In line with its strategic intent to make the smartest technology accessible to all, Technology brand, Lenovo has announced that it has entered into a partnership with South African rugby team, The Sharks. Lenovo will provide laptops to the Sharks staff and management with the aim to ensure that the team is able to perform
Ericsson has announced that it has extended its Global Framework Agreement for operational services and software with Telenor to October 2024. The original agreement, signed in 2017, was aimed at creating a Common Delivery Centre (CDC) for multiple services such as Network Operations (including enhanced Network Operations Centre automation) Network Design, Planning and Optimization, First
Binance Charity, the philanthropic arm of Binance, the world’s leading cryptocurrency and blockchain infrastructure provider, has partnered Utiva, a technology education company in Africa that helps young people learn tech skills. The new partnership is set to educate 50,000 young people in technology and provide scholarships for 1,000 Africans in a one year intensive skill
MTN Nigeria, the Telecom giant, and Intelligra have partnered to grow smartphone penetration to 60 per cent by 2025 through a Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) option. Nigeria has the highest number of internet users in Africa, while data shows that the country still has one of the highest average costs of smartphones. Citizens spend
Anglo American, a diversified miner, has gone into partnership with EDF, a global leader in renewable energy to form a new jointly owned company, Envusa Energy, to develop a regional renewable energy ecosystem (“RREE”) in South Africa. According to Anglo American, as part of the agreement, Envusa Energy would launch a mature pipeline of more
Carbon Finance, one of the leading players in the nation’s Fintech industry, has partnered with CarePay to help provide her customers with discounted services on their healthcare needs. By this partnership, Carbon Finance is offering to support her customers’ healthcare requirements by offering them discounts when they pay with their Carbon debit cards within the
Heirs Insurance Limited (HIL) and Heirs Life Assurance (HLA), two leading insurance companies in Nigeria, have commenced a bancassurance partnership with global banking group, the United Bank for Africa (UBA). The partnership will permit the distribution of affordable and dependable insurance products for all, at UBA Nigeria branches, providing a wider range of financial security
VBank, a foremost digital banking App has formed has gone into partnership with AUTOCHEK to guarantee underwriting process for customers loan application process to deliver requisite financing to customers within 48hours of loan origination process. Indeed, the partnership will create the first auto-loan securitization process in subsaharan African while improving the overall efficiency of individuals
Polo has announced its partnership with leading Swiss watch brand, Franck Muller, as the brand’s official partner and retailer in the West African region. The Managing Director of Polo, Mr John Obayuwana, expressed great delight about this new strategic partnership and its inherent mutual benefit for both organizations. For over three decades, Polo has been
United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, a Pan African financial institution, and MFS Africa, Africa’s largest digital payments hub, have announced a partnership to offer innovative and timely solutions to a wide range of customers, especially in the area of remittances, electronic money services, SME payments, as well as integration to businesses for cross border
