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By L.S.M Kabweza Picture: EcoCash’s Eddie Chibi presents We attended the Agent Banking & Digital Financial Services conference today where mobile money service providers presented on the impact the services they have rolled out. Presenting for Ecocash, Business Development lead, Eddie Chibi, shared the statistics of the EcoCash ecosystem. Most…

By Nigel Gambanga Out of the more popular options we’ve listed 5 common IM platforms that are easy to use, provide a somewhat familiar user experience and have core features like VoIP calling and group chat which we are now fond of. Articles appeared first on Techzim;If you can’t access…

By L.S.M Kabweza Current trending topics on Zimbabwe’s Twitter are all related to Evan Mawarire, the man behind the #ThisFlag movement which has gained significant momentum since April when it started. Pastor Evan, as he has come to be known, was arrested today apparently for “inciting public violence and disturbing…

By Nigel Gambanga Zimbabwean fixed telecoms provider TelOne is now providing Fibre connections to 15,017 households throughout the country and has plans to grow this total to 25,000 households by the end of 2016. Articles appeared first on Techzim;TelOne reaches 15,000 households with its fibre, eyes nationwide growth of over…

By Nigel Gambanga We’ve all seen the extensive coverage and read the somewhat unbelievable stories on Pokémon Go, the new mobile game which was released for Android and iOS devices less than a week ago. Developed by a Google spin-off startup Niantec, the new augmented reality (AR) game has managed…

By L.S.M Kabweza After acquiring Nettcash from Mozido and other local shareholders recently Brainworks is finally moving to rebrand the company in line with other financial services companies it owns. NettCash has been rebranded to GetCash. In addition to the rebranding, the company may also be planning to closely integrate…

By Nigel Gambanga Modelled along the lines of The United States’ Shark Tank and the global business series Dragon’s Den, each episode of Simba Savannah has two different entrepreneurs pitching their business ideas to five Zimbabwean business leaders (called Simbas which is Swahili for lions) for investment and additional assistance…

By Nigel Gambanga Standard Bank Africa has launched a new banking app in six countries and will be introducing the same tool to four other countries including to its local subsidiary Stanbic Zimbabwe, before the end of 2016. Articles appeared first on Techzim;Stanbic Zimbabwe to launch mobile app before year…

By ZimSelector This is a sponsored post submitted by ZimSelector What is plastic money? ‘Plastic money’ is a term used to refer to credit or debit cards that enable you to make purchases without using cash or cheques. Credit cards are provided after an application process. If you are accepted,…

By Nigel Gambanga This feature ensures that message are only accessed by the sender and the intended recipient while preventing third parties, including regulators, the owners of the platform, and the internet providers, from going through the messages . Articles appeared first on Techzim;Facebook readies Secret Conversations, another feature that…