The Minister of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy, Dr. Bosun Tijani, introduced Kayi Bank, an online payment App designed to accelerate financial inclusion and enhance access to funds for unbanked individuals in Nigeria. Kayi Bank and its accompanying App are pioneering fintech payment platforms spearheaded by Kano-based businessman Alhaji Saadina Dantata, with investors from Nigeria, […]

Meta‘s microblogging app, Threads, created an online buzz when it launched on Wednesday, 5th July, 2023. According to CEO Mark Zuckerberg, five million people joined Threads in the first four hours of its introduction.  Here is what you need to know about the Threads app and how to join in the fun and start threading. […]

RavinAI, an artificial intelligence (AI) firm based in Israel, is planning to enter the South African market in order to expand its fleet management product offering. RavinAI, an artificial intelligence (AI) business located in Israel, is expanding its operations to South Africa by forming a relationship with Alder Grove Automotive, a fleet management company in […]

We both recognize the importance of smartphones in everyday life. Working from home, gaining access to crucial data, and engaging with coworkers are more productive. These tools have allowed people who couldn’t previously use technology to have access to it. Using accessibility capabilities like voice recognition, screen readers, and magnifiers, people who are deaf or […]

Instagram’s duo founders have launched a new news-focused app called Artifact, four years after giving up ownership of their previous social media app. Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger, on Tuesday, January 31st, announced the unveiling of Artifact, an app that is powered by artificial intelligence and offers a personalised news feed for its users. Systrom […]

Amazon’s app will offer a purchasing experience similar to TikTok. Inspire, a new short-form video and picture feed, allows users to browse items, ideas, and make purchases from content created by influencers, companies, and other users. The feature is intended to divert users’ attention away from TikTok and other applications that businesses may directly promote […]

At an exciting consumer event hosted at the iConnect Store in Lekki, Lagos, iPhone presented the new iPhone 14 series in keeping with its legacy of constantly seeking customer happiness. The series was introduced in Nigeria several weeks after the product was released on the international market. As users experienced some of the new features […]

Elon Musk has announced his official acquisition of Twitter. The world’s richest man made the disclosure via his Twitter account on 27th October 2022. This comes after a Delaware Court issued an ultimatum that he seals the deal with Twitter before 28th October 2022. Recall that Twitter sued Musk in a Delaware court for failing […]

Instagram has decided to improve the experience of its users by adding the ability to repost. The social media platform, which is like a simplified version of Facebook, places emphasis on mobile use and visual sharing and has been in existence for well over half a decade. Instagram is finally coming to terms with the […]

Metaverse Magna (MVM), an African cryptocurrency gaming platform, has raised $3.2 million through a seed token offering, which valued the company at $30 million when all of its shares were sold. Investors including South Korean video game developer Wemade, Japan-based blockchain-focused venture capital firm Gumi Cryptos Capital (GCC), HashKey, Tess Ventures, LD Capital, Taureon, AFF, […]

South African mobile payments startup Zapper collaborates with payments and data API fintech Stitch (via LinkPay—a one-click payments solution) to enable Zapper users to send instant electronic funds transfer (ETF) payments with just one click. Zapper was one of the first companies to offer mobile payments in South Africa. It now lets businesses of all […]

In a quest to solve the challenges facing the country’s road system, South Africa has launched a mobile app named SANRAL Pothole App in which people can report potholes in their community to the transport authority. The Minister of Transport, Fikile Mbalula, has urged members of the public to use the recently released app to […]

Apple, the American manufacturer-based gadget producer, has revealed that Ads will begin to appear in the App Store, allowing users to discover new iPhone applications. Additionally, Apple may add compatibility for other browsers to its Apple Pay service. The announcement was made on Saturday that advertisements would be featured in the App Store for the […]

Ubenwa, a pioneering health tech startup that uses artificial intelligence to create accessible, clinical-grade infant monitoring tools, has secured $2.5 million in pre-seed funding to scale its operations.  Charles Onu, a Nigerian with expertise in the medical area and considerable practice in AI, is the founder of the startup company Ubenwa, which was established in […]

Come November 2022, Google Hangouts will be removed from both Android and iOS devices. The move is part of Google’s effort to modernize its workspace suite. Google Classic Hangouts was upgraded to Google Chat on March 22, 2022 Google hangouts can be argued to be one of Google’s most successful yet most ignored messaging platforms. […]

WhatsApp has again updated its device support guidelines. The Meta-owned messaging platform has limited its software compatibility to devices running iOS 10 or newer version and Android 4.1 or newer versions. WhatsApp, is an internationally available American freeware, cross-platform centralized instant messaging and voice-over-IP service owned by Meta Platforms. It allows users to send text […]

IQ Logistica, a South African agri-tech startup with the goal of helping farmers, has released a farming mobile app that allows farmers to manage their whole agricultural operations from their phones. IQ Logistica was founded in 2014 as a technology services provider to the government for digital management of the cotton supply chain. In 2020, […]

According to Android Authority, Google plans to remove nearly 900,000 abandoned apps from Play Store. Reports say available apps on the Google Play Store could decrease by nearly a third. Both Google and Apple have introduced measures to address abandoned apps or apps that have not been updated in the past two years. This amounts […]

Throughout 2022, Keyla Technologies will provide 10,000 SME enterprises with free e-commerce websites. This is being done in collaboration with Terminal Africa. The effort is part of a year-long celebration of Keyla Technologies. Alexander Okun Oziegbe (CEO Keyla Technologies) and his partners founded the company in 2021. According to Anthony Ihiere Enakhifo (COO), the company […]

Threatfabric, an online fraud detection business, recently disclosed that over 50,000 Android users have installed a Trojan that is capable of targeting over fifty-six banking apps. The Xenomorph, an alien species, inspired the name of this malware. At the moment, it only offers a few possibilities. However, the trojan appears to be in its early […]