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Mastercard has partnered with Yellow Card in a move that aims to acccelerate the adoption of stablecoin-powered payment solutions across Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EEMEA). The partnership will explore new use cases for…
Access Holdings Plc has reported audited results for the financial year ended December 31, 2025, which marks a significant turning point in its corporate journey as it shifts from a growth model defined by scale to one increasingly…
By Tony Anscombe, Chief Security Evangelist at ESET Businesses routinely evolve alongside the challenges of their operating environments. If the challenge is power, they ensure they have a power backup. Organisations that cannot afford…
African governments have been called upon to recognise telecommunications as a core economic pillar and to implement tax reforms that could dramatically accelerate digital inclusion across the continent. Speaking at the first edition of…
Cloud9 has announced the acquisition of Mtickets. With this acquisition, Cloud9 and Mtickets are positioning themselves to build a more integrated ecosystem that combines ticketing, payments and access to financing for both consumers and…
Bolt has invested R3 billion (€150 million) into South Africa over the past decade, underscoring the country’s importance as one of its largest and fastest-growing shared mobility markets globally and signalling further expansion through…
Old Mutual has launched a countywide financial wellness drive to support small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and retail customers with practical tools to better manage their finances amid rising economic pressure. The initiative,…
Absa Bank has just unveiled a new asset financing proposition in Kenya. It aims to deploy KES 100 billion over the next three years. Dubbed ABF 2.0, this enhanced offering is targeted at key sectors of the Kenyan economy including…
dLocal and inDrive have announced a new partnership to roll out card payments and local driver payouts in South Africa. The integration allows inDrive to support local card payments, real-time payment splitting and domestic disbursements…
Vertiv has announced Frieda He has joined the company as Chief Procurement Officer (CPO). She will lead Vertiv’s global procurement organisation, with a focus on further strengthening supply chain resilience, enabling growth, optimising…
SBM Bank Kenya has announced a strong start to 2026, reporting a profit before tax (PBT) of KShs. 246 million for the first quarter up from KShs. 12 million in Q1 2025 reinforcing the Bank’s shift from turnaround stabilisation to…
The Hashgraph Association (THA), the Swiss-based non-profit advancing digital enablement, innovation, and education across the Hedera ecosystem, together with Exponential Science (ES), a global non-profit dedicated to accelerating emerging…
Canada is implementing a federal framework for payment service providers under the Retail Payment Activities Act, overseen by the Bank of Canada. Under this framework, registered providers are subject to requirements for operational risk…
Visa announced a new suite of six dispute resolution tools to help address the growing cost, complexity and inefficiencies of payment disputes across the global ecosystem. These tools use artificial intelligence and automation to simplify…
iXAfrica Data Centers has announced the onboarding of Gewape Cloud Group at its NBOX1 data center. The partnership brings together iXAfrica’s hyperscale, carrier-neutral infrastructure with Gewape Cloud’s sovereign cloud model. This…
Botswana has launched the Botswana Tech Fund (BTF), a £50 million venture fund aimed at supporting startups across Southern Africa. Launch Africa Ventures has been appointed as the investment advisor for Phase One of the fund, marking an…
Novastar Ventures has announced the final close of its third fund, the Africa People and Planet Fund III (NVIII), at $147 million, positioning it among the largest venture capital funds focused on Africa. The fund brings together a mix of…
Vertiv has announced it has acquired Strategic Thermal Labs, a specialist in advanced liquid-cooling technologies. The acquisition extends Vertiv’s thermal-chain strategy by strengthening engineering capability at the interface between…
SBM Bank Kenya has launched a KES 1 billion Green Finance Facility to accelerate the adoption of electric (EV) and hybrid (PHEV) vehicles. Available over the next 12 months, this dedicated fund provides consumers and businesses with…
Jiji has seen a significant rise in demand for pre-owned goods. Search results in Q1 2026 showed a 70% increase in used-item searches versus the same period in 2025. This represents over 14.7 million unique searches in Q1 alone. Thus,…
Cross Switch has announced the appointment of Gillian Koinange as Head of Business Development, East Africa. This exciting appointment reinforces the company’s commitment to accelerating growth and deepening its presence across the region.…
Cabinet Secretary for the Ministry of Information, Communication and the Digital Economy, William Kabogo Gitau recently hosted an Oracle delegation led by Annick Sakho to discuss how to accelerate the adoption of Oracle Cloud services in…
Principal Secretary for Broadcasting and Telecommunications, Mr Stephen Isaboke, delivered a keynote address at the Connected Africa Summit 2026, highlighting Kenya’s strategic response to the evolving challenge of artificial intelligence…
Following the successful deployment of thermal management solutions at its Marrakech and Settat data centres, leading Moroccan telecommunications provider Inwi has once again relied on Vertiv, this time to support expansion at its…
