Ethiopia: Samsung, MSM Open Customer Care Service Center
Samsung Electronics East Africa Ltd. officially launched new customer care service center in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on July 23, 2015, Addis Fortune reported.
Ethiopia: Samsung’s First Printer Assembly in Africa Inaugurated
Tana Communication PLC and Samsung Electronics East Africa inaugurating Samsung’s first printer assembly plant in Africa last Monday.
During the inaugural ceremony Tana’s CEO, Sium Adugna, said that in addition to creating job opportunities plant will facilitate Ethiopia’s efforts in transfer of knowledge and technology.
Ethiopia: Santim Pay Announces a New Digital Payment System
Santim Pay Financial Share Company announced a digital financial payment system called Santim Pay. The system is entirely developed by Ethiopians in collaboration with Abyssinia Bank, Commercial Bank of Ethiopia, Bunna Bank, Awash Bank, Amhara Bank, Birhan Bank, Yimlu, and Tele Birr. It is expected to reduce the costs banks incur for software and POS machine purchases by 20%.
Ethiopia: SantimPay Financial Solutions to Roll Out 10,000 POS Machines
SantimPay Financial Solutions S.C. is set to expand its contactless payment network in Ethiopia with plans to deploy over 10,000 Point of Sale (POS) machines within the coming Ethiopian year (2017).
Ethiopia: Sapphire Hotel to Go Operational
Sapphire Addis Hotel will go operational in few days on May 13, 2017. The hotel situated in Ethiopia’s capital in a location commonly known as Medhanialem Church. It took the hotel 6 years to reach 96 percent completion rate.
