CIO Africa

4 Oct 2025 - When we first spoke to Alan Turnley-Jones, it was back in 2024 after he had just been appointed as the... Source

3 Oct 2025 - Stanbic IBTC Holdings Plc has appointed Chukwuma (Chuma) Nwokocha as the substantive Group Chief Executive, effective 2nd October 2025. The... Source

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... Source

2 Oct 2025 - There I was, minding my own business one day, when an employer reached out. He had spoken to the powers... Source

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... Source

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... Source

1 Oct 2025 - Microsoft has appointed Vukani Mngxati as the Chief Executive Officer of Microsoft South Africa, effective 1 October 2025. In his... Source

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-…

30 Sep 2025 - Mastercard has announced a collaboration with Insurtech company Hillcroft (mTek) to launch embedded insurance solutions across East Africa The…

30 Sep 2025 - Walk into any boardroom across Nairobi, Mombasa or Kisumu today, and you’ll hear the same conversations echoing as business leaders... Source

30 Sep 2025 - As South Africa’s digital economy matures, so too does its exposure to cyber threats, and the country is now among... Source

30 Sep 2025 - The Kenya Space Agency (KSA) has formed a cooperation with the Nigerian Communications Satellite (NIGCOMSAT) to set a course for... Source

29 Sep 2025 - The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has unveiled a bold plan to slash mobile money transaction fees by 57 percent,... Source

29 Sep 2025 - INTERPOL has announced the arrest of 260 suspects and the seizure of 1,235 electronic devices in a coordinated international operation... Source

26 Sep 2025 - Generative AI (GenAI) is fast becoming the new engine of digital transformation. Across Africa, executives are exploring how it can... Source

26 Sep 2025 - Millions of young farmers across West Africa are re-inventing everyday social media platforms, transforming them into agricultural tools that improve…

25 Sep 2025 - Cassava Technologies has entered a partnership with Accenture to expand its sovereign artificial intelligence (AI) capability across Africa, starting…

25 Sep 2025 - Mastercard has extended its commercial partnership with Smile ID, an identity verification provider in Africa to accelerate the rollout of... Source

25 Sep 2025 - Kenya-based healthtech company Ilara Health has announced plans to restructure its operations and reduce staff numbers, citing tough market…

24 Sep 2025 - Pesalink and TendePay announced a new partnership aimed at reshaping how Kenyan businesses manage and move money. By combining Pesalink’s... Source

24 Sep 2025 - Entlaq has announced the launch of the third edition of the Egyptian Entrepreneurship Sector Diagnostic Report (SDR 2025). It will... Source

24 Sep 2025 - NTT DATA has appointed Jafar Kuruniyan as the new Chief Financial Officer (CFO) for its Middle East and Africa (MEA)... Source

23 Sep 2025 - Paying for a safari trip, buying souvenirs at a Maasai market, or grabbing a snack from a roadside kibanda has... Source

22 Sep 2025 - The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has established a Banking Sector Cybersecurity Operations Centre (BS-SOC) to bolster the country’s defences... Source

22 Sep 2025 - Zambia has received a grant of $120 million from the World Bank, which it plans to use to expand its... Source

22 Sep 2025 - Mukuru, a prominent African fintech platform has entered a strategic partnership with global payments giant MoneyGram to accelerate cross-border…

19 Sep 2025 - Safaricom has unveiled the most significant enhancement of its M-PESA platform since 2015, introducing Fintech 2.0, a next-generation core system...…

19 Sep 2025 - Quantum computing and artificial intelligence (AI) are two technologies touted to revolutionize modern computing. In 2022, AI emerged from deep...…

19 Sep 2025 - The Office of the Data Protection Commissioner of Kenya (ODPC) was awarded the global privacy and data protection awards in... Source

18 Sep 2025 - Google and PayPal have announced a multi-year partnership designed to redefine how digital payments and commerce are delivered across platforms....…

18 Sep 2025 - Artificial intelligence is a double-edged sword, according to the new Cisco DUO report 2025 State of Identity Security, which surveyed... Source

18 Sep 2025 - Google has unveiled a major new round of investments aimed at accelerating Africa’s digital transformation, including new subsea infrastructure, free…

18 Sep 2025 - Xbox has announced the return of Xbox Game Camp Africa for its third year, reaffirming its mission to nurture and... Source

17 Sep 2025 - Uber has announced the launch of Uber Safari, a new product category offering tailored safari experiences in Nairobi National Park.... Source

17 Sep 2025 - CIO Africa by dx⁵ has announced a two-pronged expansion of its South Africa operations, combining new senior appointments with a... Source

16 Sep 2025 - e-commerce company, Jumia, has signed a partnership with asset financier, Watu Credit, to make it easier for Kenyan to own... Source

16 Sep 2025 - When Dr. Kalkidan Esayas speaks about the environment, she doesn’t begin with abstract numbers or charts. She begins with a... Source

15 Sep 2025 - AFRINIC, the Regional Internet Registry (RIR) for Africa successfully concluded its 2025 Board of Directors elections, ushering in a new... Source

15 Sep 2025 - Odoo, a company that develops software solutions for Small and Medium-Sized enterprises (SMEs), will be marking its 3rd year of... Source

15 Sep 2025 - A 2025 Kaspersky survey showed Kenyan professionals use multiple devices for work: along with a computer, 36 per cent of respondents also…

15 Sep 2025 - The financial services sector is taking its first tentative steps on its journey into artificial intelligence (AI), with the technology... Source

15 Sep 2025 - The Cortex Hub has announced the launch of the MCP Hackathon Africa 2025, a continent-wide initiative designed to embed African... Source

15 Sep 2025 - Africa’s innovation is booming, but capital remains its weakest link. Despite being home to some of the fastest-growing economies, the... Source

12 Sep 2025 - Businesses have been urged to shift focus from traditional cybersecurity to cyber resilience in order to withstand and recover from... Source

12 Sep 2025 - 6,000 participants, including 134 international speakers, 110 exhibitors, and more than 200 start-ups, are set to meet at the Global... Source

12 Sep 2025 - Co-operative Bank of Kenya has achieved the updated global benchmark for information security management systems, after successfully transitioning to…

12 Sep 2025 - Global technology provider and distributor, Westcon-Comstor, has announced the appointment of Nicodemus (Nickey) Mannya as Director of Cybersecurity…