NEWS

COVID has seen consumers ditch cash and in-person shopping in favour of online spending, according to Standard Chartered’s latest global survey. Almost 75% of survey respondents in Kenya (64% globally) agree that COVID…

Kenyan startup Transcode has developed fraud management software for banks and telecoms, and is seeking funding to scale it across the continent. Formed in 2018, Transcode released its core software (iGuard)…

The Insaka Academy Flagship Course Check out Insaka Academy’s flagship course YOUR ONLINE STORE  to improve your ecommerce!   UNCTAD’s Annual Report on Global B2C Ecommerce Switzerland replaced the Netherlands at the top…

Algerian mobility startup ‘temtem’ has diversified its offering with the launch of a “super app” that allows users to access a range of services in one place. Launched in 2018, temtem made…

As this Newsletter has reported previously, the EU Central Bank pushed for the “Strong Customer Authentication” (SCA) system for online payments. Our European colleagues at Ecommerce Europe expressed their concern…