A new video conferencing application, Gumzo (“chatting” in Swahili), was created in 8 weeks by Usiku Games, a Nairobi company that has previously focused on making video games for the African market. Gumzo is free to join and…

The Italian clothing brand OTB (owner of Diesel) has launched Hyperoom, a 360-degree digital sales platform and exhibition space designed to create “immersive and emotional engagements” with fashion buyers and vendors browsing collections online. The…

Microsoft has announced the closure of its retail chain across the globe, and will focus on its ecommerce business and provide virtual technical support to customers. It will continue to invest in its digital storefronts on…

Developing countries are experiencing a growing number of maiden satellite launches and inaugural space initiatives. An example of a regional initiative is the Africa Regional Data Cube, which aims to bring open-data cubes to…

There has been some interest in this court case, with the question – will this affect the credit cards’ activities outside the UK? EFSA feels this is probably a UK-only…

In another blow for Facebook, Brazil, which is the second-largest WhatsApp market worldwide, has suspended the WhatsApp mobile payments service a week after its rollout. Brazil’s central bank said it…

The advertising boycott of Facebook by a number of the biggest advertisers has been in all the news recently. The question we have, of course, is will this de-rail FB’s…

The World Bank has come out with a new  report “Trade and COVID-19 Guidance Note – Recommendations to leverage e-Commerce during the COVID-19 crisis“ (Discover the full report here,) which highlights…

There are conflicting reports on the economic effects of the pandemic on Africa. While the SA Finance Minister has reported that SA’s economy will shrink by 7.4%, other African economies…

Following the opening up of ecommerce in SA, some of the payment gateways are reporting significant increases in online activities. Payflex reports a 500% increase in grocery sales on its…