BBM users with a Nigerian bank account can now request for money, airtime and payment for services from their BBM contacts, all thanks to a Quickteller Mini app mow available for smartphones running on Android, BlackBerry and iOS. Quick teller Mini app, a collaborative effort between Interswitch, a digital payments and commerce provider and BlackBerry […]
BlackBerry to buy Good Technology for $425 million
BlackBerry Limited, a global leader in secure mobile communications has announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Good Technology, a secure mobility solution provider, for $425 million in cash. This acquisition will enable BlackBerry to expand its ability to offer a unified, secure mobility platform with applications for any mobile device […]
Airtel, Samsung, Singtel to launch African app challenge
Bharti Airtel has launched an application challenge for startup developers under a plan to the ‘next big app developers’ into the mobile telephony group. The challenge – a partnership between Bharti Airtel, Singaporean Telecommunications Company (Singtel) and smartphone company Samsung – seeks to attract developers in Africa and Asia who will partner with the companies […]
MTN, Visafone, others top up for ‘generous’ Nigerian Diaspora
MTN Nigeria, the largest moble phone company and Visafone Communications Limited, the biggest CDMA mobile phone company have emerged favourite networks for mobile airtime by Nigerians abroad, an operator poll has shown. The in-house survey by MobileRecharge.com, a mobile top up service company, also shows that Nigerians in the Diaspora are also among the most […]
