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Cape Town’s FinHub Hosts Hackathon with Interledger Foundation
The University of Cape Town’s Financial Innovation Hub recently hosted a hackathon in collaboration with the Interledger Foundation, where students developed innovative solutions to real-world payment challenges in South Africa. Hosted at the Hasso Plattner School of Design Thinking Africa…
Flutterwave Secures Full License to Launch Seamless Payments in Senegal
Flutterwave has secured a Payment Institution (PI) license from the Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO), marking a significant milestone in its mission to build a more connected and inclusive digital economy across the continent. With this new license,…
Verto Launches New Auto Exchange Solution
Verto announced the launch of Auto Exchange, a new feature designed to help rate-sensitive customers secure their target foreign exchange (FX) rates without constant monitoring. Recognizing that many businesses prioritize achieving the most favorable exchange rates and often spend valuable…
Introducing South Africa’s First Email-Based AI Platform
A proudly South African innovation is poised to transform the way people across the country and beyond access and interact with artificial intelligence. Introducing Siza AI, Africa’s first fully email-powered AI gateway, designed specifically to serve everyday South Africans, no…
AI Is Powering a New Healthcare Vision for South Africa
South African healthcare leaders are outpacing their global counterparts when it comes to adopting artificial intelligence, particularly in clinical decision-making and exploring the potential of generative AI. Nearly two-thirds of these leaders have already rolled out remote patient monitoring solutions…
Registration Now Open for the 10th Annual Healthcare Innovation Summit Africa (HISA 2025)
Registration is officially open for the 10th edition of the Healthcare Innovation Summit Africa (HISA 2025), taking place on 22–23 October 2025 at the Gallagher Convention Centre in Johannesburg. Hosted by IT News Africa,and in strategic partnership with the South…
NAMFISA Empowers Consumers with New Education Portal
NAMFISA, in collaboration with Green Enterprise Solutions (Green), officially launched its Consumer Education Website. Held at NAMFISA’s Head Office in Windhoek, the event featured welcome remarks by CEO Mr. Kenneth S. Matomola, who also officially launched the platform. Mr. Peter…
NEC XON Expands Managed Services with Fortinet Device Management Across SA
NEC XON has announced the expansion of its managed services portfolio to include comprehensive Fortinet device management. The device management service has already been rolled out at two of South Africa’s largest clothing retail chains. This move aims to help…
Tariffs on SA Exports: How Can Local Businesses Prepare for the Impact
South African import and export businesses face a challenging environment due to potentially significant tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump. According to Trade and Industry Minister Parks Tau, there are also indications that South Africa may need to submit…
Flutterwave’s Send App Relaunches in the US, Expands Remittance Reach to Africa
Flutterwave announced the relaunch of its flagship remittance solution, Send App, across US states following its newly acquired Money Transmitter Licenses (MTLs). This comes after Flutterwave secured 20 additional MTLs in the US, adding to the 14 licenses the brand…
Fiserv and PayPal Expand Partnership to Advance Stablecoin Payments
Fiserv and PayPal Holdings announced a partnership to build future interoperability between FIUSD and PayPal USD (PYUSD) to allow consumers and businesses to move funds domestically and internationally. Combining the global reach of Fiserv and PayPal across banking, consumer, and…
TikTok Hosts 1st Digital Well-being Summit to Boost Mental Health Support
TikTok held its inaugural Digital Well-being Summit, uniting policymakers, mental health experts, NGOs, and tech leaders from across Sub-Saharan Africa to champion community safety and emotional resilience on the platform. Delegates from South Africa, Kenya, Nigeria, Ghana, Ethiopia, Zimbabwe, and…
NTU Singapore & CloudMile Deploy Gen AI to Enhance its Student Virtual Assistant
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore), has partnered with AI provider CloudMile to enhance its student virtual assistant, Lyon Bot. NTU initially introduced Lyon Bot in 2020 to assist nearly 6,000 freshmen with enrollment, easing the administrative burden on university…
Intelsat Partners with WPDI to Expand Education Access in East Africa
Intelsat announced a groundbreaking partnership with the Whitaker Peace & Development Initiative (WPDI) to revolutionize access to education in conflict-affected regions across Africa. According to the International Telecommunication Union, 19% of people in the least developed nations, South Sudan and…
Wilson Ganga and The Unshakeable Confidence That Built Angola’s Tech Empire
Wilson Ganga has a confession: he doesn’t always know what he’s doing. The 32-year-old entrepreneur behind Angola’s biggest fintech success readily admits to being a “bonehead” who figures things out as he goes. Yet this same man has built companies…
New Partnership Enhances Medical Education Opportunities in Botswana
St. George’s University (SGU) School of Medicine in Grenada, West Indies, has formed a 3-year partnership with Legae Academy, an internationally certified secondary school in Gaborone, Botswana. Legae Academy was founded in 1992 to provide Batswana access to quality secondary…
