Africa cross-border payments set to hit $1 trillion by 2035
A new report by Oui Capital highlights how mobile wallets, crypto rails, and fintech APIs are transforming Africa’s cross-border payments, but warns that legacy systems and fragmented regulations still pose costly barriers to scale.
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Phathisani Moyo
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Africa faces rising ransomware threat, warns Kaspersky
Kenya, Nigeria, and South Africa were revealed as hotspots, with Kenya having one of the highest web threat incident rates (20.1%) in Q1 2025.
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MTN opens new era of tech partnership in Uganda
The telco and government are working to push forward the National Digital Transformation Roadmap.
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Botswana taps Estonia’s blueprint to drive digital growth
Botswana has vowed to digitally modernise the country, drawing from Estonia's successes in e-governance, cybersecurity, and AI in education.
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M-PESA boosts MSME lending with new credit options
The newly introduced credit products, which are available through the M-PESA Business App and USSD, aim to give accessible and flexible loan solutions.
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Nigeria launches national blockchain policy
The government says this signals a strategic shift toward leveraging emerging technologies for inclusive economic growth.
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IsDB explores how fintech could spur inclusive growth in Islamic finance
The 19th IsDB Global Forum in Algiers showcased how emerging technologies like AI, fintech, and digital ID systems are reshaping Islamic finance.
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Girls-in-ICT takes centre stage in Ghana
Ghana's digital leaders reaffirmed their commitment to gender equality on World Telecommunications and Information Society Day 2025.
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Ericsson, NCA explore future of tech in Ghana
Ericsson executives met with Ghana's regulator to discuss collaboration efforts in 5G innovation.
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Tech giants unite to tackle SA youth unemployment
Firms like SAP, Workday and Adcorp are teaming up with public and private sector leaders at the 2025 Future of Jobs Summit to tackle youth unemployment.
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African women hit hardest as mobile internet gender gap persists
According to the GSMA's 2025 research, nearly a billion women in low- and middle-income countries do not own smartphones, and Sub-Saharan Africa has one of the world's widest mobile gender gaps.
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Telecom giants back Uganda’s digital future
Uganda's two largest telcos contributed more than $23 million to the universal access fund, bolstering efforts to expand broadband services to remote areas.
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Kenya, EU deepen digital trade ties at 2025 business forum
The two parties committed to closer economic ties, with digital trade emerging as a critical component of the partnership aimed at increasing connectivity, investment, and market access.