Microsoft, world’s leading IT solutions provider, and Access Bank Plc, one of Nigeria’s leading banks, have indicated their readiness to collaborate for the purposes of improving the security and banking experience for customers in Nigeria and the African continent. The partners, through a news report distributed by African Press Organisation (APO) Group on their behalf, […]
The Managing Director of Diamond Bank Plc, Mr. Uzoma Dozie, has described trust as key to acceptability of any electronic banking solution as payment option in the banking system. The banking expert made the remarks during a panel session at the 2018 Annual National Conference of the Finance Correspondents Association of Nigeria (FICAN), with the […]
Financial and technology experts have canvassed the need for banks and Financial Technology (FinTechs) entities in the country to explore areas of collaboration in their efforts to optimize their operations in the financial services sector and by implication, grow their businesses. The experts, who spoke at the 2018 Finance Correspondents Association of Nigeria (FICAN) Annual […]
The Director General of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), Aliyu Aziz Abubakar, has disclosed that about 36 million Nigerians had been captured and stored in the National Identity database currently. Abubakar announced that in 2017 alone, the Commission was able to register 14 million people, doubling the seven million captured in the identity database […]
A new research conducted by Kaspersky Lab has indicated that about 35 percent of Nigerian children were active in online activities, a figure that is higher than the rates in other African countries covered by the survey. The just published research findings from the company’s Parental Control modules stats were taken from Kaspersky Lab’s flagship […]
Orange Group and MainOne Cable Company have signed an agreement allowing for a major investment by Orange in MainOne, the West Africa submarine cable system. A news release circulated on the deal by African Press Organisation (APO) Group indicated that through the partnership Orange will acquire additional capacity, thereby reinforcing its position in the African […]
Apple Inc introduced its largest-ever iPhone and a watch that detects heart problems on Wednesday to the global market. The latest technological feat by the leading ICT manufacturing company is intended to get customers to upgrade to more expensive, yet value-adding devices in the face of stagnant global demand for smartphones. The relatively small changes […]
Clickatell, an authorized WhatsApp Business Solution provider, has announced its partnership with United Bank for Africa (UBA) to go live with the lender’s Chat Banking solution – Leo on WhatsApp. The initiative which is first of its kind in the nation’s banking system, enables customers to conduct their favorite banking activities in a secure and […]
MainOne, and data centre supplier, Minkels have announced the completion of the second phase of upgrade to West Africa’s largest Tier III+ Data centre company (MDXi). According to the investment partners, the upgrade further enhances the capacity of MainOne to deliver on its promise of quality services in furtherance of its plans to expand its […]
Nigeria and China have concluded plans to sign 328 million dollars agreement on the National Information and Communication Technology Infrastructure Backbone Phase 11 (NICTIB 11). The agreement is one of the highlights of the major investment issues President Muhammadu Buhari, would join his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, to finalise as he arrived Beinjing, China on […]