Africa

Bolt hosts safety summit in South Africa

The event brought around 200 driver partners and key government officials.
Staff Writer
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11 Dec

Real-time payments to shore up Africa's top economies

A new report reveals that real-time payments are poised to add over $15 billion in GDP growth to Nigeria and South Africa by 2028.
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Bank of Tanzania unveils fintech regulatory sandbox

The Bank's fintech regulatory sandbox provides a regulated environment for testing financial products and services.
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African start-ups shine at NBA accelerator program

The project promotes Africa's tech ecosystem and the next generation of African entrepreneurs by providing mentorship and funding.
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AfricArena Summit brought together 100 African start-ups

As the summit came to a close on Wednesday, nine winners from over 40 pitching start-ups were named Africa's most noticeable tech start-ups.
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29 Nov

Cape Town gets ready to host AfricArena Grand Summit

This year's Grand Summit will include more than 50 start-ups from 31 African countries, including regional champions from AfricArena's pre-summit events.
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INTERPOL, AFRIPOL, Kaspersky catch 1 000 cybercriminals in African operation

Kaspersky says the partnership has resulted in it being an active contributor to fostering a more cyber-savvy environment in Africa.
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Check Point hires ex-VMware exec to lead African expansion

Lorna Hardie joins Check Point from VMware by Broadcom, where she led multimillion-dollar businesses in 33 Sub-Saharan African countries.
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Nov 21, 2024

SEACOM announces cyber security alliance targeting Africa

SEACOM and Cloudflare today announced partnership to deliver advanced cyber security solutions across Africa, with Forefront as trusted managed services partner.
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Nov 20, 2024

Identity fraud increases at alarming rate in Africa

Fraud-as-a-Service is becoming a big concern to African businesses, as identity fraud on the continent grows at an alarming rate.
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Gebeya joins Microsoft ISV Success, Start-up program for Azure

The Microsoft ISV Success program is aimed to help independent software vendors grow and scale their companies on Microsoft Azure.
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Nov 19, 2024

Kaspersky, AFRIPOL partner to combat cyber-crime

The five-year agreement formalises and facilitates cooperation between the company and the law enforcement body.