Instagram is offering its users the option to hide the number of likes they receive on posts on the app. The aim is to “depressurize people’s experience” on the platform, the social media giant said. Users with the feature enabled will now see the username of a follower who has liked the post, “and others”, …
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When the first Mobile Money service was launched in Ghana in 2009, the market probably wasn’t ready for full mobile financial services. Around 70 percent of the population was unbanked, that’s according to the World Bank, and only an estimated 35 percent of the population owned a mobile phone. However, the urban-rural divide was a …
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A court in Norway has fined Tesla after a software update issued in 2019 slowed down battery charging speeds and affected the number of miles some of its vehicles could travel between charges. The case was brought by 30 customers, reports Norwegian news platform Nettavisen. The fine amounts to 136,000 Norwegian Krone (£11,500) for each complainant. …
Cyber Security firm, E-crime Bureau has charged the over 200,000 mobile money agents across the country and businesses to invest in tools and systems such as money counting machines to detect fake currencies being introduced into the system by unscrupulous characters. Earlier this month National Security busted a 13-member gang involved in the printing and …
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The Controller and Accountant-Generals Department (CAGD) says the deployment of the Third-Party Reference System (TPRS) led to increasing business activities by third party institutions because of their satisfaction with the service delivery. Mr Kwasi Kwaning-Bosompem, Acting Controller and Accountant-General, said there was growth in deduction payment from GH¢1.2billion in 2014 to GH¢ 3.4billion as of …
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A new emergency alert text system will be trialled this summer before being rolled out across the UK. Warnings will be sent directly to people’s phones in the event a risk to life, such as flooding or fire. Similar systems exist in other countries, including New Zealand, “where it has been widely credited with saving …
Great customer service can be a challenge for your e-commerce site because of the lack of face-to-face contact, but it’s just as important. Customer service can be challenging, especially when it’s through an e-commerce website; however, it is essential to establish trust and, in turn, increase business. There are advantages and disadvantages to selling online, …
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Ms Yamkela Makupula, Chief Executive Officer of Diaz Reus, an International Law Firm in Johannesburg South Africa, has identify infrastructure as the greatest impediment that keeps Africans apart and divided. She therefore urged political leaders to see the enormous value in engaging and co-operating in cross-border infrastructure investment in roads, railway lines, and ports as …
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Users yet to accept new terms and conditions for the messaging platform WhatsApp will start to get “persistent” reminders after the 15 May deadline. The changes relate primarily to the way businesses interact with customers. Since they were announced, in January, there has been concern about the prospect of increased data sharing with WhatsApp’s parent …
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A former Deputy Minister for Communication, George Andah has defended the delay in the re-registration process of SIM cards in the country. The re-registration window was initially scheduled to begin in January 2020 till June 2020 with the aim of fighting fraud and other related crimes in the country. However, Mr. Andah explains that for …
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