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….
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…
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…
MTN Group has completed a significant milestone in its digital transformation journey by modernising its Enterprise Value Analytics (EVA) platform in South Africa, migrating it to Microsoft Azure. This major upgrade marks the completion of one of the largest telco cloud implementations in the Middle East and Africa. The new EVA 3.0 platform is designed…
DHL Global Forwarding has appointed Egidio Monteiro as the new CEO for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding South Africa), effective immediately. This appointment comes at a key moment in the company’s growth journey across the region, and Monteiro will report directly to Amadou Diallo, CEO of DHL Global Forwarding MEA. Monteiro brings over two decades of experience…
Ghana and Singapore are joining forces to pioneer Africa’s first “finternet” — a transformative digital financial infrastructure that aims to connect governments, businesses, and communities through transparent and self-sustaining technology. The project, developed through a collaboration between Ghana’s District Assemblies Common Fund (DACF) and Singapore’s Embed Financial Group Holdings (EFGH), seeks to build a network…
Ethiopian Airlines has announced a strategic partnership with Chapa Financial Technologies, a leading Ethiopian fintech company, to enable customers to make payments in local currency using their ATM cards. This marks a historic first for the national carrier, allowing passengers to complete purchases directly through Ethiopia’s banking network without relying on international cards or complicated…
Galytix, a leading Agentic Artificial Intelligence company serving the banking and financial services sector, has announced a major global expansion as it marks its 10th anniversary. This milestone underscores a decade of innovation, growth, and commitment to transforming how financial institutions leverage AI to drive efficiency, accuracy, and smarter decision-making. As part of its expansion…
