Ripple is aiming to overtake Swift banking network
Ripple Labs is gaining new customers because financial firms are seeking faster, more up-to-date technology than the Swift banking network, CEO Brad Garlinghouse said.
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Apple has a Plan B as iPhone demand peaks; many suppliers don’t
In a world where iPhone demand is on the wane, Apple has a Plan B. But there’s no back-up for many of the companies that supply components for the iPhone.
MTN mulls share sale in Rwanda
MTN Group’s Rwanda unit is considering a share sale on the country’s stock exchange to help fund planned network upgrades.
Shuter shrugs off MTN’s Nigeria dispute, eyes opportunities
Is MTN Group on the verge of being chased out of its biggest market? Not a bit of it, according to CEO Rob Shuter.
Malusi Gigaba loses fight to keep his job
Home affairs minister Malusi Gigaba has succumbed to pressure to quit after a court found he’d lied under oath and a compromising video of him was circulated on social media.
SAP to buy Qualtrics for $8-billion in cash
SAP, Europe’s biggest technology company, has agreed to buy Qualtrics International for $8-billion in cash, preempting the US enterprise software company’s plans to go public.
SA defends use of dirty coal
South Africa’s deputy energy minister expects the latest round of climate talks will make global markets cleaner starting next year and defended her nation’s coal use as a way to reduce poverty.
Samsung to make at least a million foldable phones
Samsung Electronics will roll out its foldable phone in the first half of next year and produce at least a million of them, Yonhap News reported, citing the company’s smartphone chief DJ Koh.
Your old phone is a security risk. Live with it
That obsolete smartphone stashed away in a drawer or closet may not look like a national security risk, but the Trump administration is contemplating treating it as one.
Teraco said to be for sale with Permira seeking exit
Permira is working with an adviser to find a buyer for its data centre company, Teraco Data Environments, people with knowledge of the matter said.