Kenya’s Safaricom launches M-Pesa Super App with Offline Mode, Mini-apps
Kenya’s leading telecoms company, Safaricom, has launched its long-awaited M-Pesa Super App, which comes with an offline mode and a mini-app functionality.
Kenya’s leading telecoms company, Safaricom, has launched its long-awaited M-Pesa Super App, which comes with an offline mode and a mini-app functionality.
To increase the internet penetration rate in Africa to 51% by 2025, The Smart Africa Alliance, a group of primarily 32 African countries, has teamed up with Japanese technology giant, SoftBank, on the use of non-terrestrial connectivity to spread internet access to underserved regions on the continent.
Microverse has developed an online coding academy with a collaborative learning system, curriculum designed for a diverse range of candidates, and deferred tuition until graduates land a job. The company projects the more than 1,000 full-time students will go through the program this year, including about 75% from Africa and Latin America. It just announced $12.5 million in venture capital funding.
It’s all surveys today, Dear Reader. Marigold reports that consumers are eager for personalized content, with 79% saying they’re likely to engage with a personalized email tailored to their interests. Sadly, 33% feel their needs are unmet by current brand messages. Discounts and coupons (95%) top the list of what they want in exchange for personal data, followed closely by loyalty rewards at 94%. Content is last at 61%.