African tech startups secure $491.6 mn in funding in 2019
2019 also witnessed a 61% increase in the number of investors to reach 261...
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Vodafone becomes eighth member to quit Libra Association
Last year, eBay Visa, Mastercard, Mercado Pago, Stripe, Booking Holdings and PayPal left the association...
Mozilla lays off 70 employees on the back of revenue struggle
The organisation is planning to diversify its revenue generation from sources outside of search partnerships...
Blockchain technologies to help UAE conserve over Dh11 billion
UAE can save 398 million printed papers and up to 77 million hours of work annually using blockchain...
Chinese mobile consumer spending to climb 23% in 2020
Each user spent an average of 6.2 hours per day on mobile devices from January to November last year...
Workplaces in the UAE more open to embracing AI to foster innovation
A survey led by Oracle and Future Workplace has found 72% of UAE respondents are more optimistic about AI at work...
PayPal acquires Honey Science for $4 bn to improve CX
The acquisition will help PayPal to improve customer shopping experience and boost ecommerce sales for merchants...
Qatar bans virtual asset services in the country
The ban prohibits exchange between virtual assets and fiat currencies and exchange between one or more types of virtual assets...
Huawei pursues Latam expansion with Cloud debut in Brazil
Huawei’s new service will help Latin American companies to digitally transform...
Singapore AML regtech TookiTaki raises $19.2 mn to invest in R&D
The funds will be used to enhance the company’s product offerings and improve technological innovations...