Author: Brand Spot

Exchanges are constantly evolving, adding new listings, closing others and updating how they work. Each of these moments creates conditions scammers are quick to exploit. Whenever an exchange makes changes, whether it’s an update, a new listing or a removal, scammers could use it as an opportunity. These are the moments when people are most likely to act with urgency, which is exactly why it helps to know the warning signs. Scammers don’t need to understand the details of what is changing, all they need is for people to be distracted, uncertain and more willing to act quickly. The good…

Nigeria is translating bold digital ambitions into tangible national transformation, accelerating socio-economic development through progressive policy, AI innovation, and human capital development to deliver lasting benefits for its citizens. GITEX NIGERIA, West Africa’s largest tech, AI and startup event, spotlights Nigeria’s progress from aspiration to action, reinforcing its position as one of Africa’s leading AI and digital economy growth markets. Under the patronage of His Excellency President Bola Ahmed Tinubu GCFR, GITEX NIGERIA takes place across Abuja and Lagos from 31 August–3 September 2026. Supported by the Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy in collaboration with the National…

Sending money across a border within Sub-Saharan Africa costs more than anywhere else in the world. According to the World Bank, moving $200 between African countries costs an average of 8.78 percent of the amount sent, nearly 9 cents of every dollar, compared with a global average of 6.49 percent. For a continent that sends and receives tens of billions of dollars in remittances each year, that gap adds up to real money lost by ordinary families and small businesses. Binance says part of the answer is already familiar to millions of Africans, even those who have never traded crypto. Long…

As the fastest growing sector in Africa, Nigeria’s digital economy is growing at an unprecedented rate with millions moving in and out of the West African nation through smartphones, digital wallets, and dollar-backed crypto assets. With an expanding digital footprint and tech-enabled businesses, even the malicious activities are undergoing their own evolution pushing all sectors to rethink cybersecurity. As a direct consequence, Nigeria’s cybersecurity and cloud protection market has reached the colossal mark of $1.2 billion. At a time when the country is losing as much as $500 million annually to cybercrime, strengthening cyber resilience has become the topmost priority.…

Technology changed play. Online betting is one way. The betting world is new. Mobile platforms are fast. Data is real-time. Security is stronger. Betting operators are investing in new ideas. Users want smooth online experiences. They must keep up with today’s demands. People looking at sports markets often see terms like 22Bet login. These terms are common. They help users start in complex digital systems. Mobile-First Experiences Drive User Expectations A big change in online betting is the shift to mobile-first design. Now, it’s all about mobile. Smartphones are the favorite device for many users. They are easy to use…

By Donghun Lee According to data from Kenya’s National Environment Management Authority (NEMA), the country generates an estimated 51,300 metric tons of electronic waste annually. However, just 5 percent of this total is formally recycled. The remaining 95 percent vanishes into the informal economy or informal landfills. It is routinely subjected to unsafe disposal practices, such as open-air burning to extract copper, releasing highly toxic heavy metals like lead, mercury and cadmium into local water tables and agricultural soil. The resulting environmental degradation and associated public health risks have become a pressing concern for policymakers and environmental economists alike. The…

Ask anyone running an online shop through WhatsApp or Instagram, and they will tell you: the hardest part is not always getting the customer interested. It is what happens after the customer says, “I’ve paid.” Now someone has to confirm the payment, match it to the right order, decide whether the rider can leave, and update the customer. And if anything goes wrong, someone has to trace the transaction later. That is why online payment processing has become more than a website checkout issue. For many African e-commerce and social-commerce businesses, it sits at the center of customer trust, delivery,…

In Nairobi, music rarely stays in the background. It moves through lunch breaks, evening link-ups, studio sessions, Sunday plans, football nights, gospel gatherings and conversations with friends. During the first week of Spotify’s Greasy Tunes Nairobi, that everyday relationship with sound became a shared cultural experience. Running from 15 to 26 July at Heltz House, Greasy Tunes was created as a physical space where Nairobi’s young listeners, artists, creators and cultural communities could come together. Week One, aptly themed Starters, set the tone by showing how music connects the different parts of the city’s creative life: food, fashion, podcasts, performance,…

At its annual Cyber Security Weekend for the Middle East, Turkiye and Africa (META) region, Kaspersky talked about the risks that advertising data can pose. While the digital advertising ecosystem has become an essential part of today’s Internet, enabling businesses to reach the right audiences with relevant content, every day, billions of advertising requests are processed behind the scenes to deliver personalised experiences across websites and mobile applications. According to Kaspersky experts, the same infrastructure that powers targeted advertising can also be exploited by advanced threat actors to identify, track and compromise carefully selected victims. Advertising technology, or AdTech, is designed to…

By Johan Scheepers, Senior Manager: Solution Architects at Red Hat Sub-Saharan Africa Enterprise CEOs and CIOs are asking their technology teams very valid questions. How are we embracing AI? How can AI enhance our organisation? What is the projected return on investment? That last question has become very important for enterprises, and rightfully so. According to Bain & Company’s recent Automation and AI Pathfinder Survey, nearly 40% of companies worldwide report cost reductions from AI projects of less than 10%. This is despite targeting around 11% to 20%, with 90% of those companies then still increasing their budgets. As projects move…