Category: TECHNOLOGY
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WhatsApp, Facebook and Instagram hit by worldwide outage
Social media services Facebook, Whatsapp and Instagram have been hit by a worldwide outage. The three social media services, all owned by Facebook, run on a shared back end infrastructure and for hours on Monday could not be accessed over the web or smartphone apps. The situation has since left users of the platform across…
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Unregistered SIM cards after 6-month deadline will be deactivated – Ursula
Days into the SIM card registration exercise, the Minister of Communications and Digitalisation, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful has reiterated that all persons and businesses that fail to register their SIM cards by the end of the 31st March 2022 deadline, will have themselves to blame. According to her, unregistered SIM cards used by individuals and businesses after…
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E-cedi will quicken drive towards a cash-lite economy – Zeepay MD
The Managing Director of Zeepay, Andrews Takyi-Appiah has lauded government’s efforts at introducing the Central Bank’s Digital Currency also known as the E-cedi into the economy. According to him, the move will quicken government’s drive towards a cash-lite economy and aid to further boost the country’s capital market. In an interview with Citi Business News on…
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Zeepay records 146% CAGR in 2020
Despite the negative effects of COVID-19 on businesses globally, Fintech Company, Zeepay, has recorded a 146% rise in compound annual growth rate (CAGR) in 2020. This comes amid predictions of a decline in remittance inflows to Africa. Zeepay further increased its sales volume to US$400million for the period,. Speaking on the sidelines of the company’s…
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Stakeholders charged to embrace digitization to stay relevant within AfCFTA
In a world where technology seems to be pervading every facet of life, businesses that refuse to incorporate digitalization in their business models will create a gap with dire consequences for their survivability with the AFCFTA. This is according to the Minister for Communications and Digitalization, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful. In a speech read on her behalf…
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MTN Ghana to pilot 5G network in 2023
The Chief Executive Officer of MTN Ghana, Selorm Adadevoh has announced a partnership with 6 other multinationals to build a comprehensive subsea data cable to serve the African continent and the Middle East region. The move according to the telecom giant is due to its astronomical growth in demand for internet and data services influenced…
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Bus-booking app Plentywaka acquires Stabus; expands operations to Ghana
Africa’s public transportation sector is gradually evolving with the emergence of new technology-driven modes of transportation. To speed up the pace of this evolution, bus-hailing platform, Plentywaka, which provides hassle-free shared rides on-demand, has announced its merger with Stabus, one of Ghana’s leading mobility startups. The move by the Toronto-based platform to take over Stabus…
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MainOne expands West African Digital footprint with Launch of MDXi Data Center, Appolonia City Accra
The leading provider of wholesale and enterprise connectivity solutions and superior colocation services expanded its digital footprint with the formal launch of its subsidiary, MDXi Data Center in Appolonia City, Accra, Ghana. The event which took place at the premises of the Data Center facility on the morning of Thursday, June 24, 2021, saw MainOne…
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Implement necessary measures for auditing systems – Internal IT auditors advised
Internal auditors have been advised to adopt and implement the necessary measures to audit IT systems as part of their organisation’s cybersecurity measures. This was said by the Head of National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), Dr. Albert Antwi-Boasiako, in a presentation at the Ghana 2021 Annual National Internal Audit & Governance Conference on June 9,…
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Hubtel launches myGhQR.com for instant bank-to-bank transfers
Ghana’s direct bank-to-any-account contactless payment service myGhQR.com has been officially launched today, Monday, June 14, by leading payments service provider, Hubtel, in collaboration with Ghana Interbank Payments and Settlement Systems (GhIPPS). myGhQR.com is Ghana’s first-ever self-service portal to enable direct bank-to-bank transfers. The service eliminates the need of paying in cheques or using POS card…