African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has launched the pan-African payment and settlement system (PAPSS), a financial market infrastructure, to enable cross-border payments…
Exactly three days before the official launch of Nigeria’s digital currency called eNaira, the Central Bank of Nigeria opens the…
The 2Africa consortium, comprised of China Mobile International, Facebook, MTN GlobalConnect, Orange, STC, Telecom Egypt, Vodafone and WIOCC, announced today…
An investment of about $280-billion will be needed for 35 cities across South Africa, Kenya, and Ethiopia to cope with the…
A major new consumer and market insight report from multinational networking and telecommunications firm Ericsson titled Mobile Financial Services on the…
WhatsApp is found to be working on expanding its multi-device feature to let users access the instant messaging app on…
LinkedIn earlier this month unveiled a new push around creators to bring more original content (and engagement) to its platform, but that’s…
Mobile spyware is one of the most invasive and targeted kinds of unregulated surveillance, since it can be used to…
In the summer of 2019, Timilehin Ajiboye became intrigued with the idea of building a travel app after conversations with a circle of friends….
Egyptian startup Sa3ar Technology Solutions, a platform that digitises auto-auctions deals, has been acquired by automotive marketplace Contactcars, a subsidiary…
Moroccan e-heath startup DataPathology has raised MAD2 million (US$$223,000) to help it transform the pathological diagnosis system and improve services…
It appears that the authorities of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja are set to commence a regime of licensing…
Zoom has added a new feature called ‘stop incoming video’ that allows users to block video feeds of other participants…
Sophos, a global leader in next-generation cybersecurity, has published research, “Phishing and Malware Actors Abuse Google Forms for Credentials, Data…
The lifeline of every business is enmeshed in the number and interactions of stakeholders as well as their activities in relation…
Foremost ICT infrastructure and systems integrator in Sub-Saharan Africa, Inlaks Africa, last Friday announced the appointment of Kyari Abba Bukar as the new MD/CEO, Africa…
YouTube is currently testing an official way to download videos on your desktop web browser saving you the hassle (and…
Cryptocurrency became a mainstream term when Bitcoin exploded in the early twenty-tens, a term that continues to gain relevance as…
Input Output has launched a six million dollars (USD) blockchain fund in Africa, to invest in the most innovative blockchain projects, who…
Absa, one of South Africa’s largest banks and a pan-African lender, has officially launched facial recognition technology in its Android…
Facebook recently announced its highly anticipated wearable sunglasses that can record video from a user’s perspective. Despite many of our legitimately squeamish…
When it comes to gender equality in the business world, Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg hit the nail on the head: “Knowing that…
Thirty-one African tech startups have been selected to take part in the Smart Cities Innovation Programme, which will help them…
Nigerian startup NucleusIS is building the technology to deepen insurance adoption, drive access to healthcare and improve health outcomes. Founded…
When it comes to online calendars and calendar apps, services like Google Calendar and Outlook from Microsoft rule the roost…
Dopay, the B2B2C payments platform serving 1.7bn unbanked workers in emerging markets, has closed a US$ 18 million Series A…
MTN’s new deal with payments technology firm, Flutterwave is set to deliver cash to mobile wallets of more Africans via MTN Mobile…
Nigerian startup Infibranches Technologies, which helps solar energy providers manage their operations and receive payments, has secured US$2 million funding…
Ed-tech startup eLearn Africa has partnered the Association of African Universities (AAU) to design, build and deploy learning management systems…
Developing an innovation process can boost the long-term value of a company. Businesses are more than ever realizing the importance of…