by TINTSWALO BALOYI JOHANNESBURG – GLOBAL enterprise-grade financial technology firm, Intellect Design Arena, believes an award bestowed on it at the recent Africa Fintech Forum reinforces its pivotal role in the
by TINTSWALO BALOYI JOHANNESBURG – GLOBAL enterprise-grade financial technology firm, Intellect Design Arena, believes an award bestowed on it at the recent Africa Fintech Forum reinforces its pivotal role in the
by MARIA MACHARIA NAIROBI – AFRICA’S fintech sector has established itself as a global force, driven by strong investment flows and compelling market fundamentals. In 2025, the continent’s tech startups attracted
by PHYLLIS BIRORI KIGALI — RWANDA is positioning itself as a premier launchpad for local and global innovators seeking to scale across Africa following the launch of the Rwanda FinTech
by SAMBULO DLAMINI MBABANE – ESWATINI has allocated E413,9 million (US$26 million) to finance its mandate of accelerating the government’s digital economy agenda. This has been allocated in the E36,92 billion
by SAMBULO DLAMINI MBABANE – ESWATINI has set a plan to establish a mobile payment gateway for the country by 2028. This is among the main resolutions adopted by the cabinet
by AKANI CHAUKE JOHANNESBURG – BANKS are confronting a new generation of fraud threats that are adaptive, intelligent, and increasingly powered by artificial intelligence. These dynamic attacks exploit real-time vulnerabilities across
by ADANE BIKILA ADDIS ABABA – ETHIOPIAN Airlines, widely recognised as Africa’s largest and most successful air carrier, has announced revenue of US$4.4 billion for the first six months of the
by PHYLLIS BIRORI KIGALI – MTN Rwanda and NCBA Bank have pledged to deepen financial inclusion in the country by adding some value-added features to the MoKash product. Lock Savings and
by MARIA MACHARIA NAIROBI – KENYA’S M-Pesa mobile money platform — launched in March 2007 by Safaricom in partnership with Vodafone — has fundamentally reshaped the way people in Kenya and
by AKANI CHAUKE JOHANNESBURG – SOUTH Africa’s year-end trading data points to resilient consumer demand and a strong outlook for digital payments, with grocery and food retail emerging as key growth