27 Oct 2025
- Mauritius’ Ministry of Education, in collaboration with Mauritius Telecom, has launched an artificial intelligence platform dubbed mytGPT for…
27 Oct 2025
- Velents.ai, a rising startup specializing in enterprise AI solutions, has closed a $1.5 million funding round as it unveils Agent.sa,...
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24 Oct 2025
- Following the rollout of its regulatory framework for crypto assets, the Nigerian government is turning its attention to stablecoins, digital...…
23 Oct 2025
- Microsoft has released its 2025 Digital Defense Report, painting a sobering picture of the evolving global cyberthreat landscape and warning...
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23 Oct 2025
- The Kenyan subsidiary of the global payments firm PayU Kenya Limited has officially ceased operations following the revocation of its...
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23 Oct 2025
- African businesses are moving beyond digital experimentation and into a new era of strategic execution, according to the CIO100 Megatrends...
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22 Oct 2025
- South Africa’s schools and universities have quietly become critical pieces of national digital infrastructure, yet they remain among the easiest...…
22 Oct 2025
- As South Africa’s digital economy matures, so too does its exposure to cyber threats, and the country is now among...
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21 Oct 2025
- Attack surface management (ASM) has grown exponentially in recent years, evolving into a recognised market category that equips businesses with...…
21 Oct 2025
- Amazon Web Services (AWS) suffered a major outage on Monday, disrupting vast portions of the internet and exposing the world’s...
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21 Oct 2025
- Egyptian fintech company Money Fellows has exceeded 8 million users, with over 2 million rotating savings groups completed through its...
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21 Oct 2025
- South African technology giant Altron has launched the country’s first fully operational AI Factory, marking a major milestone in local...
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16 Oct 2025
- NCBA Bank has unveiled ConnectPlus, a next-generation corporate banking platform powered by Intellect’s eMACH.ai Wholesale Banking Cloud. Valued at $…
15 Oct 2025
- CIO Africa and Deloitte & Touche LLP today announced a strategic collaboration to bring independent auditing, transparency and global rigour...…
15 Oct 2025
- Morocco-based Chari closed a USD 12 million Series A funding round. The round was led by SPE Capital and Orange...
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15 Oct 2025
- Newly established sub-Saharan African towers platform, Paradigm Tower Ventures, has made its maiden investment by closing the acquisition of HIS...…
14 Oct 2025
- A logistics firm in Nairobi lost its internet connection for two days last year. Forty-eight hours. That was all it...
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14 Oct 2025
- The Middle East and Africa (MEA) are entering a new phase of digital acceleration driven by 5G. Nokia’s newly released...
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14 Oct 2025
- The world’s largest tech and AI event, GITEX GLOBAL 2025, opened to capacity crowds and the largest coalition of global...
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13 Oct 2025
- Choice Microfinance Bank Kenya Limited (Choice Bank) has partnered with Pesalink to give customers faster, more affordable, and reliable payment...…
13 Oct 2025
- Four young Kenyan women, the brains behind the AI-powered fintech platform ‘Jasho-Powering Your Hustle’, are set to represent Kenya at the...…
13 Oct 2025
- Kenya Copyright Board (KECOBO in collaboration with other enforcement authorities, have arrested a suspect following an extensive investigation into…
11 Oct 2025
- As stablecoins redefine the financial landscape across Africa, their rise tells a story not of trend-chasing but of resilience. Entrepreneurs...…
9 Oct 2025
- Cyber threats today are constantly evolving, targeting individuals and organisations alike with ever-increasing and sophisticated tactics. Whether…
9 Oct 2025
- Africa remains the most targeted region for cyberattacks, with an average of 2,902 attacks per organisation per week. Check Point...
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9 Oct 2025
- Kenya is one step away from enacting its first-ever cryptocurrency law after Parliament passed the Virtual Asset Service Providers (VASP)...
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9 Oct 2025
- Botswana has hosted the first-ever MIT Kuo Sharper Center Early-Stage Program Demo Day, marking a major milestone in the country’s...
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8 Oct 2025
- Modern data centres are evolving into agile, high-efficiency ecosystems designed to meet rising digital demands. What started as basic mainframe...…
8 Oct 2025
- Cast your mind back to the perspectives you held about things, places, or people when you were younger. Where did...
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8 Oct 2025
- When Safaricom launched in Kenya in 2000, it didn’t just enter a telecom market; it reshaped an economy. By blending...
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8 Oct 2025
- When Kenya’s largest broadcaster—Royal Media Services (RMS)—began its digital transformation, cybersecurity was not yet a headline concern. A decade…
7 Oct 2025
- By 2030, AI is projected to unlock 230 million digital jobs across Africa – a transformation comparable to South Korea’s...
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7 Oct 2025
- Customer Experience (CXaaS) company RightCom has announced the RightCom Customer Experience Summit 2025. The event is slated for October 29,...
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7 Oct 2025
- With the capabilities of AI advancing every year, its potential to address challenges once thought unsolvable is rapidly expanding, from...
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7 Oct 2025
- Last year, the average global cost of a cybersecurity breach was $4.9-million, according to the 2024 IBM Cost of a...
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7 Oct 2025
- A record 162 organisations across Africa have been shortlisted for the 2025 CIO100 Awards, competing for recognition as the continent’s...
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7 Oct 2025
- The African Venture Philanthropy Alliance (AVPA) has confirmed that Nairobi, Kenya, will be the host city for the 2025 AVPA...
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6 Oct 2025
- Kaspersky, Smart Africa, and Africaines in Tech have launched an innovative, science-backed career orientation test, Future You in Tech,…
6 Oct 2025
- Integrated financial services provider Old Mutual has launched Thrive, a new digital wellness platform to address the growing challenges of...
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4 Oct 2025
- When we first spoke to Alan Turnley-Jones, it was back in 2024 after he had just been appointed as the...
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3 Oct 2025
- Stanbic IBTC Holdings Plc has appointed Chukwuma (Chuma) Nwokocha as the substantive Group Chief Executive, effective 2nd October 2025. The...
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3 Oct 2025
- Fintech company Network International and payment solution provider Magnati have announced the completion of their merger under the ownership of...…
3 Oct 2025
- EFT Corporation, a payment solutions provider operating across African markets, has announced the appointment of Adri Führi as Group Chief...
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2 Oct 2025
- There I was, minding my own business one day, when an employer reached out. He had spoken to the powers...
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2 Oct 2025
- The global payments company, Visa, has launched a pilot program through Visa Direct, allowing businesses to prefund payouts using stablecoins…
2 Oct 2025
- Safaricom has announced the selection of 10 startups as finalists for the second cohort of the Spark Accelerator Program, chosen...
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2 Oct 2025
- Nairobi-based educational technology startup G-funze has begun the private sale of its cryptocurrency token, ATUN, ahead of its launch of...
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1 Oct 2025
- Microsoft has appointed Vukani Mngxati as the Chief Executive Officer of Microsoft South Africa, effective 1 October 2025. In his...
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1 Oct 2025
- Global financial infrastructure company Tala has announced its expansion into Latin America, beginning with a launch in Guatemala, with plans...…
1 Oct 2025
- Integrated Payment Services Limited (IPSL), operators of Pesalink and Cellulant have expanded their partnership to simplify and scale customer-to-…