term where synergies with the startups are strong and realisable, and no exit terms are required. In a statement, James Gabriel Claude, chief executive officer (CEO) of GVG said, “Our aim is to invest in or partner with exceptional entrepreneurs that have unique ideas to assist them in scaling their business models to generate sustainable growth....

The deal will see Glovo customers get qiock access to Goodlife Pharmacy’s over the counter medication, personal care and beauty products through the Glovo app. In a statement, Priscilla Muhiu, General Manager at Glovo Kenya said, “Online shopping is increasingly becoming second nature in Kenya, primarily for the convenience it brings but also for the wide selection of products it avails to customers. Our aim with these partnerships is to increase our portfolio and offerings in the multicategory space and make sure we are accessible to as many customers as possible....

Google announced that a new dark mode was coming to Gmail late last month, at the moment, the search engine giant is finally rolling out dark mode for its Gmail app on Android and iOS devices. Here’s how to get Gmail’s new dark mode, also known as “dark theme” For those who are already using Android 10 or iOS 13 and have dark mode turned on at the system level, the Gmail app will auto-adjust to dark mode....