Cryptocurrency theft global value rise 38% with $513m stolen in 2020
Data researched by Trading Platforms UK indicates that the value of cryptocurrency hacks and thefts between 2019 and 2020 increased by 38.38% from $370.7 million ...
Fintech startups hit $121.7b in total funding – $20b increase in a year
Recent years have witnessed a surge in the number of fintech investments, with record funding levels and ...
e-Commerce: Call to rescue SMEs’ data genocide
Dr. B. B. Usman Many billions of data sets are entangled and suffocated in SMEs’ business value ...
AfDB provides $320k in grant to mainstream gender in ECOWAS digital financial operations
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has awarded a grant of $320, 535 ...
Battle over digital monopolies is just getting started, says GlobalData
The case for new regulation around the monopolization of user data by big tech companies has never ...
COVID-19 heightens abuses traced to stalkerware in 2020, Kaspersky reports
Stalkerware – secret surveillance software used in the field of domestic violence – remains a significant problem according to a new Kaspersky report ...
Zinox provides Nigerian schools with e-learning services on AMOS-17 satellite
Spacecom, a satellite service provider and the owner and operator of the AMOS satellite fleet, together with ...
Premium domain BuyShares.com acquired by Finixio
One of the internet’s premium domain names BuyShares.com has been acquired by Finixio for a six-figure fee. Previously sold ...
African corporate executives turn to tech entrepreneurship: Part 2
Eric Osiakwan Three significant news items went on the global wire on 25th February 2021 as follows; ...
37B data records leaked in 2020, a growth of 140% YOY
The year 2020 was challenging for the world not only because of the global pandemic but also ...
