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- 5 Sept 2025
Bank of Ghana Suspends Remittance Licenses of Flutterwave, Cellulant, Tap Tap Send, Others
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has suspended the remittance partnerships of several fintech companies including Flutterwave, Tap Tap Send, and others for a period of one month starting September 18, 2025.…
- 28 Jul 2023
WhatsApp Introduces Instant Video Messages
Voice messages on WhatsApp changed the way people communicate by providing a quick and secure way to share your voice. We’re excited to build on this feature with new instant video messages. Now you…
- 24 Jul 2017
WhatsApp Expands File-Sharing Options
The latest update to WhatsApp, the Facebook-owned messaging app, will allow users to share any file type. In version 2.17.40 of WhatsApp, files can be sent uncompressed. However, there will be a…
- 6 Sept 2022
WhatsApp Shares Etiquette Guide on Becoming a Voice Message Pro
Easy to send and fun to listen to, voice messages have become a go-to for many when sharing funny anecdotes or heartfelt messages with friends and family. With 7 billion voice messages sent on…
- 26 Feb 2014
NCC Seizes Broadcast tools Worth N100m in Onitsha
The Nigeria Copyright Commission said it confiscated equipment worth over N100 million from pirates illegally tapping broadband broadcast signals of right-owners in Onitsha area. Emeka Ogbonna, Zonal…
- 17 Jan 2018
Firm Unveils App to Raise Distress Call over Domestic Violence
A Nigerian Technology Solutions company, Dream Mesh Limited, has created a mobile application that helps users call for help when in danger, life threatening or emergency situation. The application…
- 20 May 2020
Carbon Launches its New Social Banking Service
digital financial services company, Carbon in an effort to improve the experience of its customers, has launched Carbon Express - A keyboard extension that allows customers to access Carbon services…
- 21 Jun 2018
Fidelity Bank Unwraps Flashkey, Keyboards Payment Solution
Fidelity Bank Plc, has launched an innovative solution designed primarily to allow customers send money and pay bills using their phone keyboards without recourse to the online banking platform…
- 24 Sept 2021
Clubhouse Introduces Wave Feature & Announces New Head of Entertainment Partnerships
Clubhouse has introduced Wave - a new feature that aims to increase small, private chats - and deeper engagements. Wave, is an invite mechanism meant to make it easier to start small closed chats on…
- 18 Mar 2017
EmailMoney: Google Launches Payment Feature to Gmail Android App
Google, global tech-giant, has launched a peer-to-peer payment feature to its Gmail Android app users. The feature allows to send and request money from anyone. The payment feature, which has already…
- 23 Mar 2017
NowNow Says ‘Ditch Traditional Leather Wallet’ as Mobile App Goes Live
NowNow, has launched an innovative consumer mobile wallet (M-Wallet) to boost financial inclusion in the country. NowNow, a mobile wallet offering from Contec Global InfoTech Limited is a PCI DSS…
- 19 Feb 2020
NCC, NIPOST Ink MoU on eServices
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and the Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) have agreed to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on an e-fulfillment centre for e-services, e-commerce,…
- 10 Mar 2025
Telegram Introduces New Features to Address Unsolicited Messages
Telegram has rolled out a new feature aimed at enhancing user safety by flagging messages from unknown contacts. When users receive messages from individuals outside their contact list for the first…
- 14 Oct 2021
Clickatell to Unveil Chat Commerce Platform with New Payment Capabilities
Clickatell, a leader in mobile communications and chat commerce, announced it will unveil new payment capabilities via its Chat Commerce Platform at Money 20/20 Las Vegas, Oct. 24-27. Clickatell…
- 17 May 2021
Twitter Tests Voice Messaging Feature in Nigeria
Twitter is where you go to talk about what’s happening. Twitter says they are constantly listening to what people who use Twitter want and testing new features to make it even easier for them to have…
- 6 Feb 2012
Poor Business Strategy Causing CDMA Failures – Dadson
Alex Dadson, is an interesting person who cuts both a picture of an entertainer and a blue chip chief executive. He is the managing director of Qualcomm West Africa. In his role, he works with…
- 9 Nov 2018
Christmas Came Early with the Rapidtransfer App
As Christmas approaches, many of us are already planning our expenses for the holiday period, because we all know that December is a very expensive month and January is a very loooong month. …
- 21 Dec 2023
How You Can Manage Your DStv Account Via WhatsApp Self-Service
Convenience is key in the digital age, and DStv has once again embraced this trend by introducing a user-friendly option for managing your account, fixing errors, and accessing additional services –…
- 29 Jun 2015
PRIVACY: Tips on Using Twitter #DirectMessages
What do you do if you want to send someone a private message or Tweet that does not get seen by the rest of the world? What if you want this to be between you and that one other person? These can be…
- 27 Jan 2026
PayPal Goes Live in Nigeria through Paga
Paga, Nigeria's pioneering fintech company, and global payments leader PayPal have launched live account linking for Nigerian users, unlocking seamless cross-border payments and local Naira access…
- 13 Jul 2016
FXTM Analysis: Equities Rally On Stimulus Hopes, Yen Slumps
The combination of upbeat U.S. data and more stimulus hopes contributed to the risk-on trade environment, sending Asian equities higher on Tuesday after the S&P 500 set a new record high on…
- 5 Jan 2024
Banks, Fintechs Set to Launch cNGN Stablecoin
A consortium of Nigerian financial institutions, fintechs, and blockchain experts, the Africa Stablecoin Consortium (ASC) is set to launch a compliant Nigeria Naira (cNGN) stablecoin on February 27,…
- 26 May 2026
Kaspersky Reveals NFC Relay Attacks on Smartphones Surged by 188% in 2026
According to Kaspersky telemetry, the number of NFC-based attacks on Android smartphones aimed at stealing victims’ funds have surged by 188% in the first four months of 2026, compared with the same…
- 20 May 2008
ICT Challenges in Postal and Courier Sector
Even with the explosion in information and communications technology, the postal and courier sector has remained undaunted to the argument and submission that the development will erode a larger…
- 16 Feb 2022
Twitter Adds Flutterwave, Paga as Available Payment Providers to Tips in Nigeria
Whether you want to tip small business owners, emerging artists you admire, or your favorite creators whose Tweets you find entertaining — whoever you want to support, Tips is here to help you do it.…
- 29 Jun 2009
Advertisers Chase Consumers with SMS
Nigerian companies have taken the battle for the soul of the customer to a new height, and are now employing bulk short message services (SMS) to reach out to their prospective customers at cost…
- 6 Apr 2016
Twitter Adds Button to Share Tweets in Direct Messages
Twitter yesterday added a button that lets people easily share ‘tweets’ in direct messages. The move came as an acknowledgement of the appeal of one-to-one connections to users of the popular…
- 14 Jun 2017
WorldRemit Launches with Android Pay to Offer Mobile-To-Mobile Transfers
WorldRemit, the leading digital money transfer service has added Android Pay to its service, offering a new way for WorldRemit’s Android Pay users to send money internationally and reach millions…
- 11 Apr 2013
Nigerians Spend N2 Trillion on Calls, SMSes
Nigerians are said to have spent some N2.14 trillion on phone calls and sending short message service (SMS) between January, 2011 and December, 2012, according to a report released by FBN Capital…
- 6 Oct 2015
Twitter "Moments" Presents Best Tweets on the Go
Every day, people share hundreds of millions of Tweets. Even today, as you open Twitter you’ll see something new: Moments, the best of what’s happening on Twitter in an instant. Among them are things…