The Ecobank Group has invited African fintech entrepreneurs to enter for its Ecobank Fintech Challenge.

Now in its second year, a statement on Monday explained that the initiative gives African start-ups the chance to promote their fintech solutions, and potentially to partner the pan-African bank in rolling-out their solutions across Ecobank’s 33 markets.

The bank"...

Netflix Inc said on Monday it planned to raise $1.5 billion (about Sh150 billion) in debt, the second time the company is tapping the debt market in less than a year to fuel a rapid expansion in original content.

The video streaming pioneer, which raised $1.6 billion in debt last October, has been spending aggressively on original content to drive subscriber growth around the world.

Netflix"...

Cloud computing has taken off dramatically across Africa’s major markets, but its benefits are experienced very differently in each region – as are its budget allocations.

These were some of the key findings of Cloud Africa 2018, a research project conducted by World Wide Worx for global networking application company F5 Networks, across Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa earlier this year. Decision-makers at 300 medium and large organisations"...

Corporate companies are by no means immune to cybercrime, the latest report by McAfee indicates that it cost the global economy as much as $600 billion in 2017. According to Christopher Appanah, Claims Team Leader (PI and Liability) at SHA Specialist Underwriters, cybercrime is also evolving rapidly with attacks becoming more elaborate.

He says that proof of this is"...

(AETOS Wire) -- Industrial organizations must be able to quickly identify ways to tighten production schedules and maximize revenue. Gaining insight into operations and production capabilities to make informed decisions has often involved time-intensive IT projects and a highly specialized skillset. Today, Rockwell Automation expands the FactoryTalk® Analytics portfolio, a robust advanced"...

(AETOS Wire) -- Gemalto, the world leader in digital security, can today reveal that it has partnered with Casio, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of consumer electronics products and business equipment solutions, to enable Casio to seamlessly bring digital education into the classroom and beyond.

This move will help Casio continue its leadership in classroom technology, fuelled by trends including"...

(AETOS Wire)-- (TSX-V: SDZ) (OTCQB: SDEV) Security Devices International Inc. (“SDI” or the “Company”) announces the signing of a Letter of Intent (“LOI”) with the King Abdullah II Design and Development Bureau (“KADDB”), the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.

The LOI was formalized to establish a partnership between SDI and KADDB to open a production line in Jordan to"...

No fewer than 100 insurance chief executives and regulators converged at Swakopmund, Namibia, for the fifth Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) summit organised by Continental Reinsurance.

The summit, with the theme: “Insurance and adaptation in the face of technological change in Africa”, was part of efforts to see how technology could transform insurance business"...

Regardless of the size or type of property, every hotel operator that wants to remain competitive and relevant will have to embrace IoT devices and related wireless innovations over the next year to enable next-generation guest experiences.

Technology and millennials

The problem with technology as a term in the hospitality industry is that it’s so ubiquitous that"...

(AETOS Wire)-- Panasonic Corporation announced it has kicked off a project for people living in off-grid areas that combines educational activities to promote understanding of electricity and provision of the company’s related products. The Off-grid Solutions Project is part of Panasonic’s corporate social responsibility initiatives, celebrating the centennial of the company’s founding this year.

This"...