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LAGOS, Nigeria, 14 March 2023 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/- The latest cohort of candidates for the SAP Young Professionals Program (as part of Skills for Africa) has graduated, providing a welcome boost to the digital transformation efforts of organisations in East and West Africa. A total of 26 candidates graduated, hailing from Ethiopia, Nigeria, Kenya, Uganda and Ghana. […]

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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, 10 March 2023 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/- Bybit, the world’s third most visited crypto exchange, has revamped its VIP program to thank its loyal community for its continued support. The new program introduces expanded tiers and reduced requirements to help traders take greater advantage of the next level opportunities offered by Bybit’s powerful platform.  The new […]

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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, 10 March 2023 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/- Bybit, the world’s third most visited crypto exchange, today announced zero fees on all its options contracts to celebrate the launch of its Unified Trading Account (UTA).  As part of its goal to introduce the crypto community to next-level opportunities, Bybit now presents the most well-rounded and cost-effective crypto […]

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WASHINGTON DC, United States of America, 9 March 2023, /African Media Agency/- The Africa Fintech Summit is pleased to announce Flutterwave as the Lead Fintech Sponsor for Africa Fintech Summit in 2023 to be held in Washington DC on the 12th April 2023 and in one African city, to be announced soon, in November 2023. The sponsorship comes at the heels of Flutterwave’s […]

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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, 08 March 2023 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/- Bybit, the world’s third most visited crypto exchange, is proud to announce the launch of its first Unified Trading Fest competition. With over $700,000 in rewards up for grabs, this is an event for all Bybit traders. The 2-week-long competition starts on March 8th and ends on […]

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JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, 08 March 2023 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/- SAP Africa today released a new report ‘Africa’s Tech Skills Scarcity Revealed’ which seeks to unveil the specific challenges and opportunities for African organisations seeking greater tech skills availability.  Cathy Smith, Managing Director at SAP Africa, says there is an urgent need to invest in skills development and […]

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By Imane Charioui, Director of Francophone Africa, WorldRemit  YAOUNDE, Cameroon, 8 March, 2023,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- Today, innovations in the financial services sector are increasingly recognized for their acceleration of access to science, technology and innovation for all. However, growing inequalities are becoming evident in the context of digital skills and access to technologies with women being left […]

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 AfricaGrow trusts Open Startup and supports its next 3-year chapter in expanding into Africa – Starting with The Global Immersion Week and Brain MIT bootcamp as the first activities TUNIS, Tunisia, 7 March 2023,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- Open Startup (OST)-International, a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting entrepreneurship and innovation in the Middle East and Africa, has […]

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By Darryl Pietersen, Director, Anglophone Africa, WorldRemit ACCRA, Ghana, 7 March, 2023,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- The digital revolution is fully underway, and the technology industry is reshaping our world. While it looks quite innovative and revolutionary from the outside, women remain a dramatically underrepresented group in shaping this tremendous social transformation. This year’s International Women’s Day theme set […]

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By Darryl Pietersen, Director, Anglophone Africa, WorldRemit HARARE, Zimbabwe, 7 March, 2023,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- Digital technology and innovation has created new ways to connect, share experiences, work, and build communities regardless of geographic boundaries. Technology continues to be an influential tool in enhancing growth and expanding opportunities for women’s rights across the world. While technology […]

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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, 06 March 2023 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/- Bybit, the world’s third most visited crypto exchange, is proud to announce the launch of Bybit Card, a debit card powered by the Mastercard network, issued by Moorwand. This card will allow users to off-ramp crypto into the fiat world to make purchases or take out cash from […]

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HONG KONG, SAR, 3 march 2023,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- Celebrating its 33rd anniversary on 3rd March 2023, Hantec Group has developed from a financial institution to an established multinational enterprise guided by its customer-oriented and innovation-driven philosophy along the way. Founded in Hong Kong in March 1990, Hantec Group has been pursuing long-term growth with prudence […]

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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, 2 March 2023 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/- Bybit, the world’s third most visited crypto exchange, has announced a dynamic partnership with Talos, the premier institutional digital asset trading technology provider. The integration combines the power of Talos’s robust trade infrastructure solutions with Bybit’s access to a wide array of digital assets and best-in-market enterprise […]

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by Shabir Ahmed, Industry Advisor: Energy & Resources at SAP Africa JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, 01 March 2023 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/- A growing wealth of evidence shows that sustainability has become a mainstream business and societal issue. Leading companies are embracing sustainability not only to reduce harmful practices but also to accelerate business transformation while protecting and creating […]

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PARIS, France, 28 February 2023 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/-After a record-breaking year for recruitment in 2022, Thales is continuing to hire in 2023  In 2023, Thales plans to hire more than 12,000 new employees to support its strong growth trajectory in its three core markets: Aerospace, Defence and Security, and Digital Identity and Security. The Group […]

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The new norms after 2022: crypto exchanges have set a high bar in transparency with 100% verifiable proof of reserves DEXs form an important part of a healthy ecosystem by supporting medium and long-term traders  Bybit has a calling as a CEX: delivering seamless integration into Web3 for everyday users DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, 28 February […]

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WASHINGTON DC, United States of America, 28 February 2022, /African Media Agency/- On April 12, 2023, Regulators, Policy Makers, Financial and Technology Industry Executives, Fintech Founders, leading innovators, investors, and Government representatives from around the world will gather in Washington DC, USA, for the 9th edition of the Africa Fintech Summit (AFTS). The summit will take place on 12 April 2023 at Walter […]

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PARIS, France, 27 February 2023 -/African Media Agency (AMA)/- Viva Technology and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) are delighted to announce the launch of the second edition of the AfricaTech Awards.  This initiative aims to recognize and support Africa-focused companies with innovative tech solutions addressing key development challenges linked to climate change, health care, and financial inclusion. […]

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JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, 27 February 2023 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/- Innovative equity crowdfunding platform GoGetta has listed its first two businesses outside of South Africa.  Scorefam is a sports gaming business which makes it easy for betting fans to deposit and withdraw earnings via its crypto-enabled app. Quiver is a crypto-based savings and loans provider which caters for Africans in the […]

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Plans underway to set up a local recycling system and amplify the recycling landscape in South Africa’s label industry JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, 24 February 2023 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/- Avery Dennison Corporation (NYSE:AVY), a leader in global materials science and manufacturing, aims to expand AD Circular, its glassine liner recycling program which seeks to divert waste from landfill […]

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The close integration of 6G and AI technologies represent a key direction in the future of 6G development, transforming the role of communications networks from “connection” to “convergence”. OPPO’s proposed “versatile 6G system with minimized kernel” aims to help build the future mobile world. OPPO is undertaking preliminary 6G research to explore the future of […]

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by Cathy Smith, Managing Director at SAP Africa LAGOS, Nigeria, 24 February 2023 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/- The last few years have revealed the futility of making predictions about what lies ahead. In our uncertain times, the only guarantee is that the world will keep changing, with change coming at an ever-accelerating rate. Faced with a sharp downturn […]

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By Imane Charioui, Director of Francophone Africa, WorldRemit  AOUNDE, Cameroon, 22 February, 2023,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- The rapid growth of mobile money technology has disrupted the financial sector in Sub-Saharan Africa, fuelling social-economic transformation in many countries and the growth has provided considerable benefits to citizens looking to access reliable financial services.  In fact, Africa accounts […]

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JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, 17 February 2022/ African Media Agency (AMA)/- One of the least known information about the BRICS countries is that the chairmanship of the group is rotated annually amongst its members in accordance with the acronym of B-R-I-C-S. Last year, Indian prime minister Narendra Modi chaired the bloc. This year, President Xi Jinping of China […]

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LAGOS, Nigeria, 15 February 2023 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/- West African businesses are adopting cloud technologies at an unprecedented rate to unlock a range of competitive capabilities through digital transformation.  According to Titilayo Adewumi, Managing Director for West Africa at SAP, the past few years have seen a sharp increase in the adoption of cloud technologies among West […]

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A call for collaboration towards building vigorous communities PRETORIA, South Africa, 13 February 2023 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/- Be it social media, the news, or your community WhatsApp group, there has been no shortage of commentary about the apparent escalation of vaping among teenagers. In a market sector largely unregulated in South Africa, it is seemingly too easy […]

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