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Uganda’s National Social Security Fund in partnership with Visa and Centenary Bank recently unveiled a 3-in-1 social security smart card dubbed the NSSF Smart Card that embeds NSSF functionality, banking capability, and loyalty program. But how exactly does the NSSF Smart Card works? And do... Read More

Xiaomi has enjoyed quite a lot of success this year passing new milestones along the way. Earlier this year, the Chinese smartphone maker surpassed Apple in smartphone sales to become the second-largest smartphone manufacturer in the world behind Samsung for the second quarter of the... Read More

Xiaomi has enjoyed a lot of success in the smartphone market over the years and even recently toppled Apple to be the second-largest smartphone vendor. This makes for a great time to release its first tablet since 2018 when the Mi Pad 4 was launched.... Read More

Applying for a Tax Identification Number(TIN) has always been a pain in the ass for many Ugandans as URA(Uganda Revenue Authority) would require you to download a Microsoft Excel, hustle to fill in all mandatory cells, and re-upload it back to the website for the... Read More

Africa's fintech startup, Chipper Cash has confirmed that it has raised $100m in Series C funding. A round led by SVB Capital, the investment arm of U.S. high-tech commercial bank Silicon Valley Bank led this Series C round. Other participants in this round include some... Read More

Nigeria-based, Chinese-backed fintech platform, OPay, is in talks to raise up to $400 million in Series C funding, this is according to TechCrunch. OPay's journey started in Nigeria in 2018 when it launched its mobile money platform in Lagos. And while OPay tried to branch... Read More

The itel online launch Nigeria is an online event by itel where it introduces new devices to the Nigerian market. This year's edition held today with the brand unveiling the next iteration of smartphones in the 'P Series', new sets of itel earbuds, a new... Read More

When social media and the digital economy were morphing into a force to reckon with and shaping the media industry, in our backyard, a group of 3 friends started out Addmaya--a film, design, and digital production agency that elevates ambitious brands through stunning visuals and... Read More

While the COVID-19 pandemic hit a lot of businesses hard (forcing a couple to shut down), a few others saw significant growth. Flutterwave, for instance, reported that the COVID-19 pandemic pushed the shift towards digital mode payments in Nigeria. This led to a surge in... Read More