Tix.Africa’s funding round was led by HoaQ, with participation from a number of private equity investors, and will enable Tix Africa to build its technology to scale its events apps, expand Tix Africa’s development team, revamp its organizer mobile app, develop additional products, and launching Tix Pro – a paid version of Tix offered on a recurring subscription basis. The company also plans to scale operations to Kenya, Ghana, Uganda, and Egypt in the second half of 2021....

The seed round was co-led by 500 Global and Unicorn Growth Capital with participation from Expert Dojo, Predictive VC, SaaS growth Ventures, Betatron Hong kong, Accelerex Holding, Andrew Dell (former CEO of HSBC), Craig Fenton (Director, Strategy & Operations At Google), among others. Co-founded in 2018 by Simeon Ononobi (CEO), Suraj Supekar (CTO), Madonna Ononobi (COO) and Harshal Gandole (Senior VP, Engr.), ThankUCash offers cashbacks on purchases and deals from thousands of merchants which in turn helps merchants retain customer loyalty, increase revenue and grow....

In this interview, TechMoran spoke to Workstationng founder to learn more about the coworking space’s past, future and mission. Tell us about yourselves, your team, your educational and professional backgrounds. I was born and raised in Lagos. I relocated to Washington DC after high school to study Finance at the Howard University School of Business. I have a lot of experience across a diverse set of industries including advertising, energy and real estate....

EZFarming is among the 32 companies selected to receive the funding totaling $4 million in the USAID/Nigeria COVID-19 Food Security Challenge. The agritech company aims to empower smallholder farmers to scale their farm sizes and sustainably increase food production to boost the supply chain ecosystem. EZFarming has established a farm estate of over 1000 acres in Osun State and will be replicating this across each of the 35 states in the country....

“NilePay Mobile Service’s partnership with Zain South Sudan is part of the company’s long-term strategy to enable eCommerce and digitize financial services across the country,” said Darius Mobe, Director, NilePay Mobile Money Most people in South Sudan’s capital have been relying on unlicensed mobile operators to transfer money through platforms created by MTN Uganda and Kenya’s M-PESA. “We are excıted to have partnered with NilePay PLC to brıng the mobile wallet services to the South Sudan market, which makes it more convenient and secure for users to withdraw and deposit money to their accounts while participating in the digital economy....

In the Box Nokia 1 phone Earphones USB cable for charging and data transfer Charging brick Documentation Design Nokia 1 sells for less than KShs 10,000, it is an entry level device that primarily targets the most affordable section of the market. Despite this, HMD has presented it in a beautiful and durable body. The plastic build comes in dual colors (black body with grey elements) and smooth curved rear for ergonomic handling, the curves rests nicely on the contours of the hand for a firm grip....

In a move to foster peaceful elections in 2017, Dennis Itumbi urged Kenyans on Twitter to set an agenda that will make Kenyans desist from violence, “it’s time people turn their gadgets into handles of truth.” Itumbi said. To add on that, OLX country manager commented “elections are around the corner and influencers need to pass positive remarks on social media.” Below is a list of OLX Soma Awards winners 2016....

Three Chromebooks—the Lenovo Yogo c13, the HP Chromebook 14b, and the HP Chromebook Pro c645 Enterprise—passed the integration tests, as mentioned on the coolstarorg Reddit account. If this testing is successful, the list of compatible devices might expand. Even if the testing were successful, there are still requirements to follow if you also wish to benefit from this Dualboot. Your Chromebook must first have an SSD disk. eMMC can be read and written from Windows, but UEFI cannot currently boot from it, as coolstarorg notes....

The next smartphone branded OnePlus will enjoy a 90 Hz AMOLED panel. A 90 Hz AMOLED display for the OnePlus Nord 2 OnePlus will formalize its new OnePlus Nord 2 phone in a couple of days, which a MediaTek Dimensity 1200 AI processor will fuel. Today, the brand needed to formalize a few insights regarding its screen. Undoubtedly, employing Twitter, OnePlus has affirmed the presence of a 6.43-inch AMOLED contact panel for its OnePlus Nord 2....

What are open banking solutions? Open banking solutions are tools and software (digital) that allow simple and efficient data exchange between third-party providers (abbreviated as TPP), the client, and the bank. The TPP gets authorized access to the relevant financial information, held by the bank, from the client. This information, such as transaction history or payment initiation, can be used to provide financial services, verify income, identify a person, etc. So, to put it simply, open banking solutions are digital tools for a safe and transparent exchange of financial information....

Vivo’s implementation where only a small section of the top device pops-up to reveal the selfie camera, now OPPO’s mechanicals pop-up the whole top of the phone to reveal the selfie camera, 3D face scanners and even the main camera. The OPPO Find X claims a 93.8% screen-to-bezel ratio, which would be the highest ever on a smartphone. The OLED display stretches to fill 6.42 inches with curved sides and rounded corners like Samsung phones, with a 2340*1080 resolution....

With this partnership, OPPO will play an active part in the company’s Esports championships that will run throughout the year and help develop regional talents by building a well-defined structure for Esports, forge a clear path from grassroots to amateur to pro-league levels. Ethan Xue, President of OPPO Middle East and Africa said, “OPPO’s strategy is focused on engaging with our users’ passions. In line with the huge popularity of mobile gaming in the region, we invested in bringing the ideal gaming platform to our customers through our latest Reno5 series of smartphones....

The company, Together with several US investors has held preliminary talks with TikTok’s parent company Byte Dance to secure TikTok’s operation in tghe US, Canada, Austrialia and New Zealand. President Trump issued an executive order last Friday ordering ByteDance to sell its US business within 90 days. The order says, the US has credible evidence that ByteDance was using to breach the US security. The order prohibits TikToks further operations in the US as it is believed that TikTok might take action that threatens to impair the national security of the United States....

The feature, “Order ahead” allows users and business owners to order, receive orders and transact payments for goods in-app. The new release resolves two very important issues a business needs – visibility and flexibility. For most merchants, payment isn’t their only problems. Additional value must be provided to keep customers coming back to transact with the merchants. The realization of this is what birthed the Order Ahead feature with a revamped app....

Other new features also include ability to manage their bill payments, get paid up to two days earlier with the new Direct Deposit, earn rewards and manage gift cards, send and receive money to friends, family and businesses, pay with QR codes for purchases and redeem rewards in-store, access and manage credit, Buy Now, Pay Later services, buy, hold and sell crypto, as well as support causes and charities they care about....

Foam board posters are lightweight, durable, and can be cut into any shape. They will undoubtedly help make an impression, enticing buyers to try your product. This article will discuss the advantages of printing on foam core for your products. Save Money Most merchants print on vinyl and mount posters on foam boards. But these vinyl banners easily shrink over time, resulting in peeling edges. Foam-core printing is a superior and inexpensive alternative in which text used for advertisements is produced on a computer, enlarged, and then mounted on the boards to create beautiful visual advertisements....

Smart phone applications are becoming more and more advanced, and this is excellent for personal financial planning. Here are some of the best personal finance apps that will change how you relate to money in 2020: The Acorns App Acorns is an automated savings tool that functions on the metaphor of squirrels saving up extra acorns for the winter. This app automatically rounds up your purchases to the next dollar and send the extra from your connected accounts and puts that money into an investment portfolio....

PickMe Taxi is one of the e-hailing service you’ve probably not heard of, and it comes with a slightly different twist. The taxi request platform connects commuters to vetted, decent and affordable public taxis. According to the founder, “the idea behind PickMe Taxi is to make vetted public taxis available for commuters in Nigeria but particularly for the middle income. Two main objective of PickMe Taxi is to help fight taxi robbery called ONE CHANCE, as well as help commuters easily recover forgotten items in taxis....

Rather than going through the stress of serching for the right platform for promotions, Plaqad was launched to connect these brands to the right digital media influencers. The platform is a social network connecting brands and individuals to bloggers, news websites, publishers and social influencers (micro-bloggers). Plaqad is designed for individuals and organisations that want to get word out about their products, services and ideas, and for publishers or platform owners who want to earn revenue....

Prayerbox.co is a simple way for users to share their hopes, struggles and gratitude with friends, families and their religious communities. Prayerbox allows users to create profiles and post their prayer requests and testimonies with ther followers. It also connects like-minded users to share prayers into each other’s inboxes so they can pray with them or encourage each other in the spiritual journey. Those who follow each other can find prayers and testimonies in the feeds just like Twitter does....