OLX is a buyer to buyer platform that had made itself a name in Africa as the head to head Jumia competitor. Well, the platform will be soon no more after acquisition by Jiji __a Nigerian based online shopping website. As much as you loved the OLX looks with an orange touch to their design, Jiji will rank things up with a blue flame on a secure platform for secure real-time buying and selling between registered users.
With over 203 entries made to the MTN Mobile Money API Challenge which was aimed at bringing to book cashless solutions relying on the new developers free mobile money integration portal. MTN Uganda sieved 9 solutions out of 23 during the final pitch sessions as winners of the challenge with a hefty pack of pre-seed cash prizes awarded today.
Among the winners of MTN Open API Challenge, East Matatu is one in the transport sector that may give a headache to existing solutions like Uber, Bolt and Little. The app aims at making ordinary taxis accessible by customers without necessarily requesting for every location.
The MTN Momo API was unveiled last year at the Ntinda based Innovation village, and a series of pitch sessions have been conducted for the past 3months to find the most efficient and relevant startup ideas to take home an overall cash prize. Today, we got a chance to take the back seat and listen to startup ideas bringing the cashless drive to life.
Google Launchpad accelerator is an annual programme that seeks to provide access to the best of Google. From the people, network and advanced technologies, Google helps startups to build great products through mentorship opportunities, meet up events and trainings all through the Launchpad accelerator Programme.
Jaguza is a renowned ICT applications firm that has taken the application of revamped technology in Africa to new heights. Ronald Katamba is the company CEO and the Jaguza app is one of those unique innovations that have attracted the world to brace the company CEO for a showcase at the World Agri-Tech innovation summing in New York.
