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How To Change The Region and Language on the iPhone and iPad Do you wish to set a preferred language as the system language on your iPhone? Alternatively, why not relocate to a different region? Fortunately, changing the language and region on your iPhone is a relatively simple process. When you first set up your shiny new iPhone, you're prompted to choose a default language and region. However, you may be fluent in additional languages to English. For instance, you may wish to set your prefer.

How to Unzip Files on an iPhone or iPad Zip archives can be easily unzipped and decompressed on iPhone and iPad directly from the Files app. This makes it easier than ever to access data and files contained within any zip file, and it does so without the use of any third-party apps or tools. With the Files app on iPadOS and iOS, decompressing a zip archive and opening the zip file is a breeze. This tutorial will demonstrate how to extract these archives on an iPhone or iPad.    Ho.

What you should know about Apple iOS 15 before installing the public beta version Apple recently released the first public beta of iOS 15, iPad OS 15, and watchOS 8. These updates are the next significant upgrades to the iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch operating systems. Apple abandoned the customary practice of distributing beta versions exclusively to developers by making them freely available to the public. According to Apple, the final versions of iOS 15, iPadOS 15, and watchOS 8 will still .

Payhippo secures a $1 million pre-seed round to fund team expansion and geographic expansion Payhippo, a Nigerian business financing startup, has raised $1 million in a pre-seed round led by Pan-African venture capital firms Ventures Platform, Future Africa, and Launch Africa. Other investors include Sherpa Ventures, an Africa-focused venture capital firm; Hustle Fund; and Mercy Corps Venture. The startup intends to use the funding to expand its reach into additional Nigerian cities and to gro.

Fairmoney raises $42 million in a Series B round  Fairmoney, a Nigerian microlending startup, has raised $42 million in Series B funding led by Tiger Global, a US hedge fund and investment firm. Existing investors included DST partners, Flourish Ventures, Newfund, and Speedinvest. With operations in Nigeria and India, the startup intends to diversify its current offerings and expand in order to become its users' preferred financial destination. Fairmoney provides Nigerians with mobile-ba.

What is E-Learning or Distance Learning E-Learning or Distance Learning or Online Training is an incredible, complete-interactive Internet-based training solution offered by online education platforms. Login from anywhere, anytime, take classes at your own speed and graduate over the internet.   E-learning Subscription is perfect for training in your home, your office or remote locations. In fact online courses are available in any location where you have Internet access and are also.

Aella introduces daily interest rewards to its customers' e-wallets Aella App, a leading provider of single-point financial services and payment solutions in Nigeria, has launched a new daily interest initiative that rewards customers for simply using the App on a daily basis. The new product is only accessible via the Aella App and earns daily interest on funds stored in the Aella Wallet. Aella Wallet is an electronic wallet that enables customers to store value while using the Aella App to c.

Carbon Collaborates with Visa to Facilitate Payments Throughout Africa Carbon, a pan-African fintech company that enables Africans to access basic financial services, today announced a five-year strategic partnership with Visa, the world leader in digital payments, to offer its customers both digital and physical Visa cards. Carbon will launch Visa debit cards in the third quarter of 2021, approximately a year after transitioning from a leading digital lender to a digital bank offering a range.

Zeepay Raises $7.9 Million in Series A Investment Zeepay, a Ghanaian fintech startup, has closed a $7.5 million Series A funding round, dubbed one of Africa's largest Series A rounds to date. According to the startup, this latest round of funding will be used to expand its mobile payment services across Africa and into the Caribbeans. The funding round was led by impact investment firm I&P, with participation from ARK Holdings, an early-stage venture capital firm focused on Africa, GOODsoi.

MDaaS Global raises $2.3 million in seed funding and launches an e-diagnostic feature MDaaS, a diagnostic healthtech startup, raised $2.3 million in seed funding and expanded its array with a new product feature called SentinelX. Newton Partners, an early-stage venture capital firm, led the round, which also included participation from CRI Foundation, FINCA Ventures, Techstars, and Future Africa. MDaaS was founded in 2016 by Co-founder and CEO, Oluwasoga Oni, with the mission of facilitating .

Can Biometrics Eventually Replace Passwords? Today's users place a high premium on security. Whether it's our home or our phones, we're accustomed to having the most robust security measures in place. Additionally, as cyberattacks continue to plague us, we may seek new defenses. Google, Apple, and other tech giants are also equipping their devices with robust security features to safeguard user data. Each of us has witnessed the evolution of security technology over the last two decades. We've.

Daylight raises millions to build a digital banking platform ‘designed for and by’ the LGBTQ+ community There has been a surge in the number of newly formed digital banks targeting specific demographics over the last year. Almost always, banks are attempting to meet the needs of segments of society that they believe are being overlooked or underserved by traditional financial institutions. The most recent neobank to emerge is New York-based Daylight, which bills itself as the count.

Pietra raises $15M from Founders Fund to help creators launch their own product lines  In the burgeoning creator economy, startups are increasingly looking to build paint-by-numbers platforms that enable aspiring creators to more easily overcome previously insurmountable business obstacles. The Pietra team, which includes former Uber employees, is capitalizing on this vision by developing a backend for launching and scaling creator product lines. The startup, which was previously a marke.

Peanut has launched a microfund called StartHER to invest in early-stage startups Peanut, the creator of a female-focused social networking app, has entered the investing space with the launch of a microfund called StartHER today. As the name implies, the new fund will invest in women and historically marginalized founders "of all ages, life stages, ethnicities, and sexual orientations," according to the company. StartHER is particularly interested in addressing the difficulties that certain gr.

Forum Brands raises $27M Series A as crowded Amazon roll-up space continues to heat up The number of startups that are acquiring e-commerce businesses, particularly those that operate on Amazon, in order to grow and scale is increasing as more people shop online than ever. Forum Brands is the latest such startup to announce that it has raised $27 million in equity funding for its technology-driven e-commerce acquisition platform. The round was led by Norwest Venture Partners and included exis.

Google tightens UK policy on financial ads after watchdog pressure over scams The UK's expanded role in digital regulation post-Brexit is still being felt today, as evidenced by Google's announcement that it will soon only run ads for financial products and services when the advertiser has been verified by the financial watchdog, the FCA. According to Google, the Google Ads Financial Products and Services policy will be updated on August 30, and Google will begin enforcing the new policy on Se.

Ably raises $70 million for its developer platform that enables realtime features Ably is a Pub/Sub messaging platform that enables businesses to incorporate real-time functionality into their products. The company recently completed a $70 million Series B financing led by Insight Partners and Dawn Capital. Every day, you use a variety of apps that continuously push and fetch data. When you send a message in your preferred chat app, collaborate on a document, initiate a video call, or view fin.

Givingli, a digital greeting card startup, raises $3 million in a seed round While the digital revolution has altered nearly every aspect of social interaction and communication over the last few decades, the humble birthday card has demonstrated surprising resilience. Givingli, a small Los Angeles-based startup with an app that aims to disrupt the way Generation Z sends digital greeting cards, has raised seed funding from investors who believe in their philosophy of modern gifting. The startu.

Analysing Nigeria’s bid to tax Global Tech companies and the problem with enforcement Nigeria's government has resurrected its campaign to tax multinational technology companies in the country. According to a recent statement by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo titled 'How FG will tax profits made by global tech, digital giants in Nigeria,' the government intends to use legal authority to collect taxes on profits made by global technology and digital firms in the country. This latest develo.

Thursday Secures $3.5 Million For A Weekly Dating App Thursday, a dating app that aims to solve problems caused by excessive time spent on dating apps, raised a £2.5 million ($3.5 million) seed investment — just months after launching its single-matching service in London (in May) and New York (and racking up over 52k downloads). It claims that 110,000 likes were sent on Thursday (June 17), resulting in 7,500 matches in a single day. However, it is unable to report how many actual .