Announcement
Protection Against Twitter Bots
NortonLifeLock Research Group, the R&D division of antivirus vendor NortonLifeLock, has released a browser extension called BotSight that is designed to detect Twitter Bots in real time. BotSight is intended to highlight the prevalence of bots and disinformation…
Read MoreFraud Monitoring for Fintechs
Nigerian data science startup Voyance has launched Sigma, a fraud monitoring platform for fintech companies that aggregates data in order to block fraudsters. Sigma helps fintech companies to block known fraudsters from…
Read MoreeLearning stimulated by the Pandemic
The World Economic Forum says there has been a significant surge in e-learning since the pandemic started, and it expects the overall market for online education to reach $350 billion by…
Read MoreFrancophone Africa Ditches the CFAV franc
The much-awaited law ratifying the end of the CFA franc has been adopted by the French Council of Ministers. The text validates the transition of the CFA franc – used…
Read MoreThe “New Normal” – Working from Home
A new wave of disruption more forceful and more pervasive than what we have seen previously is likely to unfold in the next decade. While the roots of this disruption—technological, economic, geopolitical, demographic…
Read MoreThe Economy Post-COVID-19 Era
The volume of world merchandise trade may fall drastically in the first half of 2020 as the pandemic disrupts the global economy, according to the WTO Goods Trade Barometer released on 20 May. The…
Read MoreFacebook’s New Ecommerce Initiative
Facebook Shops has been launched in the USA as a way for businesses to list their products on Facebook and Instagram. FB points out that since the COVID-19 pandemic started…
Read MoreSouth Africa Opens Lockdown for Ecommerce
The EFSA has engaged government since the start of the lockdown and had produced a number of letters and papers for government pointing out the public health benefits of home…
Read MoreWhat Ecommerce Forum South Africa is doing during the COVID emergency?
The Ecommerce Forum South Africa has been working tirelessly for the common good of all those involved in ecommerce since the Lockdown started. Read more…
Read MoreCOVID-19 Safety requirements for ecommerce
E-shops of whatever size should follow government’s COVID-19 safety requirements for ecommerce. To understand what these requirements are, click here…
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