It would definitely be out of place to say that the just concluded Card, ATM and Mobile Expo 2015 which held in Lagos recently did not live up to its name. However, a mere observer would wonder why for a three-day event called the ‘Card Expo,’ the emphasis was not just on the physical, plastic cards but also on contactless, cardless payments as well. One major theme that seemed to run through the programme from the opening ceremony down to the various forums and payment pitches is this: the future of the card just might be cardless.

Tanzania has generated plenty of buzz in the African television industry-and rightly so. For starting its digital migration process in December 2012 and completing it on 30 April 2015, the East African country succeeded where other countries, including Nigeria, failed.

Ahead of the 2015 edition of the Digital Africa conference & exhibition slated for next month in Abuja, promoters of the event have announced the appointment of renowned banker and economist, Mallam Muhammed Hayatudeen as the Chairman even

Africa’s first continental pro cycling team and the first African team ever to qualify for the Tour de France in 2015, Team MTN-Qhubeka, has got boost with Microsoft’s cloud software, Office 365 to gain connectivity to the world.

Business leaders, according to global new study conducted by the Institute for the Future and Vanson Bourne on behalf of EMC while exploring the impact of a growing global community of digital citizens have admitted that they were not ready for the digital future.

For Nigeria to development the requisite broadband needed for digital economy, the Chief Executive of Etisalat Nigeria, Matthew Willsher , has said that the Ministry of Communications Technology and the Nigerian telecommunications regulatory agency , the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) must put in place policy and regulatory interventions to address challenges affecting broadband development in Nigeria.

In its quest for continuous quality improvements and operational efficiencies, Cyberspace Limited was recently recertified for Quality Management System with NIS ISO 9001: 2008

Empowering business organizations on how best to achieve more in the digital economy, Microsoft Mobile Devices and Services ( MMDS) in Nigeria has engaged no fewer than 150 Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) business owners with its end to end business mobility solution at the at an event tagged, Night of Business Unusual.

“Our Government through the Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority (TCRA) has allowed introduction of DTH to complement the DTT services. With that, Tanzania is now having 100% digital signal coverage using DTT and DTH. Tanzania has managed to have smooth and successful migration from analogue to digital television ahead of the set ITU deadline of 17th June, 2015,”

This is true, not just for the Nigerian economy but any economy. Studies show that In developed countries, Small amd Medium Enterprises, SMEs, account for a large proportion of the total employment growth, In such countries SMEs produce a significant share of increase in gross domestic product(GDP) while contribution from larger enterprises.