TechFest: Diamond Bank reveals plans for Maiden edition

Diamond Bank has revealed plans to host the first edition of TechFest alongside its partners MTN Nigeria, Visa Nigeria, Microsoft Nigeria, NIBSS, Deloitte and Touche, Interswitch, & Beat FM.

TechFest is an event that aims at showcasing Technological solutions for businesses, connect technology providers with new markets, provide access-to-market opportunities for tech start-ups amongst others and will feature the best talent in the Nigerian Technology Space sector.

According to Diamond Bank CEO, Uzoma Dozie, during the official unveiling event, he said "Tech Fest for me, is a platform that we can share with our customers to help them get the best of technology and to partner together to run better businesses." 

The schedule for the event is as follows:
Date: Teusday 15th - Wednesday 16th May, 2018
Venue: Landmark  Event Centre, Oniru, Lagos.
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Facebook 'UNSEND' feature for Messages coming soon!

Unlike Whatsapp, Facebook currently does not allow users to retract or delete messages after it has been sent BUT that is about to change soon as there have been revelations that the popular social network site is planning to introduce an "unsend" feature to its over 2 billion users.

When added, users will be able to retract any message(s) after it has been sent.

However, this revelation came hours after it was discovered that some of facebook CEO, Mark Zuckerberg and some of his officials chats with some clients had disappeared, leaving only the recipient responses displaying on the chats. After an enquiry was made to Facebook on the development, the company later admitted to erasing the chats of its CEO and other officials for "security" reasons. This was however seen by some people as a bridge in privacy since Facebook did not notify the recipients before erasing the chats. But Facebook later announced that it was planning to make that feature available to the public.

The company issued a press statement via one of its spokesperson:

We have discussed this feature several times. And people using our secret message feature in the encrypted version of Messenger have the ability to set a timer — and have their messages automatically deleted. We will now be making a broader delete message feature available. This may take some time. And until this feature is ready, we will no longer be deleting any executives’ messages. We should have done this sooner — and we’re sorry that we did not.”

 Source: TechCrunch

Etisalat Nigeria Changes to 9mobile

Earlier today, I had tried checking my etisalat data balance then I received a response message but from 9mobile, I almost ignored reading it because I taught it was one of those network advertisement messages but was shocked when the message content was actually my data info that I was expecting from etisalat. "Oh! this might be a system error" I taught but unknown to me, Etisalat Nigeria has actually changed its brand name to 9mobile!

The Chief Executive of Etisalat International, Hatem Dowidar, had announced that Etisalat had terminated a management agreement with its Nigerian arm and the brand will be leaving the Nigeria market in three weeks alongside all UAE shareholders of Etisalat Nigeria, including state-owned investment fund Mubadala.The company which had a 45% in the Nigerian business, is transfering its shares to a loan trustee after talks had failed.

The Chief Executive Officer of Etisalat Nigeria, Boye Olusanya has also released a statement on Teusday 18th July, 2017 regarding the name change which read as follow:

“Emerging Markets Telecommunication Services Limited (EMTS), which previously traded as ‘Etisalat Nigeria’ wishes to inform its over 20 million subscribers, government, regulatory agencies and all relevant stakeholder groups that the telecommunication company has changed its name to 9mobile as a further testament of our unwavering commitment to ensuring business continuity as Nigeria’s fourth largest telecom operator.”

“Our new trading name, 9mobile represents our 0809ja heritage, our 9ja-centricity, and our evolution over 9 years of operations in Nigeria.

“Although our trading name has changed, we remain true to the same values on which our company was built.

“A strong and resilient Nigerian spirit continues to reside in us, uniting us with you our subscribers and we are confident that you will continue to believe in our new brand, which strongly reflects our innate creativity and youthfulness.

“Furthermore, this rebrand is a testament to our dynamism, responsiveness and agility as a business, while we leverage the power of technology to deliver innovative products and services that meet your needs.

“Our confidence in our ability to continue to make this happen is bolstered by the sheer determination, commitment and passion of our people to do more; and continue delivering excellent service.

“In order to ensure the change of name is delivered efficiently and responsibly, we will take a measured approach to the migration to the new brand over the next few months.

“Therefore as we go through this transition, our esteemed subscribers we ask for your patience and reaffirm our commitment to remain a listening brand.

“We will continue to innovate, support, and empower you to do more – whether as an individual or a business.

“To our business partners, your unwavering belief in the strength of our brand inspires us to do more. We will remain committed to working together and exploring possibilities to achieve our mutual goals; and to our stakeholders, we thank you for your abiding faith in us.

“We will ensure that our core values of Innovation, Customer-centricity, and superior Quality of Service remain the pillars upon which we operate.

“The soul of our business remains authentically Nigerian.

“We are Here for You, Here for 9ja!”

official website is http://9mobile.com.ng/
Farewell from Etisalat Nigeria, Welcome to 9mobile Nigeria.

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MasterCard Unveils First Fingerprint Credit Card

MasterCard has unveils the next generation fingerprint single touch biometric card. 
This latest development in card services combines chip technology with fingerprint scanning technology.

This means that consumers would now be able to safely and conveniently make in store purchases and use their fingerprints to authenticate payment, hence, no need to remember card pin anymore.

Fingerprint Authentication Card

The single touch biometric card has been launched in South Africa with 2 Successful trials already carried out by PicknPay & Absa.


Mastercard is a leading global payments & technology company that connects consumers, businesses, merchants, issuers & governments around the world.

MasterCard Biometric Credit Card

Introducing Zoto - Nigeria's Best Mobile Recharge App

Earlier on, we told you how to buy airtime for any Nigerian Network online but right now, Zoto mobile application has taken mobile phone recharging up to another level with an app that can be best described as awesome! Loading airtime for MTN, Airtel, Glo, or Etisalat now takes just seconds to accomplish without you leaving your comfort zone for any reason. You do everything within an app installed right in your phone. No more scratching recharge cards and no more queuing at the atm just to recharge your phone because Zoto mobile app has now simplified the process and brought mobile recharging down to your doorstep.

About Zoto

Zoto was established in 2015 with a goal to build a safe,fast and easy recharge platform for Nigeria. The platform is available on iOS and Android and has become established as one of Nigeria’s best recharge mobile app with a 4.5 star rating on the Play Store.

Incase you are wondering why Zoto is Nigeria's best Mobile Recharge app, here are its features highlighted below.

Features of Zoto mobile Recharge:

1. Instant Support that is amazing! - With an inbuilt chat system, you can send feedbacks, queries and complaints to your friend, Zubby from Zoto and get instant response 24/7. Zubby has been doing a great job for Zoto and its users.
2. Save Card(s) for Quicker Recharge - You can save your debit card's details so that you no longer need to manually provide your card details everytime you want to recharge. This adds more speed to the recharge process.
3. Optimum Security - Zoto protects your app against unauthorised access with a 4-digit secret password you would provide when installing the app. Its payment processor is also highly secured and it has been verified by the Central Bank of Nigeria, Visa, MasterCard SecureCode, Norton Secured and Verve.
4. Recharge for family & friends - A quick and easy recharge for your family and friends through your phone's contact book.
5. Repeat a Transaction from History - Zoto keeps track and provides you with history of your previous recharges and also gives you an option to repeat a transaction. You can repeat a previous recharge from start to finish in less than 15 seconds.
6. Pay with any Nigerian Issued Debit (ATM) card - You pay for your recharges using any Nigerian issued ATM card.
7. Amazing Cashback - We saved the best for the last. Zoto does not only make your recharges fast, easy and secured but also gives you amazing cashbacks and bonus as you recharge. This is one feature that, no doubt has made it earn the status of Best Mobile Recharge app in Nigeria!
   Bonus are stored in your Zoto Cash Wallet which you can use to pay for your recharges instantly.
   
   On your first recharge with Zoto, you earn N1,000 free bonus sent to your Zoto Cash Wallet and you can earn a total of N20,000 bonus with zoto. We shall cover that in our next post.

Watch this Youtube video for more about zoto.

How to Install

Download Zoto apk file for Android from the link below. It is also available for Apple iPhone devices
Click here to download the Zoto Mobile recharge App for android Now
or Click here for iPhone Zoto App Download

How to Use Zoto

Recharging with Zoto is simple and easy with the steps highlighted below.
Launch the application then follow these steps

1. Type the mobile number you wish to recharge
2. The Network provider should change automatically to match with the number you provided. If it does not match, you can still change it.
3. Type the amount you want to load
4. Click on Proceed
    
5. Review details and Click on Securely Pay N... button.
6.  Take out your ATM card and provide the required details.
   (Your bank would require an OTP code before authorizing an online transaction as part of security measures undertaken to ensure that you are the one performing the transaction and not a fraudster.
   The code would be sent to your mobile phone number and email adress that is linked to your card with the bank. However, I am not certain if OTP is used for Visa and Verve Cards. Try it out for yourself and see).
7. Wait for your OTP code, this would take just few seconds to arrive your phone. Type it and Proceed.
8. If all goes well, you should now see the following success page.
   

The above process should take just few minutes to accomplish and your phone should be recharged via VTU top up immediately! No queue, No scratching of card. You can recharge in the morning, afternoon, evening or mid-night, anywhere, anytime!

But incase of a failure, just retry again and make sure you are providing the OTP code without any error.

If you don't have an ATM or a bank account yet and you are a student in any Nigerian tertiary institution, then read this post on 12 student bank accounts you can open today quickly.

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How to Recharge Nigerian Prepaid Electric Meter from buypower.ng

Life is gradually getting easier day by day, all thanks to the internet. Most of our daily task that used to be stressful has now become fast and stress free. On an earlier post, I told you how to recharge your Nigerian SIM cards from the internet at anytime, but right now, I would be teaching you how to conveniently buy recharge codes or pin for your Nigerian prepaid electricity meter from buypower.ng

How to Safeguard your ATM card Details on the internet

Listed below are some internet security tips to safeguard yourself against unprecedented attacks by internet fraudsters who want to steal your hard earned money. The main focus would be to secure your Debit or Credit card (ATM card) information which you provide on a purchase of goods and payment for services the internet.