Absa Bank Launches Custody Services in Kenya
May 14, 2025
Absa Bank Kenya has officially stepped into the custody services space. This move shows the bank’s ambition to become a key player in facilitating secure, compliant and tech-enabled investment solutions for institutional clients across Kenya…
Binance Launches Fund Accounts, the First Crypto Exchange Solution Enabling Fund Managers to Pool Investor Assets
May 14, 2025
Binance has announced the introduction of Fund Accounts, the first technological solution offered by a digital-asset exchange, specifically designed for fund managers, that enables pooling of their investors’ assets based on trading strategies. Powered by…
Verto Wins $1 Million FinTech Prize for Enabling Cross-Border Payments in Africa
May 14, 2025
UK-based FinTech startup Verto has won the $1 million Grand Prize in the Milken-Motsepe Prize in FinTech. The company emerged as a standout player in a competition that attracted over 400 global applications. The prize…
Bolt Adds Flight Tracking to Scheduled Rides For Easier Airport Pickups
May 14, 2025
Bolt has announced the rollout of a Flight Tracking feature that syncs with your flight details when scheduling a ride from the airport. Witn this feature, delays, cancellations or early arrivals don’t leave you stranded…
Safaricom and iXAfrica Partner to Launch East Africa’s First AI-Ready Data Center Services
May 13, 2025
Safaricom has announced a strategic partnership with iXAfrica Data Centre to deliver East Africa’s first AI-ready data center services. The partnership brings together Safaricom’s enterprise and cloud expertise with iXAfrica’s purpose-built, hyperscale-ready data infrastructure to…
Innovate Africa to Host World Product Day Lagos
May 13, 2025
Innovate Africa, a product-led venture fund supporting early-stage African innovators, has announced it will host the Lagos edition of World Product Day 2025 on Wednesday, May 21, 2025. The event seeks to bring together a…
Cassava and Zindi Partner to Support Scalable, African-Led AI Solutions
May 13, 2025
Cassava Technologies and Zindi have just announced a new partnership that could reshape how artificial intelligence (AI) is built and scaled across the continent. The collaboration was formalized through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) and…
New Report Calls for Local Solutions to Bridge Africa’s Edtech Gaps
May 13, 2025
A new report, “Leading Perspectives on the State of Digital Courseware in Low-Resource Countries,” produced by the mEducation Alliance and the Spix Foundation, is shining a spotlight on the challenges and the creativity defining edtech…
Visa Appoints Victor Makere as New Country Manager for Tanzania, Uganda, Burundi and Rwanda
May 12, 2025
Visa has appointed Victor Makere as Country Manager for Tanzania, Uganda, Burundi, and Rwanda. Victor will be at the helm of Visa’s strategic efforts across these key East African markets in his new role. He…