Author: ITPulse

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…

Infopercept Consulting Pvt Ltd, a global cybersecurity solutions and services company, today announced the appointment of Jitendra Bulani as Chief Marketing Officer. Bulani brings 15 years of global marketing experience at cybersecurity companies. He will be responsible for driving awareness and demand for Infopercept’s offensive security, defensive security and security compliance solutions as well as services globally. Prior to joining Infopercept, Bulani was at Sophos for more than 14 years where he was responsible for public relations and communications in India and SAARC, Middle East and Africa. Bulani was also one of the pioneering members of the global marketing team…

 I’ll start on this by referring you to an earlier piece I had written on 17 April 2021 about  Kperogi when he attempted to hoodwink his readers and Professor Pantami that he was the latter’s friend but still went ahead to disparage him by spewing lies and supposed private matters on the Professor, the piece can be read here: https://swiftreporters.com/kperogi-the-fake-friend/. At that point, I had just switched from being his ardent fan to seeing him for who he really is, a propaganda merchant who thrives on the docility of Nigerians to cash out. Kperogi had to acknowledge that article as…

National Commissioner/CEO of the Nigeria Data Protection Bureau (NDPB), Dr. Vincent Olatunji, will be joining other regulators including the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), and other industry leaders to stake out the sector’s opportunities and challenges at the Top 50 Digital Economy Enablers 2023. Nigeria’s Top 50 Digital Economy Enablers 2023 holds February 14, 2023, at the prestigious Providence by (Mantis) in Ikeja GRA, Lagos as a gathering of regulators and operators as the industry recognises its champions and discusses its future in a changing global economy. Designed to examine the challenges that have emerged…

The duo of RiceAfrica and Wicrypt, two Nigerian technology startups have won the sum of $150,000 each from the just concluded LEAP’s Rocket Fuel Pitch Competition in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. While RiceAfrika Technologies is a tech-driven agric optimisation startup that deploys IoT-enabled harvester and its FARMEasy mobile app for smallholder farming communities in Africa, Wicrypt is an innovative Tech startup decentralising internet globally. Over 10,000 Startups submitted applications from different countries. After rigorous scrutiny, the applicants were down to 220, and only 90 startups were selected to pitch their business ideas in the semi-final. Eight Nigerian Startups participated in the…