dLocal and Digit9 Partner to Facilitate Faster Remittances Across Africa
August 15, 2025
dLocal has partnered with Digit9, a payments orchestration platform under LuLu Financial Holdings, to enhance payout services in five African markets. The collaboration integrates local bank rails and alternative payment methods (APMs) with the aim…
Huawei Launches 10th Kenya ICT Competition to Double Student Reach
August 14, 2025
Huawei has officially launched the 10th Edition of its ICT Competition in Kenya. The 2025 edition has a goal of doubling participation from the current 6,000 to 12,000 students. The program is run in partnership…
TLcom’s TAPSI Fund Reaches 50% Deployment with TurnStay
August 14, 2025
TLcom Capital has made a fresh addition to its $5 million pre-seed portfolio, TAPSI (TIDE Africa Pre Seed Investments), by participating in the $2 million seed round of South African travel payments platform TurnStay. The…
Vertiv Eyes Africa’s Digital Future with AI-Ready Data Centers, Renewable Power, and Local Talent
August 14, 2025
As Africa’s digital transformation happens, one of the key enablers behind the scenes is infrastructure. This includes the data centers, power systems and cooling solutions that keep Africa’s digital economy running. Vertiv, a global provider…
Mastercard Eyes AI-Driven Inclusion in Kenya with Focus on Credit Scoring, Smart Farming and Skills Training
August 13, 2025
Africa’s artificial intelligence (AI) market is expected to grow to USD 16.5 billion by 2030 from from USD 4.5 billion in 2025. These figures have been pulled from Mastercard’s latest whitepaper, Harnessing the Transformative Power…
Airtel Money and pawaPay Partner to Expand Cross-Border Remittance Services
August 13, 2025
Airtel Money Africa has extended its partnership with mobile money payments provider pawaPay to enable licensed international money transfer operators to deliver instant remittances across seven African markets. Airtel Money Africa, the mobile money arm…
Telecom Sector Tops Cyberattack List in Africa as Ransomware Surges - Check Point Report
August 13, 2025
Africa has once again emerged as the most targeted region for cyberattacks globally, with the telecommunications sector leading the list of most-attacked industries, according to Check Point Research’s Global Threat Intelligence Report for July 2025….
HoneyCoin Secures $4.9M to Expand Stablecoin Payments
August 12, 2025
Kenya-based fintech HoneyCoin has raised $4.9 million in seed funding led by Flourish Ventures, with backing from Visa and TLcom. The fintech plans top use the funding to expand its stablecoin-powered payment platform across Africa…
Verto Unveils Automated Bill Pay for Global Businesses
August 12, 2025
Verto has rolled out a slick new bill-pay feature integrated into Verto Accounts that automates invoice processing, cuts down manual errors, and supports payments in 49 currencies, making international financial ops a breeze, especially for…