Tech
- 5 Sep 2025 - The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has announced the licensing of 27 additional Digital Credit Providers (DCPs), bringing the total number of licensed entities to ......
- 5 Sep 2025 - A few weeks ago, while attending a friend’s wedding in Nairobi, I met Mr. Otieno, a soft-spoken father of two with a gentle sense of humour. As we got talking, he painted a…
- 5 Sep 2025 - Safaricom has added a PesaLink feature to the M-PESA app that allows customers send up to KES 500,000 in one transfer to bank accounts, doubling the previous per-transaction…
- 5 Sep 2025 - At the GSMA’s Digital Africa Summit in Ghana 2025, the GSMA unveiled a new report showing how strategic…
- 5 Sep 2025 - GSMA , the global mobile industry association, announced the launch of GSMA Entitlements, a new innovative cloud-based platform to help mobile operators rapidly activate…
- 5 Sep 2025 - In the fast-changing mineral economy, African Mining Week (AMW) 2025 – taking place 1-3 October in Cape Town – is... Source
- 5 Sep 2025 - IX Africa Data Centre Limited has secured a multi-tranche funding package from Rand Merchant Bank (RMB), a division of FirstRand Limited, to accelerate its expansion plans in…
- 5 Sep 2025 - MTN Group has outlined its boldest strategy yet as it prepares for life beyond its Ambition 2025 plan. At an editors’ roundtable, CEO Ralph Mupita ......
- 5 Sep 2025 - On the 5G front, Kenya is still in its early stages, with only a third of Safaricom’s network currently supporting the next-generation standard. Yet the company’s vision is…
- 5 Sep 2025 - With a more developed banking sector, high card penetration, and widespread ATM and POS networks, mobile money has struggled to gain the same traction in South Africa.
- 5 Sep 2025 - For years, borrowers have complained about the mismatch between Central Bank policy and the rates they actually face in banking halls or on mobile loan apps. When the Central…
- 5 Sep 2025 - Yellow Card has announced a major milestone in its mission to transform cross-border payments across Africa by joining the Fireblocks Network for Payments. This…
- 5 Sep 2025 - Guinea has marked a historic step in its digital transformation journey with the official launch of its national domain “.gn” and the inauguration of the ......
- 5 Sep 2025 - The Immigration and Citizenship Agency of Somalia has officially launched its E-VISA/ETAS service, which will take effect from September 1, 2025. The new system allows ......
- 5 Sep 2025 - A nationwide public awareness campaign dubbed “Beera Ku Guard” has been launched by National Information Technology Authority – Uganda (NITA-U) in partnership with the…
- 5 Sep 2025 - LG Best Care Trailer: Nairobi has grown used to technology making headlines through new gadgets, billboards, and high-profile launches. But yesternight, something different…
- 5 Sep 2025 - Kenya’s Central Bank (CBK) has announced the licensing of an additional 27 Digital Credit Providers (DCPs), bringing the total number of approved lenders to 153. The…
- 5 Sep 2025 - The Immigration and Citizenship Agency has launched a high-level cybersecurity training program for its officers aimed at strengthening the protection of digital…
- 5 Sep 2025 - In this week's funding deals, we tracked VEMO, Kapital Bank, Somos Internet, Toteat and Darwin AI in the LatAm region.
- 5 Sep 2025 - In this week's funding deals, we tracked VEMO, Kapital Bank, Somos Internet, Toteat and Darwin AI in the LatAm region.
- 5 Sep 2025 - These are the funding deals we tracked in Asia this week—featuring Tessolve, LayerX, CityMall, Seekho, FirstClub, Colive, Offgrid Energy Labs, H-Great, RushOwl, iEduGPT,…
- 5 Sep 2025 - Here are the venture funding activities we tracked in the Middle East and African region this week – including Intella, WheelsOn, The Invigilator, Koolboks, Babban Gona,…
- 5 Sep 2025 - Nigeria’s smartphone market rebounded by 10% in Q2, 2025, after declining by 7% in Q1, 2025, according to Canalys, a global technology market analyst firm.
- 5 Sep 2025 - In light of the efforts exerted to align with the rapid developments in the electronic payments field and to provide secure and efficient payment services ......
- 5 Sep 2025 - Visa has launched Visa Pay in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), introducing a new digital service that allows... Source
- 5 Sep 2025 - South African education technology company The Invigilator, which provides secure remote exam solutions, has raised $11 million (approximately R195 million) to fuel…
- 5 Sep 2025 - iXAfrica,” a carrier-neutral, AI-ready Data Centre closed a multi-tranche funding package from Rand Merchant Bank (RMB), a division of FirstRand, to deliver the next phase of…
- 5 Sep 2025 - Ripple, the leading provider of digital asset infrastructure for financial institutions, is making its enterprise-grade, USD-backed stablecoin Ripple USD (RLUSD) available to…
- 5 Sep 2025 - These tools are not only helping farmers become more productive, but they’re also filling a critical gap in agricultural expertise on the continent.
- 5 Sep 2025 - The Bank of Ghana has announced the suspension of several money transfer operators (MTOs) and payment service providers (PSPs) for breaching regulatory guidelines on…
- 5 Sep 2025 - The 25th edition of the Global Symposium for Regulators (GSR) took place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, from September 1 to 3, 2025, bringing together regulators, ......
- 5 Sep 2025 - In 2025, Kenya’s podcast scene is thriving, driven by the country’s growing appetite for on-demand audio. According to the latest data from audio streaming platform…
- 5 Sep 2025 - Léandre Bassolé, the new Director General of the African Development Bank Group’s Regional Office for Development, Integration, and Business Delivery for Central Africa…
- 5 Sep 2025 - The stablecoin will be listed on VALR, Africa’s largest crypto exchange; offered through Yellow Card’s pan-African payments platform; and integrated into Chipper Cash’s cross…
- 5 Sep 2025 - Raise, the Nairobi-based startup that digitized equity management for African startups, is closing after seven years of operation, transitioning its users to Carta,…
- 5 Sep 2025 - Codebase Technologies , a global leader in digital banking technology, has entered a strategic partnership with Mojo Payments (MojoPay ); to launch a next-…
- 5 Sep 2025 - PesaLink, NALA and Equity Bank have partnered to make it easier for Kenyans abroad to send money back home. This partnership will help deliver funds instantly to mobile…
- 5 Sep 2025 - Blu Label Unlimited Group Limited (formerly Blue Label Telecoms Limited) has announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, The Prepaid Company Proprietary Limited (TPC),…
- 5 Sep 2025 - With a global community of over 450 million active users, Truecaller has become more than just a caller ID service; it’s a trusted guide in ......
- 5 Sep 2025 - Côte d’Ivoire’s Ministry of Commerce and Industry, in partnership with Cybastion , has initiated two major digital transformation projects designed to modernize…
- 5 Sep 2025 - The Ministry of Digital Transition, Posts and Electronic Communications , in collaboration with Orange Digital Center , has launched the second edition of the…
- 5 Sep 2025 - The Ministry of Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations has announced plans to collaborate with technology partners to roll out a large-scale digital skills…
- 5 Sep 2025 - Visa , a global leader in digital payments, today announced the launch of Visa Pay, an innovative mobile solution that provides access to digital payments and ......
- 5 Sep 2025 - Tanzanian fintech NALA is making a strategic push into Kenya, bypassing the Central Bank licensing route by partnering with Equity Bank and Pesalink, the instant payments…
- 5 Sep 2025 - Smart Africa and the Government of the Republic of Guinea have announced that the 7th edition of the highly anticipated Transform Africa Summit (TAS25) will take…
- 5 Sep 2025 - Kaspersky and the National Information Technology Development Agency of Nigeria (NITDA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen cybersecurity across…
- 5 Sep 2025 - Digital lenders under CBK oversight have issued 5.5 million loans worth KES 76.8 billion ($594 million) since 2022.
- 5 Sep 2025 - StraTech, a South African fintech startup specializing in enterprise-grade financial infrastructure, has secured a strategic investment from VEA Capital Partners, the…
- 5 Sep 2025 - Sahel Capital, a private investment firm focused on advancing Africa’s agribusiness sector, has announced that its Social Enterprise Fund for Agriculture in Africa (SEFAA)…
- 4 Sep 2025 - Despite Africa’s modest 2.5% share of the global AI market, the continent remains a magnet for foreign governments, multinational companies, and international NGOs.