Africa
Africa gets first two blockchain unicorns
Out of the $3.14 billion funds raised by African businesses in 2022 across 570, $474 million was attracted by blockchain firms from 29 ...
Mauritius
Mauritius is fine-tuning a digital promotion bill
The Mauritian Parliament discussed, Tuesday, April 25, the “Mauritius Digital Promotion Bill”, a bill on the promotion of digital in Mauritius. Presented by ...
News
South Africa: Postbank Introduces New Cardless Payment for Social Grants
But concern raised about how Postbank will handle these new payment methods Postbank has introduced a new cardless payment for social grant beneficiaries ...
Global
Global: Meta Says Generative AI and the Metaverse Will Evolve Together
While its Reality Labs unit continues hemorrhaging money, Meta is far from giving up on the metaverse, even as it pursues other less ...
Africa
Africa: Pan African Payment and Settlement System and African Securities Exchange Association ink MoU
The Pan African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS) and the African Securities Exchange Association (ASEA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to ...
Global
Global: Stablecoin payments: Visa shares plans for ‘ambitious’ crypto product
Global payment giant Visa continues to explore the benefits of the cryptocurrency industry with a new initiative focused on stablecoin payments. Cuy Sheffield, ...
News
Rwanda: Rwanda to issue digital IDs in three years
Rwanda plans to issue digital identity (ID) cards within three years to allow residents to use such identification documents stored in their phones, ...
Global
Global: OpenAI previews business plan for ChatGPT, launches new privacy controls
OpenAI says that it plans to introduce a new subscription tier for ChatGPT, its viral AI-powered chatbot, tailored to the needs of enterprise customers. ...
News
Rwanda: Payday re-launches in Rwanda with SpaceX’s Starlink
Payday, the leading Pan-African neobank issuing global (USD, GBP & EUR) accounts to Africans, has announced its re-entry into Rwanda, following the official ...
Global
Global: Telecoms operators may lose $1.3b to flash calls over next five years
A new report from Juniper Research, experts in emerging communications technologies, has found that operators may lose $1.3 billion to undetected flash calls ...
