By Julius Ewudo, ASEAN Region Representative Nomad The Label has announced its official partnership with LENZING™. This collaboration, beginning in June 2024, aims to reduce our environmental impact and promote slow, sustainable fashion by using luxury fabrics made from certified renewable and sustainable wood sources. By turning today's waste into...

By Julius Ewudo, ASEAN Region Representative Cloud Ready Solutions, a leading IT distributor specialising in backup and disaster recovery solutions, Cloud Ready Solutions has announced a new distribution agreement with Nimesa, a cutting-edge provider of AWS-native application recovery platforms. This partnership aims to bring not just backup, but advanced, air-gapped...

In line with its continuous efforts to transform its platform in Egypt as a hub for financial and banking services, a leading digital services and payment technology company, Banknbox Egypt,  has announced its strategic partnership with a number of banks and fintechs in 8 different countries during the first half...

By The Fintech Times African payments network, Onafriq, has joined forces with VGS, the payment tokenisation firm, to improve security for fintechs across the Middle East and Africa (MEA). As part of the partnership, Onafriq will implement the VGS card reveal capability for its new ‘Credential Show’ feature, which is...

By Angeline Mgbele, Bureau Chief, North In a practical demonstration to situate the criticality of cultural diplomacy and economic benefits of globally promoting Nigerian culture export, telecommunications sector regulator, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and the National Institute for Cultural Orientation (NICO) recently discussed the possibility of leveraging telecommunications platforms...

By Angeline Mgbele, Bureau Chief, North In its continuous effort to propel Nigeria into a future where digital technology and economic growth uplift the nation, the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) is collaborating with the World Bank and World Trade Organisation to implement the presidential priority areas of reforming...

The largest commercial broadcaster in Italy, Mediaset has collaborated with some tech partners and renewed its workflow. Using an advertisement-based business model, Mediaset runs 13 FTA channels (free-to-air, a.k.a. no subscription needed), and an on-demand streaming platform called Mediaset Infinity. Mediaset is known for its early adoption of—and skilful capitalization...

By Julius Ewudo, ASEAN Region Representative A premier Australian cybersecurity consultancy renowned for its expertise in developing Cyber Uplift Programmes for Enterprise and Government clients, Gadget Access has announced its new partnership with RST Cloud, a leader in advanced threat intelligence technologies. This groundbreaking collaboration is set to revolutionise cybersecurity...

By Francois Giudice, Bureau Chief, France Orange and Silknet, Georgia's leading fixed and mobile network provider, have announced the formation of a new strategic partnership under the Orange Alliance programme, effective from 3 June 2024. This collaboration is set to enhance Silknet's capabilities in the B2C, B2B and ICT sectors,...

By Chris Donkin Verizon signed a strategic partnership with fledgling direct-to-device satellite player AST SpaceMobile to provide its users with coverage in dead spots, a deal which includes a conditional financial commitment of US$100 million from the operator. The satellite company, which already has a deal in place with rival...