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Ethiopia: EthSwitch explores Huawei partnership on AI, Payments and Connectivity
Ethiopia’s national payment switch, EthSwitch, is exploring expanded cooperation with Huawei on artificial intelligence, payment infrastructure and cross-border payment connectivity with China, as the country seeks to strengthen the technological backbone of one of Africa’s fastest-growing digital payments markets. The…
USP&E brings advanced AI Digital Twin technology to African power projects
As artificial intelligence and data-centre growth place new pressure on power systems around the world, USP&E is bringing AI-powered digital twin technology to African power projects – not as an imported off-the-shelf tool, but as a platform built around the…
What Is BforBot? A Smarter Way to Automate Trading
Crypto markets don’t stop because you need to sleep, work or take a weekend off. As such, it is very challenging for most people to keep up with the price movements manually. BforBot is designed to help users apply a…
Backbase Acquires of Kasisto
Backbase announced the acquisition of Kasisto, a pioneer in agentic AI for banking and financial services. Kasisto’s agentic platform, financial services intelligence, and New York-based team are now part of Backbase and the AI-native Banking OS. The transaction integrates Kasisto’s…
EthSwitch Reports ETB 2.6 Billion Profit as Ethiopia’s Digital Payments Boom Accelerates
EthSwitch, Ethiopia’s national payments switch, has reported a gross profit before tax of ETB 2.6 billion for the 2025/26 financial year, highlighting the rapid growth of interoperable digital payments in one of Africa’s largest and fastest-growing economies. During the year,…
Visa Turns Smartphones into Payment Hubs for Small Businesses in Emerging Markets
Visa has introduced new capabilities across Visa Accept and Visa Direct, expanding how smartphones can be used to both accept and send digital payments. The new features are aimed at helping small businesses in emerging markets—from street vendors to online…
Pick n Pay Bets on AI to Transform Grocery Shopping with ‘Penny’
Pick n Pay asap! has launched Penny, South Africa’s first fully integrated AI-powered grocery shopping companion, transforming the way customers shop for groceries through natural conversations. Powered by Google’s Gemini AI models, Penny is built into the Pick n Pay…
Engineering resilience into Africa’s energy future
Africa’s energy transition is often discussed in terms of generation capacity, investment pipelines, and megawatts added to the grid. While these metrics matter, they only tell part of the story. The real challenge facing the continent is not simply producing…
Payments are costing online businesses more than they think
Nobody builds an online store hoping customers will give up at the last click. Yet that is exactly where too many businesses still lose sales: the customer was ready to buy and the business had already done the hard part,…
Binance Surpasses $1 Billion in Assets Under Management for Stocks Trading in 30 Days
Binance, a leading blockchain ecosystem and digital asset infrastructure provider, today announced that stock trading on its platform has surpassed $1 billion in assets under management (AUM) in 30 days since launch. The milestone is accompanied by more than $3…
10 Tech Skills on South Africa’s Critical Skills List
South Africa continues to face shortages in key technology roles, creating opportunities for qualified foreign professionals to apply for a Critical Skills Work Visa. According to Home Affairs’ visa requirements, applicants must select one occupation from the latest Critical Skills…
ILO, Microsoft Launch Digital Skills Programme for Refugee Youth in Kenya
The International Labour Organization (ILO), in partnership with Microsoft, Power Learn Project Africa, the Government of the Netherlands and the Turkana County Government, has launched a new digital skills and employment programme aimed at improving job opportunities for refugee and…
Grey Launches Local Currency Deposits in Ghana and Kenya
Grey has introduced local currency deposits in Ghana and Kenya, allowing users to fund their Grey accounts directly in Ghanaian Cedis (GHS) and Kenyan Shillings (KES) through bank transfers and mobile money. The new feature eliminates the need for multiple…
Visa Outlines AI, Token, and Stablecoin Capabilities Shaping the Future of Commerce
Visa today outlined a series of AI, stablecoin, and token capabilities designed to help clients across the Central and Eastern Europe, Middle East, and Africa (CEMEA) region participate in the next generation of commerce. Ahead of the Visa Payments Forum,…
What Africa’s Energy Transition Means for the Next Generation
The African Energy Forum runs over four days. On the fourth day, at the same venue, the forum hosts YES, the Youth Energy Summit, its sister event for students and young people entering the sector. Students attending YES have the…
Mastercard Launches Priceless Africa
Mastercard has expanded its global lifestyle platform, Priceless.com, to Africa, unlocking a new way for Mastercard cardholders around the world to explore the continent’s most iconic destinations. The platform brings together culturally rich journeys across nine African markets, including South Africa,…
