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African countries make progress towards adoption of direct carrier billing
Evina and Telecoming , released the 2023 edition of the DCB Index . The DCB Index 2023 offers a detailed analysis of the Direct Carrier Billing , market ’ s progression and potential in Africa . This year ’ s edition continues to rank countries on a 5-point scale , incorporating new insights into fraud prevention , innovation , local market penetration , and DCB ’ s growth potential .
For the first time , the 2023 edition of the DCB Index includes three new countries with positive ratings : Algeria at 2.9 , Botswana at 2.3 , and Saudi Arabia with a score of 3.4 . Direct Carrier Billing is a payment technology that allows mobile users to pay for any service by charging the purchase to their carrier bill .
The Evina and Telecoming DCB Index results reveal that Morocco is the country in the ranking , with the highest score , 3.6 out of 5 . Almost all mobile players are deploying DCB , and the industry invests significantly in its security , making the Morocco ’ s DCB market a reliable and consistent sector .
The market ’ s resilience and steady progress point to a solid foundation for future DCB development . South Africa is second this year with 3.5 out of 5 . Mobile users in South Africa have quickly
Left : Roberto Monge , COO Telecoming ; Right : David Lotfi , CEO Evina
adopted alternative payment methods , such as mobile money , reaching 8 million users in South Africa this year . When combined with effective cybersecurity , this trend will enable DCB to boost revenues for mobile players significantly .
At the same stage , Egypt , 3.5 out of 5 differentiated by opening more opportunities for DCB deployment and increasing their protection against fraud attempts on Direct Carrier Billing . Tunisia goes down to 2.9 from 3.3 in 2023 . Algeria is also new and has the same level as Tunisia , with 2.9 points out of 5 on the list .
SearchInform expands presence in Africa through localisation of flagship product into French
SearchInform . com , has completed the translation of the interface of its flagship solution , the advanced DLP system Risk Monitor , into French . Risk Monitor is the next-gen solution that helps to facilitate regulatory compliance and deals with tasks of Data-centric , data leak prevention ; managing access rights to confidential data ; monitoring and protection of sensitive data , kept on corporate devices and User-centric , employee monitoring approaches .
just six months , the vendor ’ s solutions became available in 9 more countries in the region . The company is bullish on the region ’ s longterm dynamism and is committed to enhancing its capacity to help businesses and institutions protect their infrastructures from the wide range of information security risks . The new French version will make it easier to communicate with customers and partners in more countries .
This year , SearchInform significantly expanded its presence in the information security solutions market on the African continent . In
Previously , the company ’ s solution was available in the following languages : English , Russian , Indonesian , Spanish . The company ’ s list of clients currently contains more than 4000 organisations in 22 countries , including Frenchspeaking countries such as Ivory Coast , Tunisia , Morocco , Algeria , and others .
Mohamed Salah Sayari , International Sales Manager and Business Development Africa at SearchInform , said , “ We are pleased to announce that our Risk Monitor is now available in French . We are confident this will make things much easier for our French-speaking customers . The company continues to evolve and enter new markets . This requires timely software updates and customisation to meet the needs of local clients .
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