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A lot has changed with the advent of Mobile Money; right now Mobile money account holders in the East African region exceed 70 million subscribers and because of this widespread use, it has been used to power numerous innovations in the agriculture, governance, education and the finance sector. Initially, most online businesses thought that Mobile money service providers would provide some sort of payments API to facilitate online collection of payments but to this day no Mobile money service provider is yet to provide a public API (M-Pesa seems to have taken steps in this direction)....

All these value added services however have the drawback that they require active participation of the telecom subscribers. With analytics it is possible for telecom companies to earn revenue from the passive activities of the subscribers on their networks. Analytics is the computational analysis of data and statistics. It is an essential tool for many businesses. Most businesses have to deal with two problems in analytics; getting the data and analyzing the data....

Today, the Ministry of Health in Kenya assures citizens that there are more than enough vaccines to go around and that Kenyans over 18 years old might want to visit their nearest medical facility to get the same. But there is another way to go about this. Kenyans can also register for and book for their COVID-19 vaccination through the Health Ministry’s portal. For the uninitiated, the Chanjo platform is a self-service portal by the Kenyan Ministry of Health for all the residents within the Republic of Kenya that is aimed at aiding in the COVID-19 Vaccination Process....

The branch was officially opened by Bank of Uganda Executive Director Supervision, Dr. Twinemanzi Tumubweine and Absa Bank Uganda’s Managing Director, Nazim Mahmood. Absa Bank Uganda Managing Director Nazim Mahmood said, “This digital branch will offer a more convenient, secure, personalized and engaging banking experience for our Business banking and Corporate customers. Using self-service terminals, customers can look forward to an even faster and cost-efficient banking experience.” Dr. Tumubweine from Bank of Uganda remarked that the banking industry is continuously being disrupted by technology and that Bank of Uganda appreciates the role that digital financial services play the in improving quality of banking services in Uganda....

History of SafeBoda SafeBoda was founded in 2014 to give riders and passenger the safest travel experience on a motorbike in and around Kampala. It then hit the play store in January of 2017 and later the IOS app store in September that year. SafeBoda is the brainchild project of Ricky Papa Thompson (the startup’s co-founder) who was a commercial Boda Boda rider himself. This was motivated after witnessing the death of a close friend in an accident in 2013....

Read More: Huawei Mate X 20 5G Smartphone Released With a Tablet Size 7.2-inch Display The company which is one of the biggest Chinese OEMs was caught up in the middle of the ongoing trade war between China and the US. This resulted in Huawei being included in the ‘entity list’ which meant no business can be done with American companies. However, the company did well despite that and had a 23 percent revenue growth as announced in its H1 earnings report event that took place last week....

Smart speakers, smart displays, smart plugs, and smart light bulbs are a good starting point if want to begin the smart home journey. We will, in this article, explain the differences between smart light bulbs and regular bulbs, and why you might need one. Related Article: Yeelight Smart Led Bulb Review (Color Version): Best Value for Money Smart Light Bulbs vs Ordinary Bulbs Controls With your regular light bulb, you’ll need to walk up to the switch to turn it on or off....

If you have an iPhone, then the process is super easy. Roku started supporting Apple’s AirPlay 2 and HomeKit with its release with Roku TV OS 9.4 last year. Airplay is a means of sharing photos and videos from Apple devices such as iPhone, iPad, Mac to compatible devices or displays like Apple TV and Mac, and Roku. Sharing Photos and Videos from iPhone to Roku TV To share photos and videos from your iPhone to Roku TV, start by activating Apple Airplay 2 and Homekit on your Roku TV....

There are multiple ways to delete your Alexa voice recording. You can delete them one after the other, by date, or by the device. Other options include deleting your voice recordings all at once, and have them deleted automatically after three or 18 months on an ongoing basis. Here’s how to check and delete Alexa voice recordings by date in the Alexa app: Open the Alexa app and tap ‘More‘ from the options at the bottom....

The good news is backing up your Chromebook isn’t as complicated as it seems. You can do this through the cloud or using a physical backup like an external hard drive. In this article, I will walk you through how to back up your Chromebook. What data types back up automatically on a Chromebook? Given that the Chromebook rotates around the Chrome browser, there is data that is backed up automatically....

However, Google has made this even easier. You can now easily share page links and phone numbers from web pages to your Android phone. Users must have the latest Google Chrome Desktop version — at least 79 and Android 8 for this to work seamlessly. Sending page URLs/Links from Google Chrome Desktop to Android phone First make sure you are signed to your Android Phone with the same Google Account you are signed on the Chrome Desktop browser....

Remove from Read-only or Lock Mode One of the solutions to your Windows being unable to format that removable drive might be to remove the active read-only mode on the drive. In the case of an SD card, it might be as simple as sliding back a lock switch somewhere at the side which makes it only readable. However, in other cases, you would have to remove the read-only or write protection using command prompt....

On an Android Phone By hiding the folders This is a simple way to hide photos and videos from the Gallery app. You can do this by downloading and installing a file hider app from the Google Play Store like File Hide Expert or File and Folder Hider and then use them to hide your private photos and videos from the Gallery or from anywhere on your device. You can also use your phone to hide folders....

When you link YouTube Mobile to your smart TV, you can control the app on your TV using your smartphone. Hence, things like playing a video on the YouTube mobile app and casting to the TV can now be done seamlessly in a few taps. In this post, we’ll take you through how to link your YouTube mobile to a smart TV using the TV code. And also, we’ll show you how to cast a YouTube video playing on your mobile device to your TV....

We shall share effective methods to make files undeletable in Windows 10/8/7. You’ll therefore never lose any files again in your PC. Let’s see how to make files undeletable on Windows now. Deny security permission to make files undeletable Right-click the file or document in your PC > Choose Properties; In Security, tab Edit to change permission > Select Add and enter Everyone; Press OK and select the group to change Full control permission to Deny; Press Yes to confirm....

In this post, we take you through how to manage and delete contacts on your iPhone. Remember that you can access your contacts via the Contacts app or by tapping on Phone > Contacts. In managing contacts, there are a couple of things you can do. These include setting up an account to share contacts with the Contacts app, or changing the way your contacts are sorted, or even deleting them entirely....

If you are a Smile Uganda data user, the process is fairly simple. All you’ve to do is visit your customer management portal from https://www.smile.co.ug/scp. Login with your email and password and under Account services tab, click manage. There you’ll be presented with a page that looks like the screenshot below where you to take charge of how you use your internet. You can limit your data speeds to 1, 2, 5, or 21Mbps....

If you are planning to get started with this online application; we already have an article covering how you can apply for one within a short period of time. So let’s get started with MTN Uganda. This method works regardless of the payment option you choose because a PRN is auto-generated after submission. How To Generate a PRN For your Uganda Revenue Authority Payments Online Paying using MTN Uganda Here is how you can settle the PRN for your passport using MTN And whaMoMo...

Dark modes are a great idea in low-light environments or at night. It’s available with numerous social media platforms e.g Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, WhatsApp, Gmail, YouTube, Slack e.t.c, and also a number of FinTech apps and others. Users now steadily request a dark mode option on their favorite apps. In this post, we’ll take a look at how to activate dark mode on your iPhone. So your eyes can thank you for it....

Before you pronounce it completely lost, calmly retrace your steps and check all the usual areas you normally leave your Driving permit, for example; Laundry basket, Pockets of the clothing you wore when you last had it, Washing machine and car, among others. If you still come up empty, then it is lost – to either thieves or to thin air. Are you wondering what to do in order to have it replaced?...