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    Wednesday News Roundup: New Ways To Pay, and GirlPower

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    Olumuyiwa Coker
    8th Jul, 2015
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    Access Bank just launched a contact-less payment infrastructure in Nigeria.  And, Nigeria’s Oluokun Adedayo just aced iROKO’s TV codility test; 400/400. She is female. Check out other news that made the rounds across the African tech space today.

    Access Bank has Launched PayWithCapture, a Contactless Payment System
    Nigerian commercial bank, Access Bank, has launched PayWithCapture that allows users make payment via a generated QR code at merchants’ POS.

    iROKO’s TV Second Millionaire Engineer is a Lady
    Oluokun Adedayo is the second person to emerge iROKO’s TV millionaire engineer.

    DotconnectAfrica Opens Application for a $5000 Grant Competition for women
    Non-profit organization, DotconnectAfrica, has opened applications for a $5000 grant competition to support women in science, technology,engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields.

    Huawei and Vodacom Have Launched e-Libraries in South Africa
    Aimed at improving literacy in SA, Huawei and Vodacom partnered the South African Department of Basic Education and the Nelson Mandela Foundation to provide this facility.

    Attend the Anadach Workshop on IP and Innovation
    Global healthcare strategic consulting firm, Anadach, is organizing a three-day workshop and training for innovators from July 14 to 16, 2015.

    Chura has Launched a Mobile Money Payment Service
    Chura, a Kenyan startup that enables interoperability between different mobile networks has launched Chura money that allows withdrawal from a PayPal account into mobile phones.

    Drive South Africa Launches App to Simplify Child Visa Laws in South Africa
    Cape Town-based travel company, Drive South Africa, has revealed an app that creates a checklist of the new child visa requirements passed into law in South Africa.

    Evron Food Store Launches in Nigeria, Promises Three-Hour Delivery
    Online food ordering app, Evron Food Store, has launched its services in the country and promises to be the fastest delivery food service in the business.

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    Find out 16 Things we Learnt from the AMA with the CEO of PAGA
    Paga’s CEO, Tayo Oviosu, was recently on Radar for an interactive AMA session, find out some lessons he shared about entrepreneurship and the Nigerian tech ecosystem.

    11 Essential Apps For Monitoring News in Nigeria
    If you want to stay abreast of going ons in Nigeria, these are 11 apps that’ll help you spot news as it happens.

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