Author: ITPulse

By Darijan Boskovic Africa holds huge economic potential – in almost every area – and the continent’s youthful population structure represents tremendous opportunity within the modern digital era. But this calls for the continent to prioritise digitally-enabled socioeconomic growth. There are plenty of opportunities for digital-native brands in Africa, which by their nature, are positioned to sidestep many of the continent’s historical challenges, including infrastructure deficit, low levels of financial inclusion and a lack of access to information. Digital natives are typically more cost-efficient. They have agility and flexibility, require minimal infrastructure, can be borderless and operate free of time…

Infobip, a global cloud communications platform is presently leveraging the Oracle Cloud Marketplace to orchestrate powerful consumer interactions through the integration of Oracle Advertising and Customer Experience and Oracle Digital Assistant. With this integration, which enables businesses to deliver personalised, omnichannel messaging and nurture customer relationships across WhatsApp, Viber and SMS, Infobip has so far managed over 2 billion interactions via Infobip Viber Messaging for Oracle Eloqua, Infobip SMS Messaging for Oracle Eloqua, Infobip WhatsApp Messaging for Oracle Eloqua and Infobip Viber Messaging for Oracle Responsys. Others are Infobip SMS messaging for Oracle Responsys and Infobip WhatsApp Messaging for Oracle…

The Cyber Security Experts Association of Nigeria (CSEAN) has called on the Nigerian government to develop what it called an end-to-end cyber capability that can manage the full spectrum of threat intelligence, security, incident response and mission assurance. This call by the umbrella body of all cyber security professionals in Nigeria is coming on the heel of the rising national security threats occasioned by extremist movements, banditry and trans-national groups using terrorism as a weapon of mass destruction. “Nigeria faces traditional and emerging new threats to its national security, which are real, significant and probably enduring. So, as a country,…

Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday at the Banquet Hall, State House, Asokoro, Abuja conferred on the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) the prestigious “National Productivity Order of Merit (NPOM) Award”. Presenting the award to NITDA, the President said the award is in recognition of the Agency’s high productivity, hard work and excellence in service delivery. NITDA’s recommendation and subsequent nomination came after a rigorous selection process, where the Agency recorded impressive and commendable achievements in facilitating the development of Nigeria into a sustainable digital economy. “NITDA adheres strictly to information security and safety. The Agency’s proactive action in…

The 2022 IT Professionals’ Assembly, being organized by the Computer Professionals (Registration Council of Nigeria), (CPN) will among other issues focus on and how Information Technology (IT) could be leveraged for improved national security and economic stability. The President/Chairman of the Council of CPN, Mr. Kole Jagun announced this today during a virtual press conference. According to him, the 2022 IT Assembly will come up with findings and recommendations that will be geared towards deploying advanced technologies through effective partnerships that promote economic, technological and national security competitiveness. “This year’s IT Professionals’ Assembly with the theme, “Leveraging IT for National…

The global spending on applications reached $32.5 billion even as downloads totaled 36.9 billion in the first quarter of 2022, tradingplatforms analysis has revealed. This figure represents a 0.6% gain from the $32.3B that the sector raised in Q1 2021. It is also revealed that Apple’s marketplace had the lion’s share of the revenues, more than doubling Google Play’s. The App Store grew its revenues to 21.8B, a 5.8% uptick based on year-on-year (YOY) terms. Meanwhile, Google Play recorded over $10.7 billion in consumer spending, which is a decline of about 8.5% from the $11.7B it raised in 2021. According…

The duo of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) have set up a 17-member committee, comprising senior and management staff of the two agencies for the implementation of inter-agency strategies for enhancing national revenues in the telecommunications sector. The Joint Committee, which was inaugurated by the NCC’s Executive Commissioner, Stakeholder Management, Adeleke Adewolu two days ago, is also part of efforts to further collaboration between the two federal agencies. The inauguration of the committee, comprising six officials of NCC and eleven officials of FIRS, was carried out with senior officials of NCC and those…

MARA, a Pan-African crypto exchange, launched today and announced $23 million in funding from Coinbase Ventures, Alameda Research (FTX), Distributed Global, TQ Ventures, DIGITAL, Nexo, Huobi Ventures, Day One Ventures, Infinite Capital, DAO Jones (investment DAO backed by Mike Shinoda, Steve Aoki and Disclosure), and nearly 100 other crypto investors, and angels including Amit Bhatia and Hamad Alhoimaizi. In addition, MARA has also announced a partnership with the Central African Republic, which just passed a bill legalizing Bitcoin as legal tender. As part of this partnership, MARA will become the official crypto partner of the Central African Republic and an…

There are strong indications that Zinox will possibly acquire Jumia, one of Nigeria’s eCommerce platforms, going by the way the Chairman of the Zinox Group, Leo Stan Ekeh is ramping up shares in Jumia indirectly. Feelers around the Zinox Chairman, indicate that Leon Stan, an e-Commerce enthusiast is keen on consolidating the Jumia brand with a presence in 15 African countries under Konga to actualize his great but very silent ambition to alter the destiny of Africans. Efforts to reach Ekeh, who is believed to be on a foreign trip, proved abortive. However, when contacted, Gideon Ayogu, Head of Corporate…

Mobile Operators globally will in 2022 generate $27 Billion, representing a 5percent growth from the termination of SMS messages related to multi-factor authentication, Juniper Research Study has revealed. This growth is an increase from $25 billion in 2021 and will be driven by increased pressure on digital service providers to offer secure authentication that reduces the risk of data breaches and protects user identity. Multi-factor authentication combines multiple credentials to verify a user or transaction. This includes sending an SMS that contains a one-time password or code to a user’s unique phone number. The new research, Mobile Authentication: Future Strategies…