Afriex, Visa Partner for Instant Cross-border Payments

Afriex, a global fintech platform, has announced a strategic collaboration with Visa aimed at transforming how people and businesses move money across borders. Through this partnership, Afriex will leverage Visa Direct—Visa’s real-time payment technology—to enable instant delivery of funds directly to eligible Visa accounts around the world, connecting to billions of endpoints seamlessly and securely….

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Google, ALX Host Hardware Hackathon in South Africa

Google, in collaboration with ALX, hosted the annual Google South Africa Hardware Hackathon during AI Expo Africa, spotlighting the next generation of data center operations talent on the continent. The event underscored the importance of practical, hands-on learning in building Africa’s technical expertise and advancing the region’s digital infrastructure. Bringing together 20 selected participants from…

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Astria Unveils New AI-powered E-Campus in Uganda

Astria Learning, a global education technology company, has partnered with Makerere University, Uganda’s oldest and largest higher education institution, to launch a groundbreaking artificial intelligence (AI) e-Campus. The initiative marks a major step toward reshaping higher education across Africa, integrating AI to enhance access, collaboration, and innovation in postgraduate learning and research. Launched during the…

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