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Bedsonline announces new enhancements
Bedsonline has announced a series of improvements to its customer service facilities for clients in the Americas.
Bedsonline will be expanding by over 50% its in-house Service Centre team in Mexico, Brazil and Colombia to support the upcoming travel recovery as well as adding a new Help Desk tool to its ‘SelfSet self-service’ toolki… read more
CEO provides a snapshot of his payment processing startup
Seerbit is a Nigerian company that provides payment processing solutions to businesses. Founded in 2019, Seerbit is headquartered in Lagos with branches in Ghana, Kenya and Senegal; it has processed over $146 million in transactions. Founder and CEO Omoniyi Kolade answers our questions.
1. Give us your elevator pitch.
Kaspersky Expands Footprint In Nigeria, Ghana
Kaspersky has partnered with DataGroupIT to grow its cybersecurity business within Nigeria and Ghana.
“DataGroupIT is a well-known distributor in Africa with a clear value-add when it comes to generating focused business growth, especially in the enterprise segment. It also has the capacity to support the Kaspersky business logistic… read more
Travel Agencies: What are your pain points?
Oh yes, the effect of Covid-19 to our industry was massive, but all around the world the situation is getting slightly better and the business is about to return. The level and the speed of recovery differ by region. In the sub-Sahara region we expect things to change quite soon. If you e.g. look into Nigeria, especially the domestic market… read more
GlobalStar Travel Management and Conferma Pay announce global partnership
GlobalStar Travel Management announce an exciting new partnership with Conferma Pay, the world’s foremost provider of Virtual Payments Technology. Conferma Pay was founded in 2005 and combines innovation and expertise to push the boundaries of what can be achieved in the world of virtualised business payments. Conferma Pay has revolutioni… read more
Award-winning travel management company goes for SABRE
Award-winning travel management company with operations across the GCC & India, ITL World, has signed a new multi-year agreement with Sabre Corporation, the leading software and technology company that powers the global travel industry.
The expanded, long-term agreement will see ITL World work with Sabre to deploy the lat… read more
Twitter Ban: An Affront On Nigeria’s Democracy – Yiaga Africa
A non-governmental organisation, Yiaga Africa, has expressed dismay at the decision of the Federal Government to suspend the operation of microblogging and social networking services, Twitter, describing it as affront on the country’s democracy.
Yiaga Africa said it is concerned that at a time when nations around the world… read more
Twitter blocked in Nigeria
Telecommunications operators have blocked access to the social media platform, Twitter in Nigeria.
The telcos, under the aegis of the Association of Licensed Telecoms Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) said there has been a directive from the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to block Nigerians from accessing the platform. A… read more
The increasing meaning of Cybersecurity
The recent ransomware attack that shut down the Colonial Pipeline in the United States exemplifies the growing sophistication of cyberattacks over the past 12 months. Ever since the Colonial attack, there have been attacks involving the insurance sector in Asia, a European truck lease provider, a French distressed debt purchaser, a… read more
Sabre teams up with BYHOURS to distribute hotel microstays and support the recovery of hospitality
Sabre Corporation and BYHOURS, a leading international platform for hotel microstays, have signed a new agreement to provide Sabre’s agency community with relevant content that will allow them to sell rooms by the hour through the BYHOURS’ Sabre Red App.
Under the agreement, hundreds of thousands of travel agents using Sabre’s globa… read more
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