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Konga shoppers will henceforth enjoy fantastic shopping experience, courtesy of a partnership between Konga, Nigeria’s leading e-commerce platform and Access Bank of Nigeria. According to the partnership arrangement, shoppers will enjoy a massive 50% discount off their cart value, capped at N5000 when they use their Access bank cards for each…

The decision to go leaner has not only impacted on Jumia Technologies sustainable growth but has also crashed the e-commerce giant overhead costs. According to report, this much was reflected in the Q4 2023 earnings of the e-commerce company. The report stated that, in the year 2023 Jumia Technologies took…

  A third-party messaging apps will soon be introduced on messaging platform, WhatsApp, ahead of the European Union’s (EU) Digital Markets Act (DMA) taking place in March 2024. This is according to Dick Brouwer, a Director at WhatsApp in an online interview. Brouwer stated that the company is prepared to…

  1.6 billion visits were attracted by Nigerian digital news platforms in 2023, according to a report by SquirrelPR. The visits cut across four major categories including News & Current Affairs, Business & Finance, Technology & Startups, and Entertainment & Lifestyle, according to the platform tracked 80 of Nigeria’s most…

  With technology constantly on the move, the retail industry has no choice but to adapt to keep pace and up to speed with the broader changing face of consumer expectations. Mike Smollan, Chief Growth Officer at Smollan gives a high level of how tech partnered and reshaped the retail…

    Konga, has once again established its dominance by winning  the Top Retailer in the Supplies Category award at the recently concluded Retail Bootcamp organized by Hewlett Packard. The two-day event which was held at the Radisson Blu Anchorage Hotel in Victoria Island, Lagos served as a vibrant platform…

  Video-sharing platform, TikTok is testing a new feature that would link real-world products to any posts on the app. This would theoretically mean that all videos users would see shoppable content. The platform says this move is an effort to further expand its rapidly growing e-commerce business in the…

  The future is digital, but for Africa to make the most of that future more attention must be given to developing and leveraging local tech talent. Research from several renowned organisations and bodies, including multinational accounting firm, PricewaterhouseCoopers International Limited, reveals that the digital economy has the potential to…

    Nigeria’s e-commerce scene is ever-growing, projected to reach $22 billion by 2024. But this digital revolution isn’t confined to bustling metropolises; it’s quietly transforming the lives of millions of consumers in secondary cities and rural areas. At the forefront of this rural e-commerce push is Jumia, Africa’s leading…

  X, formerly known as Twitter will be launching its peer-to-peer payments and integrating artificial intelligence (AI) into its platform this year. This the microblogging platform says will allow “more user utility and new opportunities for commerce, and showcasing the power of living more of your life in one place,”…