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SeerBit Leads the Charge @DevFest Lagos 2024 with Cutting-Edge Solutions
SeerBit, Africa’s most trusted payment solutions provider, has reaffirmed its pivotal role in shaping the future of the technology industry by impacting one billion lives at DevFest Lagos 2024 hosted on 15th and 16th November 2024 at Landmark Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos.
An annual conference organised by the Google Developer Groups Lagos (GDG Lagos), the highly interactive two-day event brought together developers, tech leaders, enthusiasts and innovators from all over Africa and beyond.
Through various workshops, focal sessions, and product showcases, attendees explored the latest advancements and conversations shaping the tech landscape.
As Gold Sponsor of the event, SeerBit reaffirmed its dedication to advancing Africa’s developer ecosystem through the brand’s strategic thought leadership, innovative solutions and Pan African capacity-building initiatives.
On respective days of the event, Olaolu Akintoye, Engineering Manager and Babajide Shoyebo, Senior Product Manager, both from SeerBit, took centre stage as they shared relevant knowledge on key topics shaping the evolving role of technology in driving business and economic growth.
Akintoye, who spoke on the topic – Building Resilient Systems: Flexibility and Adaptability – took attendees through a revealing session into resilience and chaos engineering, as well as the importance of building systems that can adapt and remain stable in the face of disruptive events and actions.
On his part, Shoyebo contributed invaluable nuggets as a panellist in a session that focused on the essence of balancing innovation, agility and compliance in building sustainable businesses. Drawing relevant instances from SeerBit’s operational standards, Shoyebo demonstrated the need to ensure a healthy mix to future-proof businesses.
Equally important, both resource persons shared insights into how SeerBit is utilising cutting-edge technology to simplify payments, while seamlessly addressing payment fragmentation and availability gaps for businesses and their customers across Africa.
“For SeerBit, sponsorship is more than financial support. It’s about accelerating progress in the tech space,’’ disclosed Omoniyi Kolade, Founder and CEO of SeerBit. ‘‘Technology has demonstrated its incredible power to transform lives and developers are the visionaries driving that transformation.
DevFest Lagos 2024 provided the perfect platform for us to engage, inspire and empower developers with the tools and support they need to drive this change. Our goal of impacting one billion lives reflects our long-term commitment to contributing significantly to growth and development within and beyond the tech industry,” he added.
One of the highlights of SeerBit’s participation was the exposure of a memorable brand video which reflected the brand’s visionary ideal in helping businesses of all sizes scale at the speed of commerce and technology.
Also catching the attention was the company’s booth which remained a major attraction point for thousands of attendees, sparking meaningful discussions about integrating SeerBit’s tools into their projects and fostering further growth and impact through the SeerBit community. Crucially, the SeerBit community – SeerBit Developer Community – presents a unique opportunity for attendees to benefit from networking, career growth and hiring opportunities.
The excitement among developers was palpable, with many expressing keen interest in leveraging SeerBit’s products. Afolake Ojo Makinde, a software engineer based in Abuja, attended DevFest Lagos for the first time.
She shared her enthusiasm. “The SeerBit team was incredibly approachable and insightful. Their payment tools are intuitive and I can’t wait to integrate their APIs into my app. It’s inspiring to see a company so invested in helping developers succeed.”
Also lauding SeerBit’s role in the success of the event, was Femi Taiwo, Co-Organiser of DevFest Lagos 2024.
“DevFest Lagos 2024 was an extraordinary celebration of innovation, collaboration and community. With over 3,400 attendees across two action-packed days, we brought developers together to learn, share and grow through technical talks and workshops, led by solid people from within and outside the continent.
“This also created networking opportunities for the community. We’re grateful for the invaluable support of our partners like SeerBit who played a key role in making this event a success and empowering the tech ecosystem in this region and beyond.”
SeerBit’s partnership with the GDG Lagos, organisers of DevFest Lagos 2024, spans several years, aligning with the brand’s mission to positively impact one billion lives through accessible, inclusive and economically empowering digital payment solutions.
The partnership has seen SeerBit supporting various developer-led events hosted by GDG across the country such as Ilorin, Lagos, and Jos, as the brand continues to lead in empowering developers with the tools and resources that they need to create innovative solutions to equip businesses for economic growth.
As part of this project, SeerBit announced further plans to launch several developer-focused initiatives in 2025, including hackathons to challenge and inspire the creation of groundbreaking solutions, capacity-building programmes to train developers, product managers and other tech enthusiasts, as well as seed funding opportunities for standout developer-led projects.
SeerBit is a Pan-African payment solutions provider that makes it easier for businesses and financial service providers to make and accept payments from their customers across Africa. Users have the advantage of enjoying flexible features to fit any business with a single integration.
SeerBit is building a unified payment ecosystem that removes the complexity and fragmentation of the digital payment process in Africa, enabling businesses to seamlessly accept multiple payment methods and streamline online and offline transactions.
French antitrust regulators have fined Apple 150 million euros ($162 million) over its App Tracking Transparency (ATT) feature, which is facing scrutiny in multiple European countries.
The French Competition Authority ruled that Apple’s implementation of ATT was “neither necessary nor proportionate to the company’s stated goal to protect user data” and unfairly penalized third-party publishers.
Alongside the financial penalty, Apple has been ordered to publish the decision on its website for seven days. The ruling comes amid ongoing investigations in Germany, Italy, Romania, and Poland into ATT, which Apple introduced in 2021 as a privacy safeguard.
ATT requires apps to obtain explicit user consent via a pop-up before tracking activity across other apps and websites. If users decline, the app loses access to their advertising identifier, limiting targeted advertising. Critics argue that the system disproportionately benefits Apple by restricting competitors while promoting its own advertising services.
The French watchdog found that ATT forces users to navigate excessive consent windows for third-party apps on iPhones and iPads, making the process unnecessarily complicated.
Additionally, Apple’s system requires users to opt out of ad tracking twice rather than once, which the authority said undermines the feature’s neutrality and causes economic harm to app publishers and ad service providers.
The ruling emphasized that smaller publishers, which rely heavily on third-party data collection for revenue, are particularly affected.
The French regulator initially declined to impose emergency measures in 2021 after complaints from the advertising industry, but continued its investigation, ultimately leading to Monday’s decision.
Pan-African technology company Cassava Technologies, in a strategic collaboration with Microsoft, has launched a community engagement initiative focused on South Africa.
Through this initiative, the two organisations will establish training hubs for youth in the local communities that will help spur employment opportunities in the renewable energy industry.
By prioritising renewable energy skills development, energy efficiency, and community microgrids, the initiative will empower the next generation to lead in the transition to clean energy. Activities will be focused in Johannesburg and Cape Town, where Cassava and Microsoft operate.
The project’s training hubs will play a vital role in equipping Africa’s women and youth with the skills they need to thrive in the renewable energy industry and ensure that the benefits of the energy transition are realised by all.
Cassava Technologies, through its renewable energy company and co-location companies, will be a key player in this collaboration. Their local renewable energy expertise will ensure that the initiative delivers tangible benefits linked to clean energy jobs and projects to the communities that are involved.
Through this initiative, Cassava and Microsoft are supporting community engagement and sustainable development in the region and across the continent, which lays the groundwork for expansion into other African markets.
Finhai Munzara, Chief Corporate Development Officer of Cassava Technologies, said, “We are honoured to collaborate with Microsoft on this project, which ensures that we bring all Africans along as we transition to a digitally connected future using sustainable energy. By leveraging our technological expertise, on-the-ground experience, and Microsoft’s global reach, we are poised to make a lasting, positive impact on South African communities.”
“We are pleased to work with Cassava to support climate initiatives in South Africa that enhance local communities, ensuring that those all have the tools to thrive,” said Markus Swart, Director of Data Centre Operations in South Africa at Microsoft.
MTN South Africa, in partnership with Lynk Global, has successfully conducted Africa’s first satellite-to-mobile phone call touted as a groundbreaking development.
This historic trial, conducted in Vryburg, North West province, marks a major step toward bridging connectivity gaps in underserved and rural regions across the continent.
The test involved making a voice call using a standard smartphone connected via a low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellite.
This innovative approach eliminates the need for traditional network infrastructure, providing a viable solution for remote areas with limited or no mobile coverage.
According to Charles Molapisi, CEO of MTN South Africa, this initiative aligns with the company’s broader strategy to extend network coverage to hard-to-reach areas.
“This achievement demonstrates our commitment to leveraging cutting-edge technology to ensure connectivity for all, regardless of location,” Molapisi stated.
The trial also assessed SMS capabilities over the LEO satellite connection, proving the technology’s potential for widespread application.
With successful implementation, satellite-to-mobile communication could revolutionise telecommunications in Africa, enabling digital inclusion and economic opportunities in regions previously disconnected from mainstream networks.
This milestone underscores the growing role of satellite technology in Africa’s telecommunications landscape.
By integrating satellite solutions with existing mobile networks, MTN and Lynk Global aim to provide seamless connectivity that overcomes traditional infrastructure challenges.
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