Nigerian e-commerce payments hurdles
Nigeria is not “business as usual” for new entrants to the market – but, according to Robin Philip of payment services provider PayGate, for global e-commerce providers there are many opportunities if you have the right supporting network of partners and suppliers....Technology improves African municipalities
Municipalities across Africa are adopting new technology and ICT (information and communication technology) options in their efforts to increase revenue collection. Increased revenue collection, and the management thereof, will improve the ability of the municipality...Software development to grow economy
The role of software development in the development and sustainability of the African economy cannot be overlooked says Malcolm Rabson, MD at Dariel Solutions. “As companies drive through the recession leaner and wiser, they seek ways to contain risk while...Scepticism around cloud adoption in Africa
There is a level of apprehension when it comes to the adoption of cloud services in Africa and publicised data leak issues like the US’ National Security Agency (NSA) Prism programme have not helped. However, the situation calls for perspective say experts and cloud...Local retailers have advantage in Africa
With international retail chains eyeing the African market, South African retailers will need to beef up supply chain efficiencies at scale but could easily outdo competitors with their built-in understanding of apportioning their offering to meet regional or local...