News
SA: Infobip Implements First RCS in South Africa for Bob Group
Infobip has achieved a significant milestone by successfully implementing Rich Communication Services (RCS) for the ecommerce platform Bob Group, marking Infobip’s first live ...
News
Nigeria: NITDA Aims for 70% Digital Literacy by 2025, Partners with Afre.lib Academy for Tech Initiatives
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has reaffirmed its commitment to achieving a 70% digital literacy level by 2025 through innovative approaches, ...
Africa
Africa: WIOCC Group Secures Over $50 Million for Digital Expansion in Nigeria, South Africa, and DRC
WIOCC Group has secured over $50 million in financing to support its digital expansion initiatives in Nigeria, South Africa, and the Democratic Republic ...
Ethopia
Ethiopia Greenlights CBDC Launch with New Proclamation
The Ethiopian Council of Ministers has recently approved a draft proclamation, setting the stage for the introduction of a central bank digital currency ...
Global
Global: German Group Rittal Partners with UAE to Enhance Digital Infrastructure
The UAE’s Artificial Intelligence, Digital Economy, and Remote Work Applications Office has entered into a strategic partnership with Rittal FZE, a subsidiary of ...
Global
Global: Worldcoin Expands to Ecuador, Set to Resume Operations in Kenya and Portugal
Worldcoin, the digital identity and iris biometrics company owned by Tools for Humanity, has achieved a significant milestone in Kenya. Authorities have dropped ...
Global
Global: Broadband Commission Assesses AI’s Impact on Bridging the Digital Divide
Artificial intelligence (AI) holds significant promise for bringing online the 2.6 billion people currently without internet access, according to “The State of Broadband ...
Global
Global: AI Poised to Transform Over Half of Banking Jobs – Citi Report
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is on track to revolutionize the finance industry, potentially adding tens of billions of dollars in profit while automating up ...
Global
Global: Swiss National Bank to Expand wCBDC Trials
The Swiss National Bank (SNB) has announced an expansion of its wholesale central bank digital currency (wCBDC) pilot, Project Helvetia, following promising results ...
Global
Global: UAE’s e& Joins Global JV for Multilingual Telco Initiative
e&, a prominent Abu Dhabi-listed company, has partnered with three other entities to establish a Telco Large Language Model (LLM) through the Global ...