Many people across Africa rely on mobile internet for everyday activities, and with this comes a growing interest in global shopping. Increasingly, people are ordering from sites like Amazon, Aliexpress, Alibaba, and eBay, as well as subscribing to digital services such as Spotify, Google Play, and Netflix.
Unfortunately, high levels of fraud remain a challenge on the continent, impacting ordinary users. Common scams involve issues with bank accounts, credit or virtual cards, and digital wallets. For anyone making frequent online purchases, protecting their funds from fraudsters is essential.
In this article, we’ll explain how you can do so with the versatile Ultima virtual card for shopping from PSTNET. Issued by banks in the US and the EU, this card features advanced...
If you are looking for the best web hosting in Nigeria, you have two options. You can either choose a reliable Nigeria-based web hosting company or a global hosting provider. As a business or an entrepreneur in Nigeria, you want affordable web hosting without compromising on performance.
A Nigeria-based web host is one with an office in Nigeria, offering you the additional convenience of paying in Naira. For global hosting companies, you will be required to make payments in a foreign currency, usually the US dollar.
If you are currently wondering which web hosting companies to choose for your business in Nigeria, I have been using hosting services since 2009 and will be helping you make that choice here.
I will be...
How well is your SaaS business doing?
Do you have any information on how long you may last? Do you have a long-term business plan and if yes, is it based on any specific data? Software-as-a-service is a trending industry. So, it may seem stable for now. Unfortunately, nothing lasts forever.
The more popular SaaS gets, the bigger the problem for you.
Soon enough, your SaaS product will be only one in a million. New competitors will start approaching your customers, and your leads will have more options to choose from. If you plan to survive this inevitable challenge, you should start...
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In Nigeria today, virtually everyone seeks the internet for most solutions to meet their needs, which is why we cannot downplay the importance of e-commerce for SMEs in Nigeria.
To this end, it’s time to reach customers through the internet, because your potential customers are roaming the internet, looking for random data to consume.
Today,...
In past few years, DOM (Distributed Order Management) system has surpassed from a trending tool to a necessity. Retailers need to leverage the features offered by DOM to deliver a seamless customer experience throughout sales channels. Magento eCommerce Development Company like Aegis Soft Tech is providing DOM solutions to many retail industry’s clients, which further make their business grow.
One must be aware of the DOM, i.e. distributed order management is a dynamic change and it can be little hard for merchants to make required changes in their processes if they are still using traditional order management system. Let’s learn...
Cyber Monday is a phrase used for the first Monday that arrives after the thanksgiving. It is comes the Monday that follows Black Friday deals. This year Cyber Monday 2023 is on Monday, November 27.
It came into existence so that the marketers can sell their products online. Every designer also looks forward to this day at the end of the year.
Throughout the year, all the designer lovers wait to shop on this occasion. You can easily win their heart by choosing a relatable gif for them. It is because during the other times the product rates are very high.
The...
Lagos, Nigeria, November 18, 2019 - Opera Ads is a fast-growing online advertising platform that seamlessly integrates into the Opera product portfolio and its 350 million global users.
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The company has recently announced the addition of new ad units that will help Nigerian advertisers increase engagement with their target audiences and maximize the performance of their online campaigns.
In traditional online advertising, marketers tend to redirect users to a landing page where they need to navigate a number of clicks to reach a call-to-action button for what they need, such as contact information, online chats, or just the phone number of...
Can you imagine a world without online shopping? It has become so ever-present in our world. Not only can you online shop for daily necessities such as groceries, but you can figure out whether you want them delivered to your home or pick them up.
The level of flexibility is unmatched. There’s online shopping that allows you to ship items wherever you want and however you want, such as gifts to people (and even get them gift wrapped).
There’s online shopping that connects you with the biggest big boxes of them all and the smallest marketplaces, too.
But what does online shopping...
It’s no news that the border closure by the Nigerian government is really hitting hard on a lot of businesses. Although the intention behind the closure is good, several companies are experiencing a cash crunch because Nigeria is primarily an import-dependent country.
When businesses are not making a profit, they would not seek to hire but would rather downsize. Nigeria is already battling with increasing unemployment, and now the situation is only about to get worse.
To survive in the present economy, several people have started searching for an alternative source of income that can supplement their lifestyle.
While some have been...
Ikeja, Lagos, 22/10/2019 – OPay a provider of payment, ride-hailing, food delivery and loan services have been given approval by Nigeria’s Apex Bank Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to commence international money transfer in Nigeria. With the approval, OPay will start facilitating remittance B2B, B2P and P2P remittance services into Nigeria. This is coming off the heels of the earlier announced $50 million fund-raised from major venture capitalist some months ago.
“The plan is to distort the remittance space and ensure that international money transfer into Nigeria is safer, faster and more affordable”
According to Kunle Olamuyiwa, Director of Remittances Services...
The holidays are just around the corner – and it is an interesting time for us all.
Of course, we could argue that there are about two months left, but we all know that the season comes upon us all like a surprise, no matter how long we have prepared for it.
Before the ups and downs of the festivities get to a head, though, how about we take a moment to look at digital gifts you could get for your loved ones?
Why Consider Digital Gifts?
Digital gift ideas are a welcome option for a variety of reasons, some of which are:
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Lagos, Nigeria, 28 of October 2019 - Opera Limited (Nasdaq: OPRA), one of the world’s major browser developers and leader in AI-driven digital content, has announced the launch of OLeads — a new online lead generation platform for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs).
OLeads offers a unique tools to maximise SMEs’ visibility and online presence, increasing awareness about their business, and helping ramp up sales.
Today, SMEs are the backbone of the Nigerian economy. According to the Small and Medium Enterprise Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN), there are more than 40 million SMEs in Nigeria.
However, one of their major challenges is...
Whether you are a small start-up business or a booming corporation, in the 21 st century, your online presence is one of the most important aspects of your organization. From user interaction to the specifics of what you actually specialize in, the traffic that runs through your website is the biggest spoon that feeds your production.
The thing is, something within the online community is beginning to shift when it comes to this space, and whether you’ve noticed it or not, it is beginning to open up possibilities that were only dreamt of 10 years ago.
This change is the swift...
A landing page is crucial in marketing. It enables you convert leads by getting their information from the lead-catch structure.
It enables you to focus on the potential audience individually and convert a higher number of guests into customers by offering them value products.
In addition, you can catch the profile details and know who they are and what their needs are. From this valuable information, a marketer can tap its targeted audience by giving them their required product or service.
A landing page is the most important thing to consider when promoting your brand or product. However, most people take this...
Yearly, it is estimated that about $1 billion worth of gift cards are unused. This is simply because so many people end up with gift cards from shops they never shop from.
Instead of letting these cards go to waste, there are several platforms that allow you to sell or trade your gift cards for cash or gift cards that you need. You can even buy bitcoins with gift cards.
In this post, we explore some of the best places to sell gift cards currently.
1. CardNosh
Cardnosh is one of the best places to sell gift cards. At Cardnosh you can sell...
Jumia Prime is a subscription service from Nigeria's leading online store that offers you unlimited free shipping for all items you buy at the store. Currently the service is available to consumers in Lagos, Abuja, and Ibadan. See available plans.
Delivery cost is a big put-off for online shoppers as it adds to the overall cost of shopping. This is why free delivery is a big attraction for online shoppers.
You may also be interested in the Jumia Brand Festival.
For a monthly subscription, Jumia will offer free shipping for all orders you make at the online store. Jumia Prime is also...
Are you tired of buying fake products and cheap knockoffs online? Jumia Mall is here for you. Buy 100% original and authentic products from your favourite brands on Jumia online store. No more fakes, no more knockoffs, no more counterfeit, just authentic products. Start shopping here.
With leading brands like Apple, Binatone, CocaCola, Hisense, Samsung, Nokia, H&M, LG, Intel, and Infinix all having official stores on Jumia Mall, you can shop online with confidence that what you are buying are authentic products directly from the brand.
Shopping on Jumia Mall comes with loads of benefits. Apart from buying original and authentic...
Just got an Amazon gift card or an iTunes gift card as a gift from a friend on your birthday or you won a gift card in a giveaway, but prefer cash instead? There are a lot of cool sites online for selling gift cards.
You can swap your gift card for some cool cash. Of course, you have to sell the gift card at a discounted rate, but you will get the money you need to buy whatever you want.
Interestingly, there are platforms like CoinCola, where you can swap your gift card for cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin. Cryptocurrencies are believed...
In the digital era, everything changes, even things that are and have been a staple for a long time, like email marketing. And how could it not? Email marketing with tools like GetResponse and Constant Contact has managed to remain alive and relative because it’s a chameleon, amongst other things.
If you really think about it, there is nothing it cannot do and this fact is what has kept it alive all this time, despite all the predictions about its death and demise-which most people have received through email.
Since it’s a shapeshifter, there would’ve been no way for email marketing...
Are you fed up with the falling company or website sales? Do you want to boost up your sales to make both ends meet? Whether the customers choose to purchase something or not, there are psychological triggers that matter a lot.
You are giving your best, your products are amazing but if your output is zero. It means something is very wrong.
Before you overhaul your site or company and hire consultants. You can make some subtle changes and use psychology to manipulate the customers and influence the visitors.
It will not take much time or effort, but the results could be...
Raksha Bandhan is the most auspicious occasion of the year when brothers all around the world are excited to show the pious emotions of the love for their sisters. They endeavor to do every possible thing that can make their sister feel special.
A sister is God’s gift, whose presence in a brother’s life is just remarkable. The way she treats her brother seems like the second version of the mother.
A brother feels complete with her presence. If you are blessed with a lovely sister, then you will better understand how much she matters in your life.
As Raksha Bandhan...
Owing and running a small retail store is a big challenge, given the cut-throat competition in the US market.
It is hardly a wonder, then, that retail store managers have a lot on their plate. They have to juggle with all sorts of duties and responsibilities such as customer care, HR, supplies manager, disciplinarian, website editor, social accounts manager … you know what I mean.
As many small businessmen across the USA have discovered the numerous advantages of multi-channel selling, the number day-to-day responsibilities retail store owners have to take is growing bigger.
In this article I shall give you some valuable...
You need the best marketing automation software to scale your business fast and convert more leads to customers.
Marketing automation software are software tools that...
Zmobile is a mobile banking service from Zenith bank. Zmobile (meaning Zenith mobile) enables customers of Zenith bank to carry out various banking and...
AliExpress.com is an online shopping mall owned by China's top online marketplace, Alibaba.com. On AliExpress, you will find thousands of top Chinese exporters and...
