Author: ITPulse

IT solutions company, Cedarview Communications Limited (CCL) has fortified its business relationship with the leading data centre, RackCentre, in its effort to raise the bar of service delivery to its growing clients and customers. Olawale Owoeye, Managing Director of CCL, who recently led his team on a courtesy visit to the data centre, said the move to strengthen the working relationship with RackCentre, aligned with Cedarview’s corporate plans for the year. While he described Cedarview as a rising force in the design, planning and implementation of innovative, technological solutions for the myriad of business and social challenges, he disclosed that…

A petty trader, Mrs. Bolade Inuwa, has narrated how she was spared huge embarrassments and inconveniencies in the wake of the recent policy pronouncement on the redesign of select denominations of the national currency – the Naira, specifically referencing how KongaPay, a mobile money wallet operated by Nigeria’s leading e-commerce giant, the Konga Group, came to her rescue. Nigerians from all walks of life have had to contend with severe difficulties in the wake of the announcement by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) which initially pegged January 31, 2023, as the deadline for the return of old series of…

The Head of Marketing at Galaxy Backbone Limited, Mr. Chidi Okpala, yesterday among other selected industry personalities received distinctive recognition as a digital economy enabler in Lagos. This recognition was given to him at the Top 50 Nigeria’s Digital Economy Enablers 2023, organized by ITEdgeNews in partnership with Techeconomy, ITPulse, TechTv and Tech & Biz. According to the organisers, Chidi has in his two decades foray in the Information and Communications Technology sector created a niche for himself and has in no small measure contributed to the growth of the digital economy being promoted by the federal government through the…

Medallion Data Centres Limited, a Digital Realty & Pembani Remgro company, was yesterday in Lagos recognized as a Top 50 Nigeria’s Digital Economy Enablers 2023 for the role the company is playing in the promotion of Nigeria’s digital economy. According to the organizer of the Top 50 Nigeria’s Digital Economy Enablers 2023, since the pursuit of the digital economy being championed by the federal government through the Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy, Medallion has effectively leveraged it data center infrastructure to promote the digital economy. “Medallion Data Centres is one of the companies that immediately keyed into the federal…

With the rapid growth of digital transformation in the continent, data centers play a pivotal role in ensuring that data is safely stored and made accessible for users Africa is rapidly emerging as a major player in the global data center market, with a number of countries investing heavily in the development of data centers. This growth is being driven by a number of factors, including the increasing demand for cloud-based services, the growth of the digital economy, and the increasing adoption of Internet of Things (IoT) technologies. The data center revolution in Africa has become a crucial step toward…

Launched at Ambiente 2023, in Frankfurt, Germany, TEXUB has expanded its product offerings with the addition of consumer electronics and communication (mobility) products, saying the brand’s new focus will be on 3C trade – computers, consumer electronics, and communication products. Fueled by a broad range of cutting-edge technology, from devices such as mobile phones and computers, to the infrastructure and connectivity that supports them, Europe is a high-impact region in regard to digital transformation, and one of the most promising markets for emerging technologies. As a result, third-party marketplaces, such as TEXUB, have a significant opportunity to contribute to the…

Modern customers expect fintechs to focus as much on the experience they provide as the products and services being offered By definition, a truly frictionless customer experience (CX) is unobtainable even though it is the end state every fintech company strives for. Along the way, the focus falls on providing enhanced experiences that stem from the points of friction identified across the customer journey. In doing so, businesses can improve on the products, processes, and services they deliver. According to Gartner, this requires fintechs to remove the elements that create unnecessary friction or make it unnecessarily difficult for customers to…

Following an investment deal of $1.2m investment over the last 12 months, shared mobility and transportation technology company, Treepz has announced the expansion of its operations to East Africa with the launch of Treepz kenya. The launch of Treepz Kenya is coming just over a year after launching in Uganda and Ghana. Meaning, this is the company’s 4th country where it operates in three years.  According to a statement by the company, the new expansion follows investments made in Treepz in the last couple of months led by GIIG Africa Fund along with MoAngels, Roselake VC, Unpopular VC, Goodwater Capital and…

Sophos has today revealed that scammers are using a fake gold trading marketplace in one operation and have already scammed $500,000 in cryptocurrency in another scammer are moving beyond dating apps and increasingly targeting global Twitter and text users. According to the global leader in innovating and delivering cybersecurity as a service, the two expansive, still operational, pig butchering or sha zhu pan rings (elaborate and lengthy financial fraud scams that can cost victims thousands of dollars) are operating from Asia. One of the rings, based in Hong Kong, involves a fake gold trading marketplace, while the other, based in…

Powerful forum in Marrakech, Morocco gathers government and private sector leaders to steer Africa’s transformation into a single digital market ONE Africa Digital Summit will spearhead a power-packed programme of mind-stretching conference content at the inaugural GITEX AFRICA 2023 in Morocco, unifying government and private sector leaders, policymakers, investors and academics, to steer Africa’s transformation into a single digital market. The one-day summit on 30 May 2023 is poised to be the world’s most influential and outcome-focused forum for dialogues, exchanges and collaborative intentions, accentuating the vast potential of the globe’s youngest continent and shaping the vision for a more…