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Shares In a recent development, Ghanaians will have to re-register their SIM cards with Ghana Card, the country’s smart national ID. Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia announced this at the fifth edition of the CEO Summit, a two-day event held in Accra on Monday, May 17 and Tuesday, May 18, 2021. A tweet released by Ghana’s Ministry of Communications stated that the re-registration process commences in June and runs till December, after which all unregistered SIMs will be blocked. All SIM card...

Egyptian fintech, Telda’s $5m pre-seed raise Twitter and Twitch subscription plans Twitter is finally edging towards introducing a subscription plan. Apart from the latest discovery by reverse engineer, Jane Manchun Wong, the platform has been adding various new features and making strategic acquisitions since the beginning of the year. Typical? According to Wong, the subscription service would be called Twitter Blue, and subscribers would enjoy many of the new features. But that’s not all ...

Shares According to a May 15, 2021 tweet by reverse engineer, Jane Manchun Wong, Twitter Blue — a new subscription service that could cost users $2.99 monthly — might be coming to Twitter soon. The service will include paid features like Undo Tweets and Collections. Undo Tweet, just like the name implies, will help users undo a tweet. Collections, on the other hand, will allow users to save and organise tweets. Wong also mentioned that the social media platform could work on a tiered pricin...

Shares Social media giant, Facebook, has announced a new feature that will see users get a pop-up asking whether they have read an article that they intend to share. This feature, which takes effect today, was announced yesterday on Twitter.  Although the pop-up will prompt users to read the article, they can still share without reading it. Per The Verge, this feature will be rolled out to 6% of Android users worldwide.  This new feature borrows a leaf from Twitter which started testing a fe...

Shares Digital finance provider, Maviance, has raised $3 million to extend its services across Central Africa. The Cameroon-based company provides local, cross-border, and mobile payment solutions. Per recent reports, the $3 million investment was solely from MFS Africa, an African fintech company that connects mobile money systems to banks and other financial institutions.  According to its website, MFS Africa connects 200 million mobile money recipients, across major African networks.  Ap...

Shares On Thursday, April 15, 2021, the Federal Government of Nigeria resolved to lift the ban on the registration of new SIMs in Nigeria. This was to take effect on Monday, April 19, 2021. However, it seems that SIM registration has not begun in all states of the federation. A cursory Twitter search with keywords such as “new SIM registration in Nigeria” reveals a relatively unknown side of the story. Hello @Chris_brisy, apologies for the delayed response. Please note that new sim card pur...

Interesting fintech reports in 2021 SpaceX wants to bring its space Internet to Nigeria Big news: US-based space exploration company, SpaceX, is in talks with the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to secure the required licences to launch Starlink, its satellite Internet service, in Nigeria. Before you go on: Popular entrepreneur, Elon Musk, founded SpaceX in 2002, and it develops Starlink, a mega constellation on Satellites to bring commercial Internet services to people across the glob...

Shares Africa has been described as the best place for blockchain to thrive because of the lack of existing systems. In reference, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey said in a TechCrunch article, that Africa will define the future of blockchain-based currency, Bitcoin. Many sectors and industries lack proper development that can promote sustainable economic growth and improve the lives of Africans.  Last week, the Ethiopian Ministry of Education announced a partnership with Input Output (IOHK) — the c...

Shares West African-based startup, Gozem, which offers eCommerce, ride-hailing, logistics, food delivery, and fintech services, has launched in Gabon with a taxi-booking app. This is the first time Gozem will spread its operations outside West Africa. As it were, its focus is currently on Francophone African markets. Residents of Libreville — Gabon’s capital — can now access digital ride-hailing services on the Gozem app, as the service is not yet available outside the city. Gozem’s ope...