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Rather than looking outside for top executives, the Johannesburg-headquartered telecom operator is increasingly relying on leaders developed within its own African operations.
An interview with TripinAfrica's co-founder on building digital infrastructure for African tourism businesses.
The expansion adds Ghana to Craydel's operations in Kenya, Nigeria, Uganda, Rwanda, Zimbabwe, Burundi, and Tanzania.
SIM-swap has remained a major concern in Nigeria's digital economy, despite numerous roundtables and conferences to address this issue. MTN Nigeria says it has a lasting solution to the topic.
The Nairobi event will be a closed-door networking session with a curated guest list, allowing founders, investors, policymakers, and operators to exchange views away from formal stages.
Every week across Africa, a fintech idea dies quietly. Not...
Wetech Women Foundation (Wetech), in partnership with UK-Nigeria Tech Hub,...
The partnership deepens Paga's infrastructure strategy. Paga Engine, its payments infrastructure business, which it said processed about $12 billion in transaction value in 2025, can now distribute tokenised investment products alongside its existing financial services. The company is positioning it
On Techpoint Digest, we discuss how ICASA is paving the way for Starlink's entry into South Africa, how a Kenyan court has approved Safaricom's $1.6 billion sale to Vodacom, and how Mastercard has opened an Africa cybersecurity hub.
In today's edition: SA’s Takealot is finally profitable || Absa Bank Kenya CEO steps down || Mastercard’s new cybersecurity hub || Cameronian taxi drivers get new ID upgrade
Africa. The move comes at a pivotal moment for Airtel Kenya, which has emerged as the country's strongest challenger to Safaricom.
The June 30 operation offers the clearest indication yet that South Africa is quietly constructing a technology-driven surveillance network in which state and private security systems are becoming intertwined.
Assistive technology policy activity has accelerated since 2016, with at least 38 countries adopting national strategies aligned with the World Health Organisation and United Nations frameworks.
Hours after Absa Bank Kenya announced the departure of chief executive Abdi Mohamed after a 32-year career at the lender, rival I&M Group named him as the next CEO of its Kenyan banking business.
Holocene is not trying to build the next billion-dollar climate company in Africa but is trying to build several worth $30 to $50 million each and sell them within three to five years.
At a time when startups are judged by how much capital they raise and artificial intelligence is increasingly associated with replacing people, Lilia Stoyanov has spent more than a decade betting on a different future.
OPay, a leading fintech company in Nigeria, has introduced two...
As AI shapes the future of work, the focus is whether education, entrepreneurship, industry and finance are connected well enough to turn talent into opportunity. Here's why fixing the system may matter more than teaching the next generation digital skills.
On Techpoint Digest, we discuss the FCCPC debunking the approval of fresh loan apps , Bharti Airtel's £1.9 billion Airtel Africa stake deal, and significant changes for Temu and Shein customers in South Africa.
Canadian fintech Mapletrite becomes a Bank of Canada registered PSP...
NerdzFactory Company has announced the continuation of the Experience AI...
Omeife, Africa's first humanoid robot, has expanded into digital health....
On Techpoint Digest, we discuss Kenya's changes to tax filing deadlines under the Finance Act 2026, Vodacom's merger with Tala to cut 10% of Kenya's workforce, and Amazon Prime for South African customers.
Africa is staking its claim as the birthplace of a...
After more than 20 years spanning telecommunications, corporate banking, and digital payments, Akwaugo Sylva Ezemoka has witnessed Nigeria's payments ecosystem evolve. In this spotlight, she explains why pull payments could unlock the next stage of digital finance.
Paystack has launched Paystack Index, an experimental checkout product that lets users complete everyday transactions through AI agents, marking an early bet on agentic commerce in Africa.
On Techpoint Digest, we talk about Nigeria's desire for a cross-border card that does not use third-party currencies, Yellow Card's approval in Switzerland, and Daya's $2.4 million fundraising effort to build stablecoin payment infrastructure.
In the taxonomy of internet infrastructure; cloud, payments, identity, communications,...
OnePurze is a Nigerian fintech on a mission to simplify...
OPay, a leading fintech company in Nigeria, has announced an...
Nigeria's NCC now has a veto on major telecom deals. The regulator calls it good for investors. The real test is whether it can approve transactions fast enough to prove that.