Innovation & Technology

Stripe, a US-based payments giant, is venturing its business into Africa by obtaining Lagos-based payments firm Paystack in an arrangement supposedly worth more than $200 million. Established in 2015 by Shola Akinlade and Ezra Olubi, Paystack tackled online payments in Nigeria. Via seamlessly interfacing all multi-channel payment alternatives with traders nationwide, it empowered them to acknowledge payments from around the globe...

TECNO CAMON 15 series has been highlighted through several platforms including the first online launch event in Africa Premier mobile phone brand TECNO Mobile recently launched a new smartphone: the CAMON 15 series with 64MP SONY camera and trademarked TAIVOS™ technology.  As one of the most remarkable camera phones, the TECNO CAMON 15 series has been highlighted through several platforms...

As part of its focus in bringing people together and building communities, Facebook has announced the 12 African community leaders who have been selected to join Facebook's Community Accelerator. A six-month programme that aims to equip communities with the training, mentorship, and funding they need to grow. As part of the global Facebook Community Leadership initiative launched in 2018, the...

It would be fool-hardy to think of any industry as completely “recession-proof,” but it is undeniable that tech-enabled sectors may be more likely than others to withstand COVID-19 and its aftershocks.  It does seem like a boom time for the digital economy as people find new ways to work and communicate, and many businesses take their services online. Amid a pandemic,...

Some of the biggest names in encryption are developing a smartphone app they hope will tamp down the coronavirus pandemic without trampling privacy. Private Automated Contact Tracing, or PACT, is designed to let people figure out if they've been near others who've caught COVID-19, the respiratory disease caused by the novel coronavirus. If you've tested positive, you can use the...

Nigeria has got another locally-built vehicle and a video showing it is already trending The short clip showed the vehicle’s strong outlook and its exquisite body paint, some Nigerians who commented on the video said it showed a great promise for the country. Many Nigerians could not stop talking after the video of a vehicle made in Nigeria went viral online. Called...

Luis Monzo As one of the leading forms of entertainment today, the video games industry continues to generate remarkable profits from its vast player base. According to data gathered by GCN, the global video games market is set to jump over $92 billion value in 2020, growing by 10.9% year-on-year. With $54.6 billion profit or nearly 60% of that amount, mobile games...

The COVID-19 pandemic continues to put huge stress on people’s and businesses’ finances, in an effort to meet some of the crunches, today PayPal and Visa announced an expansion of service to get cash into people’s hands faster. Instant Transfer — a service where PayPal lets people and businesses quickly access transferred funds by moving them to bank accounts (cutting down waiting time...

This week – 24 April, Apple Watch will be five years old.  With the original intention being to work as an iPhone for your wrist, Apple watch has transitioned into a useful fitness tracker. And its native apps have proved more useful than any app you can download. While companies including Amazon, eBay, Target and TripAdvisor no longer support Apple...

As if your business didn’t have enough to worry about right now, the spectre of cyberattacks looms larger than ever. While it may seem like big names bear the brunt of digital disruption, the reality is far scarier: More than 40 percent of all cyberattacks are directed at small businesses, according to data published by Verizon. Now more than ever, small players can’t afford to have...