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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.

Xiaomi's double fold smartphone is the latest entrant on the foldable market that already features Samsung's Galaxy Fold and Huawei's Mate X as the most popular foldable devices of 2019. After the Galaxy fold receiving a hot punch from the Mate X, Xiaomi's yet to be named double fold smartphone is the cheapest foldable version we've seen in 2019.

Facebook is the most popular social media website tasting stiff competition from Twitter, Instagram and many more platforms on its neck. After several lawsuits piling up to Facebook's neck to a point that a key official recently resigned over unclear insider issues, the US government has now filed new charges over Facebook's racial discrimination in users.

WhatsApp is the most popular Instant Messaging (IM) platform of this century. While the likes of Yahoo Messenger, Hangouts, Skype rocked during the less smartphone filled days. WhatsApp is ranked as one of the most downloaded apps of all time, this not only makes it a superior version of Viber, IMO and Wechat combined but rather a must have app for every smartphone user.

MTN Kamunye is one Kai Os powered feature phone that appears and functions in a fashion similar to that of a smartphone. As a fact, Smartphone manufacturers with a shakedown market share in Uganda are jealous of this phone as per the PR trends it has taken from all corners of the country.

The Fintech industry in Africa has for the past few years been on a maximum 6-speed rise. As startups continue to brace this league for more innovative ideas, further development of Fintech systems on the continent will broaden delivery and use of financial services by all classes of people.