Month: January 2021
Face Transactions
Welcome to the futuristic world of facial recognition payment. It might sound like something from a science fiction movie, but this kind of transaction is already happening millions of times a day across China’s major cities technology is moving so fast that people don’t even think twice about using something like this and in the
QR Revolution
QR codes were invented in Japan in the mid-90s to track components in car production and the quick response codes have proven very useful during the covid-19 era for example when in a restaurant as a customer you can just see the menu by scanning the Quick response code using your mobile phone and then
push up fees for UK purchases from EU
Credit card giant Mastercard is planning to raise the fees it charges merchants when UK cardholders buy goods and services from the EU by fivefold especially on items not available from UK retailers and It has sparked fears that consumer prices could rise if merchants choose to pass on those costs and the move is
Flying Internet
Satellites beat balloons in race for flying internet. relatively low-flying satellite networks have the potential to bring the internet to rural areas and “notspots” anywhere in the world. Satellites – once the poor relation of broadband providers, considered the slowest, most expensive option and a real last resort – have become the hot favourite in
foreign investment, China and US
China takes new foreign investment top spot from US. China has overtaken the US as the world’s top destination for new foreign direct investment, according to UN figures .China had $163bn (£119bn) in inflows last year, compared to $134bn attracted by the US, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development Chinese firms climbed 4%,
India-China Border Dispute
Other countries such as Kenya- and Somalia have border disputes. On June 15, 2020 the border peace was broken following deadly clashes between Indian and Chinese soldiers in Galwan Valley in India’s Ladakh region. At least 20 Indian soldiers died in pitched hand-to-hand combat involving clubs and rocks. India and China have been locked in
Owning a Home
Being able to cater for your basic needs without much struggle is the wish of the poor or those who are struggling. Owning a decent home is anybody’s dream .In the struggling poor countries whose economies are still struggling with providing people with the basic needs such as decent health care , Food and basic
Bitcoin Mining
Soaring computer equipment prices are squeezing smaller miners while benefitting big-time players which is dominated by china sending prices of the computer equipment soaring as a surge in the cryptocurrency drives demand. Bitcoin mining is closely watched by traders and users of the world’s largest cryptocurrency, as the amount of bitcoin they make and sell
Data and Privacy Protection
Not everything is to be known or exposed to the unauthorized users .The risk of infringing on privacy is growing by the day given the increased frequency and granularity of the data being collected, and advances in the technology for processing them. This has, inevitably, led to the need for laws to secure personal data
Renewable Energy for Africa Economic Recovery
African countries are building back better from the coronavirus and Renewable energy will be a critical driver of Africa’s post-COVID-19 growth recovery and economic prosperity. However, the Africa continent cannot achieve this alone and it needs partnerships and external investments in Infrastructural development for sustainable economic growth and Development .Scaling up Africa’s capacity to achieve