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July 28, 2022

MEA will have 250 million 5G subscriptions by 2026

Mikko Lavanti, Head of Mobile Networks, Nokia MEA, said, “Globally, the pace of 5G network rollouts has surpassed 4G/LTE networks. Two years after the first LTE launch there were only 25 million subscriptions across 60 networks, while two years after the first 5G launch, 340 million subscriptions were registered across 155 networks. This trend in the region clearly indicates that there is a pressing need and expansion of 5G networks
by News Desk | 2 min read
July 5, 2022

Kaspersky discovers a new backdoor targeting governments and NGOs across META

Kaspersky researchers discovered a poorly detected SessionManager backdoor that was installed as a malicious module within Microsoft's Internet Information Services (IIS), a popular web server.
by News Desk | 3 min read
June 16, 2022

Mastercard empowers open banking startups

These five businesses will join a network of over 300 startups that have taken part in the award-winning Start Path startup engagement program. They will be able to collaborate with Mastercard's global ecosystem of banks, merchants, partners, and digital players to deliver and scale open banking solutions. Start Path alumni are now entering public markets, achieving unicorn status.
by News Desk | 2 min read
June 6, 2022

Future of B2B IT and Mobility Trade – Conversation with TEXUB’s CEO

When we initially started planning for TEXUB, we noticed that wherever we saw a B2B marketplace, they were either a general B2B marketplace, which means they sold anything and everything.
by News Desk | 4 min read
June 3, 2022

Spire, Spirion partner to address growing data privacy and security needs across MEA

The companies will address the needs of public and private sector organizations in the region, including the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Egypt, Jordan, Nigeria, and Kenya, in terms of enterprise data privacy, security.
by News Desk | 2 min read
May 24, 2022

BSV Global Blockchain Convention kicks off in Dubai

The BSV Global Blockchain Convention opened its doors for the first time in the UAE and will remain there until May 26th, 2022, at the Grand Hyatt, Dubai.
by News Desk | 4 min read
May 20, 2022

Mastercard, OPay partnership to boost cashless ecosystem

Since its inception in 2018, OPay's active users have risen to 15 million across the dozens of markets in which it operates. On average, the company processes millions of transactions per day. Users in Nigeria, where OPay has a significant market share, have saved billions of dollars in the last four years through credit-linked savings accounts from their mobile wallets.
by News Desk | 2 min read
March 23, 2022

Cybersecurity readiness is critical, say experts at Gisec

The 10th edition of GISEC Global, the largest and most influential cybersecurity exhibition and conference in the Middle East and Africa, has brought together industry leaders to uncover the latest in global cybersecurity trends and discuss ever-increasing digital challenges. Also speaking on the main stage was MK Palmore, the former Head of the FBI’s San Francisco Cybersecurity Investigative Branch.
by News Desk | 2 min read
February 4, 2022

African tech booms in 2021 with $5.2 billion raised in equity

Partech Africa has released its annual report on Venture Capital Funding for African Startups. Despite worldwide VC growth, Africa tech developed faster than any other region in 2021
by News Desk | 2 min read
January 27, 2022

Innovation and technology were the spotlights at the inaugural Future Health Summit

It has been an advocacy of the healthcare community to urge and usher in universal healthcare as a shared understanding that health care is a fundamental human right.What we have seen the most clearly in countries that are accountable for the percentage of financing that they put into health care and hold themselves accountable to that number have done best.
by News Desk | 2 min read