Africa Launches PAPSSCARD, the First-Ever Pan-African Card Scheme
June 30, 2025
The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), the Pan-African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS) and Mercury Payment Services (MPS) have announced the launch of PAPSSCARD, the continent’s first Pan-African card scheme. This new card represents a major…
Pesalink and The Fintech Alliance Sign MOU to improve Instant Payments and Interoperability in Kenya
June 30, 2025
Pesalink has signed an MOU with the Fintech Alliance to enhance collaboration between Kenya’s banking and fintech sectors. The aim of this is to accelerate fast payments and foster network interoperability. The MoU outlines joint…
How Intron’s African Voice AI Is Transforming Courts, Clinics, and Call Centres
June 30, 2025
Intron’s Sahara suite is setting a new global standard in voice AI technology. This voice platform is reshaping how African institutions capture, process, and respond to voice data. Unlike global tools that stumble over local…
Stanbic Bank's 2024 Sustainability Report Highlights KSh 500M in Green Loans and More Inclusive Finance
June 27, 2025
Stanbic Holdings facilitated KSh. 76 billion of trade in 2024 and provide over KShs 500 million in loans to support the transition to green energy as part of its quest to become the most sustainable…
Vertiv to Showcase HPC and AI Infrastructure Innovations at Casablanca Roadshow
June 27, 2025
Vertiv has announced that its AI Solutions Innovation Roadshow will make its next stop, this time in Casablanca, Morocco on Wednesday 02 July, 2025. The roadshow, with a visit scheduled to take place at Le Casablanca Hotel, is…
Mastercard Deploy AI-Powered Account Intelligence Reissuance to Protect Cards Across EEMEA
June 27, 2025
Mastercard has introduced Account Intelligence Reissuance, an advanced fraud prevention service to efficiently manage the card reissuance process, in the Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa (EEMEA) region. The product leverages Mastercard’s proprietary Artificial Intelligence…
Google Selects 15 Startups for Africa Accelerator Class 9
June 26, 2025
Google today announced the selection of 15 promising tech startups for its Google for Startups Accelerator: Africa Class 9 program. These innovative startups, hailing from Ghana, Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, and South Africa, are…
Peach Tech Raises $11M Series A to Scale its Used Car Marketplace in Kenya
June 24, 2025
Peach Tech, the Nairobi-founded startup behind Peach Cars, has raised $11 million in a Series A round led by Suzuki Global Ventures (SGV), the venture capital arm of Suzuki Motor Corporation, Japan’s leading automaker with…
Luno Relaunches in Kenya to Make Crypto Easier and Safer for Everyone
June 24, 2025
Luno, the global cryptocurrency investment platform, is officially back in Kenya. Originally introduced to the Kenyan market between 2013 and 2014 under its former name BitX, Luno returns with a promise to make buying, selling,…