Square, Inc., Blockchain.com Ventures, Coinbase Ventures, Polychain Capital, BlockFi, Fabric Ventures, Raba Partnership, MoonPay, GreenHouse Capital, and others participated in the round, which was led by Valar Ventures, Third Prime, and Castle Island Ventures. Yellow Card, which was launched in 2018, allows anyone in Africa to buy cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, and USDT Stablecoin using cash, mobile money, a credit card, or a bank transfer. Since the inception of the COVID-19 pandemic, the company has grown to have a presence in 12 African countries, with a nearly 30X increase in consumers....

In Africa, OurPass provides one-click checkout technology, which allows consumers to shop quickly and efficiently, reducing abandoned carts and increasing sales for merchants. OurPass eliminates time-consuming checkouts, re-logins, and long forms from customers’ shopping experiences.Customers simply sign up on the platform and enter their information (names, email addresses, and shipping addresses), after which OurPass creates an identity for them and passes it across all of their online stores. Customers do not need to fill out forms after the initial signup, nor do they have to deal with re-logging issues....

Commenting on the launch, the Minister of State for Education, Chief Nyesom Wike said that the introduction of the portal was in line with the deployment of ICT in the Education Policy of the Federal Government. The portal was conceived by the Nigerian Educational Research and Development Council (NERDC), and SIDMACH Technologies Nigeria Limited. “The NERDC e-curriculum portal is a web-based, efficient and effective curriculum management solution for primary and secondary schools....

Alerzo, based in Ibadan, is an all-in-one technology and services platform that is changing the way Nigeria’s informal retail establishments operate. Retailers can better measure shop profitability by ordering product, having it delivered fast, receiving and making cashless payments, and receiving and making cashless payments. Alerzo presently works with over 150,000 informal retail stores. In August, the startup announced a US$10.5 million Series A round led by London-based Nosara Capital, and since then, it has more than doubled its revenue and established a payments business....

It comes with a dual camera which is fine-tuned to produce better low light photography thanks to a monochrome sensor, OIS and laser autofocus. In addition, the device packs a new surround sound recording technology, called OZO audio, which copies the real human way of capturing sound from all directions. Quad HD resolution 554 pixels per inch 2.5D screen slight curvature 160g weight · Optical image stabilization + laser autofocus · OZO audio for 360 degrees surround audio recording · Fingerprint sensor (front mounted) · Gorilla glass 5 protection · Dual SIM + SD card slot via 2nd SIM slot (2 total slots)

What’s common in both phones? Let’s start off with the similarities; both devices come with front facing stereo speakers. They both have IP67 rating for water and dust resistance. The headphone jack is missing in both as some speculated. Oreo is the software running the show powered by a Snapdragon 835, 4GB RAM and 64GB base storage. The devices are made out of aluminum with glass on the top rear parts that host the camera....

According to Afnan Hannan, Co-founder and CEO, Okra Solar, “Even with off-grid solutions like mesh-grids being 10 times cheaper than grid extension for hard to reach communities, 80 million people continue to live off-grid in Nigeria. Okra is incredibly excited to work with EDFI ElectriFI to deploy innovative financial tools that will enable local developers to deploy mesh-grids at scale and continue rapidly bringing power to the people.” Launched in 2016, Okra Solar develops mesh-grid technology, composed of their proprietary Okra Pod and sold together with PV panels, battery, and inverters to electrify underserved or unserved communities....

The smartphone producer first launched OnePlus One in India for Rs 21,999 as the company’s first flagship phone about six years ago. The company is a flagship Android smartphone maker and has launched a series of affordable mid-range flagships in the market. After failing on the OnePlus X the company has since then moved to produce premium devices. However, as 2020 approaches. There is a number of speculations that the OnePlus is working on a mid-range, the first after OnePlus X....

Risk of online gambling The websites which carry business without proper legal authorization and regulations can be dubious and can have a malicious goal of laundering money. The website can hack your personal and banking information and can use it in an illegal way. They can infect your computer with viruses and Trojans and can demand a ransom to turn your computer to normal mode. These spiteful activities can lead to identity theft and apparatus destruction....

Sellers who purchase the Premium Prices ranging from one month to one year during this month, will enjoy up to 20% discount for each of the packages. “This month is a shopping season for most buyers and we want to make it as easy as possible for buyers to cross everything off their shopping list from the products our sellers have on the platform. That’s why we introduced the Black Friday offers for both our sellers and buyers....

Withe the chat service, Opera seeks to reshape the concept of mobile browsers, providing users with personalized, engaging browsing and chatting experience – without compromising speed or driving increased data consumption. “When we first released Hype, we raised the bar by redefining the feature set a browser should have. With Opera Mini and a Hype account, users can enjoy a browsing and chatting ecosystem tailored to their needs,” said Jørgen Arnesen, Executive Vice President of Mobile Browsers Business Unit....

Shape The right and left Buds are made up of a rod with extended ends attached to a short elliptical cannula with no silicone tips. The Misty white variant, which has a touch zone in the back of its straightened rod, is the one we tested. There is also a black version of the same model. The charging case model (ET162) has a curving, egg-like design that I think is highly classic....

OPPO unveiled its new Reno series of smartphones at an event held in China on the 10th of April. Out of the models announced at the event, the OPPO Reno 10X Zoom Edition is the most dominant, with the 10x optical zoom periscope style camera as the highlight. This phone is an ideal rival of all the most costly flagships smartphone out there like the Samsung Galaxy S10+ and the Huawei P30 Pro....

The phone was released in late 2020, but made its way here in Feb. It brings to the table what OPPO has always promised for the Reno line: awesome cameras for the price, a big battery that charges super-fast, and a lean software experience following years of tuning ColorOS. The Reno5’s specs are impressive for a Ksh 42K phone. Even better are the cameras, which have been given a boost in terms of processing compared to the already impressive Reno4 from 2020....

The Pico 4 closely borrows its features from earlier Pico products, with a self-contained standalone design that can also connect to a PC for high-end VR. However, it is smaller and lighter than the Pico Neo3 Link that debuted in May, weighing 295 grams without the strap and 586 grams with it. It uses the same Qualcomm Snapdragon XR2 processor but a beefed-up 8GB of memory and a higher-resolution display with 2,160 x 2,160 pixels per eye....

Customers of Policybazaar UAE can now apply for credit cards having an immediate indication of the chance of their application to be pre-approved based on their AECB Credit Score, which will be pulled automatically by the system. This pre-eligibility check will help enable banks to approve the application faster. Policybazaar.ae will bear the costs of the AECB Credit Score, which will be displayed real-time on-screen and delivered to the applicants via email by AECB....

Veteran stunt driver Terry Grant took the all-electric Porsche on a frozen sea to see how many donuts they would pull off. The area designated was a circle twice the length of the car. The Porsche was a standard production vehicle equipped with winter tires. The whole process wasn’t smooth sailing, during the attempts, the car stopped midway since the ice thrown around was covering one of the sensors. Grant said that this made the vehicle think it was in some kind of accident, which prompted the car to shut down....

Everything customers do, choose, prefer, is driven by various psychological factors. The simple act of selecting a brand, buying from it, and staying loyal is a psychological and emotional process that takes into account several factors which most consumers are sub-consciously weighing. So, if you want to understand how to be the brand that customers choose and stay loyal to, here are some psychological tips you might want to incorporate: Have you realized that the words you use in your advertisement or online can make all the difference between someone that buys a product and someone that just browses without buying?...

The Surface Slim Pen 2 allows users immerse into their productive and creative endeavors, boosting their retention and offering them new levels of versatility. Microsoft has even made inking and Pen experience even more natural and fluid than before with this version. With zero pressure force and ultra-low latency, Surface Slim Pen 2 gives you even greater control and accuracy. The redesigned sharper tip helps put a finer point on writing, shading and inking....

The agreement allows for realme to have an official store on Jumia’s platform that would connect it with online consumers across 11 African countries, initially including Nigeria and gradually expanding to Kenya, Ghana, and Ivory Coast, and thereafter to the remaining African countries where Jumia operates. “We are delighted to begin exploring how we might offer our platform to realme and provide it with the opportunity to grow and access the African market....