Wrap-Up: Our pick of main stories, Wednesday October 7th, 2015

Geek teams on two continents write poverty-breaking apps for Kenya, Intellecap launches angel investment network in East Africa, Watch Kenya vs. Mauritius Football Live Online,to get more information on these and other stories from our wrap-up today, read on…

Geek teams on two continents write poverty-breaking apps for Kenya

Powered by caffeine and adrenalin, hundreds of Kenyan and Canadian geeks will compete over Skype in a 28-hour ‘hackathon’ to develop apps to improve rural Kenyans’ health, farms and access to education.Hackathons are marathon brainstorming sessions where computer programmers get together to write software. The Nov. 20-22 Poverty Hackathon will be the first international development-focused virtual hackathon – taking place on two continents simultaneously, the organisers say.

I&M Bank suspends online card payments

I&M Bank has discontinued debit and credit card-backed e-commerce transactions, citing a massive increase in online fraud. The bank said in a notice to its customers that it was stopping use of debit and credit cards for online transactions “to safeguard its customers’ funds.” I&M Bank has instructed its customers who wish to buy things online to issue a prior notice asking for an opening of the card for use and to notify the bank as soon as a transaction has been concluded so that the function can be disabled.

Intellecap launches angel investment network in East Africa

Entrepreneurial advisory firm Intellecap, which has operations in Kenya and India, has launched the East African chapter of its angel network, which will see members invest amounts of between US$100,000 and US$1 million in promising startups in the region.

Strathmore University first in Africa with IBM Mainframe z technology

IBM and Strathmore University’s @iLabAfrica have signed an agreement to expand their partnership into training for the IBM mainframe z technology. This agreement makes Strathmore the first university in Africa with the IBM mainframe z technology.

Watch Kenya vs. Mauritius Football Live Online

Fans can watch the Kenya vs. Mauritius football match live online and see which team can move one step closer to qualfying for the 2018 World Cup in Russia. The teams will meet on Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. local time from Nyayo National Stadium in Anjalay Bellevue. Those who watch the Kenya vs. Mauritius football match live online will see if the Kenyan squad can rebound from its recent loss. The team dropped its most recent Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match, losing to Zambia by a 2-1 score.