By Rufaro Madamombe Today marks 50 years since the first Automated Teller Machine (ATM) was unveiled at a Barclays branch in Enfield, London. The ATM brought convenience to many people as they didn’t have to wait in a line in order to withdraw some cash. You could just walk to…
By L.S.M Kabweza The institute of Directors Zimbabwe (IODZ) is hosting a breakfast meeting focused on discussion Bitcoin this week. At the meeting, local Bitcoin evangelist and investor, Taurai Chinyamakobvu, will lead a discussion titled “The Future of Money: Cryptos and Blockchain 101: the greatest innovation since the internet”. The…
By Tinashe Nyahasha Business is a competitive discipline. It has to be because competition introduces efficiency in the market. Competition drives innovation and technological advancement. Without solid competition in commerce you and I (customers) are dethroned from being kings and queens. No customer is a king in an economy where…
By Edwin Chabuka So a couple years back I went on a trip with nothing but a smartphone and a charger. I love taking photos which I did a lot up until my only form of digital storage inconveniently got corrupted. Gone are my epic photos, my premium collection of…
By Rufaro Madamombe According to a study conducted by Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism in over 30 countries, WhatsApp has become more than just about staying in touch with friends and family. The Digital News Report shows that the chat messaging application has become a source of news…
By Trycolyn Pikirayi Just the other day I was in town and passed by Esats. I liked what I saw displayed from the outside so I decided to go in and inquire on the prices. I was both impressed and surprised by their pricing, their clothes are were quite cheap.…
By Rufaro Madamombe Google recently announced that it will stop scanning it’s Gmail user’s emails in order to provide them with more personalized adverts. Gmail, started to do this back in 2014 so that they could provide personalized product features, such as customised search results, tailored advertising and spam and…
By James Chibwana Occasionally I get an annoying screen while browsing the web that makes me grind my teeth. The “Prove you’re not a robot” screen is not only annoying but counter-productive as I have to waste precious seconds completing a capture that is usually somewhat cryptic and sometimes even…
By Trycolyn Pikirayi Image credit: Pixabay ” data-medium-file=”http://www.techzim.co.zw/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/person-851211_1280-255×180.jpg” data-large-file=”http://www.techzim.co.zw/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/person-851211_1280-560×396.jpg”> Image Credit: Pixabay So I thought it was only on South African memes where service providers diss customers for calling them out (of which I still don’t know whether they are just memes or it’s actually a sincere response from the…
By Rufaro Madamombe FBC Bank has integrated the mobile payments solution EcoCash with it’s banking services. The bank has joined others like Steward Bank, ZB Bank. CBZ, Stanbic, NMB, Agribank and Banc ABC which are already integrated with EcoCash. For the longest time, the bank has been promoting its Mobile…