NTT DATA Report Reveals C-Suite Divide Over GenAI and Cybersecurity Readiness
June 18, 2025
NTT DATA has launched its new report, “The AI Security Balancing Act: From Risk to Innovation,” highlighting the opportunities and risks AI presents in cybersecurity. The findings show a misalignment among C-Suite leaders when it comes…
Embed Financial Appoints Eric Mboma as CEO for Africa
June 18, 2025
Embed Financial Group Holdings (EFGH) has announced the appointment of Eric Mboma as Chief Executive Officer for Africa. “It is with great pleasure and gratitude for me to announce that we have onboarded Eric Mboma…
Africa Data Centres and Blue Turtle Partner to Expand Colocation Services in South Africa
June 18, 2025
Africa Data Centres has formed a commercial partnership with Blue Turtle Technologies, one of South Africa’s leading enterprise IT solutions providers, to deploy colocation services in the Cape Town and Midrand data centres. This agreement…
DisrupTech Ventures Backs Nigeria’s Winich Farms in First Pan-African Investment
June 17, 2025
DisrupTech Ventures, one of Egypt’s top early-stage fintech investors, has announced its first pan-African investment, backing Nigerian agri-tech startup Winich Farms as part of its Pre-Series A round. The Lagos-based company is using technology to…
Infobip Launches CXOP, Powered by Microsoft Azure OpenAI, for Smart Customer Experiences
June 17, 2025
Infobip has announced its Conversational Experience Orchestration Platform (CXOP) — a game-changing solution that places agentic AI at the heart of every customer interaction. CXOP enables brands to move beyond static, rules-based workflows to deliver dynamic, goal-oriented conversations across marketing,…
Kenya's Afya Gemma Selected for 2025 Google.org Generative AI Accelerator
June 17, 2025
Afya Gemma, an AI-powered clinical decision support platform developed by Aga Khan University Data Innovation Office has been selected from nearly 3,000 global applications to participate in the 2025 Google.org Accelerator: Generative AI. Google.org launched an open call…
LemFi Acquires Pillar to Launch Credit Cards for Immigrants in the UK
June 16, 2025
LemFi has announced the acquisition of Pillar, a UK-based fintech focused on credit access for immigrants. As a result of this acquisition, LemFi will launch specialised credit cards designed especially for immigrant communities. If you…
300 Youth Graduate from PLP x Safaricom Hook Tech Program
June 16, 2025
Power Learn Project Africa (PLP), in collaboration with Safaricom’s youth platform Safaricom Hook, has today graduated 300 youth from a groundbreaking nationwide software development program aimed at building a digitally-empowered generation of innovators and problem…
How Verto Reserve is Turning Idle Currency Balances into Revenue for Global Businesses
June 16, 2025
Verto has today announced the launch of Verto Reserve. This is a new feature for businesses to earn interest on their holdings in G10 and African currencies, regardless of their country of incorporation. Verto Reserve…