by Abiola Bonuola Many Nigerians will find that Chinese proverbs carry deep meanings. Consider this popular one: ‘A journey of a thousand miles begins with a step’ which particularly resonates with my thoughts on Plaqad and what the new platform really means for the African labour market. I started my career in the marketing industry […]
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The world is ruled by technology – the advancements that have been made in the past decade were thought to be blasphemy centuries ago, yet here we are. Financial technology seeks to use innovation and technology to advance the delivery of financial services. Nigeria’s financial technology industry raised an estimated investment of US$679 million in […]
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Interswitch Hosts Over 2000 Tech/Payment Stakeholders At 1st of Its Kind Conference – Interswitch Connect
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Sep
Sep
Recent statistics published by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), highlight a greater diffusion of Internet technology in Nigeria, signified by a sharp increase in the use of mobile, which has risen to 91.6 million in 2016. The report also stated that Nigeria’s internet penetration percentage now stands at 51%. The foregoing outlook presents an auspicious landscape for […]
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Brett King, John Chaplin, Iyin Aboyeji, Shola Akinlade, others Set To Speak at #InterswitchConnect
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Aug
Aug
Come September 14th and 15th 2017, Landmark event centre Lagos will be bustling with the crème of the crop of Africa’s tech/payment ecosystem for the maiden edition of Interswitch Connect. Themed “Digital Transformation Imperatives: Innovative Evolution or Disruptive Innovation”, the 2 day conference organized by Interswitch, promises to be tech/payment event of the year with a lectures and keynote speeches from […]
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Aug
I am a Facebook fan. I love the platform and the thinking behind their business model. I understand the vision of the founders and believe companies like Facebook are a very important part of today’s and tomorrow’s world – in whatever way you look at it. The world will continue to get interconnected, as we all work […]
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Nigerian Website, TheNETng Joins Facebook to Pilot New Social Features in Global Announcement
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Apr
Apr
Facebook, the world’s largest social networking site, has announced Nigerian Entertainment Today (theNETng), along with two other Nigerian brands, as partners to debut updates to its social plugins. This announcement was made at the 2016 Facebook Developers’ Conference (F8) during a session titled creating high quality sharing experience, which was hosted by Facebook Product Manager, Alyssa […]
Africa’s fastest growing technology company, Interswitch Transnational has announced the launch of an innovative new solution for setting card transaction permissions and controlling transaction types and amounts. Known as ‘Transaction Control’, this revolutionary solution from Interswitch is a card based anti-fraud solution that automatically locks down a bank’s issued cards based on preset criteria. The […]
By Oluwole Leigh I spent some time in Ibadan over the Christmas break and engaged in a discussion with a couple of young people. The focus group was made of people aged between 22 and 25. It was all male and they had all finished from University in the last 2 years. The discussion focused […]
Gulder, a leading lager brand from the stables of Nigerian Breweries,has just launched the 11th edition of its world-famous physical contest show Gulder Ultimate Search with a sleek new GUI. Without a doubt, this new installment into the series has transformed the site into a masterpiece of vibrant and animated visuals.This year the innovations and […]