Orange
launches
its first
‘Digital Centre’
in Tunisia
Infobip enhances presence
in Kenya
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range has launched the ‘Orange Digital
Centre’ in Tunis, which is built around
a completely new concept and entirely
dedicated to innovation.
Attending the launch were Anouar Maarouf,
Tunisian Minister of Communication
Technologies and the Digital Economy,
Abdelkoddous Saadaoui, Tunisian Secretary
of State for Youth, Alioune Ndiaye, Chief
Executive Officer of Orange Middle East and
Africa, Christine Albanel, Senior Executive
Vice-President of CSR, Diversity, Partnerships
and Philanthropy and Deputy Chair of the
Orange Foundation, and Thierry Millet, Chief
Executive Officer of Orange Tunisia.
The Orange Digital Centre has been set-up
to provide wide-ranging support for startups.
From training young people in coding to
more direct guidance, as well as startup
acceleration and investment in early-stage
companies, the new sites are intended for all
kinds of different people.
“I am very proud to launch the first Orange
Digital Centre in Tunis,” said Ndiaye.
“By the end of this year, we will set-up similar
centres in Senegal, Côte d’Ivoire, Jordan,
Cameroon, Burkina Faso and Sierra Leone.
“From 2020 onwards, Morocco, Egypt and
the rest of the countries in the Middle East
and Africa region will have their own Orange
Digital Centre. Dedicated to our countries’
digital development, these new spaces aim
to consolidate Orange’s standing as a key
player in the Digital Transformation of the
countries where we operate.”
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nfobip, a global cloud communications
company for businesses and leader in
omnichannel engagement, is enhancing
its presence in Kenya.
offerings and ultimately enable every
Kenyan with a bank account to be
powered by mobile technology.”
By using Infobip’s omnichannel solution,
Kenyan businesses can choose the
optimal communication channels for
specific types of messages, all available
on a single communication platform. Kenya tops the list of African countries
with ease of access to financial services
thanks in part to its high uptake of mobile
money, placing the country ahead of
economic giants such as South Africa,
Nigeria, and Ghana.
“Banks have to meet the customer needs
of its competition,” said Ali Hussein
Kassim, co-founder, and CEO of FinteXX. ‘Infobip is expanding its operations in
Africa,” said Rachel Njiru, Infobip’s MD
Kenya & Director OP Africa.
“Maintaining customers long-term will
require impactful engagement through
omnichannel communications over the
channels they use and prefer. Infobip is
a provider that can truly address these
pain points, helping banks throughout
Africa improve their financial service “It is a region that is changing and
improving rapidly when it comes to
mobile money and financial services.
Kenya, being one of the more progressive
and developed nations in Africa, presents
great potential and sets an example in
truly diminishing the unbanked.” n
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