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Partnership combines Mastercard’s global payments network with Smile ID’s capabilities to combat fraud and expand financial inclusion across Africa. From left to right: Selin Bahadirli, executive vice president, services, Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa at Mastercard, Mark Straub, CEO Smile ID, Dennis Gamiello executive vice president, and global head of identity at Mastercard Nairobi, […]
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Onafriq, Africa’s largest digital payments network, today announced a strategic partnership with Visa to launch Visa Pay, a cloud-native Payments-as-a-Service platform designed to expand digital financial access across the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Through this partnership, consumers in the DRC will be able to conveniently fund their Visa Pay wallets directly from mobile money […]
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Exhibitors cite strong investor leads and international visibility as inaugural event brings in participants from 78 countries The debut of GITEX NIGERIA brought a global spotlight to Nigeria’s digital economy, with international exhibitors and investors confirming strong engagement and immediate business opportunities. Held under the patronage of H.E. Bola Ahmed Tinubu GCFR, President of the […]
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In the latest episode of Connecting Africa, CNN’s Victoria Rubadiri visited the Africa Food Show in Cape Town, South Africa, the continents’ largest food show, to see how chefs are bringing their dishes to life. The three-day event serves up the opportunity to immerse in African cuisine, with vendors using the opportunity to build relationships with consumers and distributors […]
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Funding to drive digital innovation and sustainable growth for independent publishers The Digital News Transformation Fund (DNTF) will open its first application window on 25 August 2025, offering small, medium, and community-based independent news publishers an opportunity to secure funding for projects that drive digital transformation and long-term sustainability in a rapidly evolving media landscape. […]
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Airtel Africa and Vodacom Group have announced a strategic infrastructure sharing agreement in key markets including Mozambique, Tanzania and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), subject to regulatory approvals in the various countries. The agreement marks a transformative milestone in promoting digital inclusion and expanding access to reliable connectivity across Africa. The initial partnership focuses […]
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Payments, people and strategy are key to opening up new ways of transacting in South Africa South Africa’s payment ecosystem is a tangle of legacy banks, fintechs, telcos and card schemes, all jostling for a slice of the transaction pie. It’s a space where smart and ingenious capture customer attention, and where people need to […]
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By Adil El Youssefi, Chief Executive Officer, Africa Data Centres In May 2025, a brief yet wide-reaching internet outage in South Africa, caused by a single point of failure in a core internet exchange, revealed just how exposed even mature digital ecosystems can be. The interruption only lasted a few minutes, but with South Africa’s internet […]
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Google highlighted the impact of its Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools on the South African innovation landscape and business scenes at the AI in Action event held in Cape Town today. The event, attended by various stakeholders in the tech ecosystem, business community, and media was an opportunity for Google to reaffirm its commitment to advancing […]
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By Ziaad Suleman, CEO of Cassava Technologies, South Africa and Botswana As a developing continent with enormous growth potential, Africa stands at a crossroads. On the one hand, its young, tech-savvy population is eager to capitalise on the opportunities presented by advanced connectivity, digital infrastructure, and AI-enabled solutions. On the other hand, many people still […]
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