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What telco mobile money licenses mean for Nigeria’s financial services sector

CIO Business Intelligence

Over the last decade Africa has gained a reputation for global leadership in mobile money, with Kenya at the forefront, but up to now financial services via mobile phones have not taken deep root in the continent’s most populace country — Nigeria. Mobile money is not entirely new to Nigeria. Telcos eye mobile money success in East Africa.

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Amazon expanding ‘upskill’ training for software developer roles to workers outside of company

GeekWire

The program: Since 2017, the Amazon Technical Academy has enrolled hundreds of Amazon employees in a nine-month internal course that prepares them entry-level software development roles within the company. Building on that coursework foundation and graduate success, Amazon is now bringing the program to students outside Amazon.

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How Trainline’s CTO stays on track with professional development

CIO Business Intelligence

A long-time Googler, who’s role as engineering director saw her lead the Google Play developer ecosystem, Nikolic was keen for something new that offered a greater sense of social purpose. “ Since joining a year ago, Nikolic has split teams into horizontal and vertical functions to support operational efficiency and product development.

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IBM to Acquire Cloudant: Open, Cloud Database Service Helps Organizations Simplify Mobile, Web App and Big Data Development

CTOvision

a privately held database-as-a-service (DBaaS) provider that enables developers to easily and quickly create next generation mobile and web apps. . Financial terms were not disclosed. ” Organizations are being challenged to quickly create engaging and data-rich mobile and web apps.

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BIPOC students gain web design skills while building sites for Black-owned businesses

GeekWire

A student with the Youth Web Design program working on her website. Image from Youth Web Design video). Mama Sambusa Kitchen was recently saved from potential financial ruin by a high school student. The idea for the program came from the Office of Economic Development. “We of web developers and 5.9%

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API Security 101 for Developers: How to Easily Secure Your APIs

ForAllSecure

Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) are a fundamental component of modern software development. APIs allow developers to integrate different software systems, making it easier than ever to create complex applications and services. They allow third-party developers to access an organization's software data or functions.

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5 enterprise web application development trends to watch in 2018

mrc's Cup of Joe Blog

Summary: As digital technologies transform the business landscape, web development becomes increasingly important. In the near future, those who keep up with changing development trends will have an advantage over those who don’t. So, where is enterprise application development headed in the coming year?