Posts Tagged ‘ Africa ’

An article that gives you great reasons to start an online business in 2009. Retail sales are down across the board and while online business is not recession proof it is increasing while retail sales are decreasing. While not easy to succeed to barriers to entry, the cheap cost of start up, and the...
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Highlights: yu unveils mobile money transfer service branded yuCash by Obopay yuCash by Obopay is launching in Kenya and will be an Africa wide platform yuCash has partnered with Equity Bank (which has one of the largest branch networks in Kenya) and Obopay (a leading player in mobile banking and payments technology provisioning internationally). Unique set of customer-centric...
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IBM ( IBM) today announced the opening of telecommunications development centers to help Communication Service Providers (CSPs) create new business models while improving the customer experience and operational efficiencies. Located in China, South Africa and Malaysia, the centers provide a broad array of advanced technical skills and specialized offerings. IBM also announced a dedicated center...
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Globally, mobile banking will become three times more popular than traditional banking by 2011 and MXit, the mobile social network and instant messenger, is poised to offer banks in Africa a safe, seamless transaction platform that eliminates entry barriers like data costs and safety. Jaco Hattingh, CEO for MXit Africa, predicts that in Africa, where...
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Globitel, a leading provider of Telecommunication Solutions targeting Telco Operators and Call Centers, announces its participation in the AfricaCom 2009 on the 11th & 12th of November in Cape Town. The African telecommunications market is one of the most dynamic markets and it continues to record high growth rates, passing the 400 million mobile subscriptions...
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