By Boluwatife Oshadiya  |  July 10, 2026 KEY POINTS ▸  Nigeria ranked 1st in Africa and 38th globally in the GIRAI 2026 out of 135 countries, up 42 places from 80th in 2024 ▸  Overall score jumped from 7.21 to 45.93 — a near-sixfold improvement in just two years ▸  Nigeria was named a global […] Continue reading %%POSTNAME%% at %%BLOGNAME%%.

Artificial intelligence is forcing financial institutions to rethink the foundations of cybersecurity as increasingly sophisticated AI-generated fraud exposes the limitations of traditional security systems. While deepfakes have dominated public attention, banking executives and cybersecurity specialists say the real challenge extends far beyond manipulated videos or cloned voices. Instead, AI is changing how financial institutions approach […]

From bulky early devices that simply made all sound louder, many hearing aids today have evolved into sleek, virtually invisible wearables powered by personalised, adaptive AI. These devices go far beyond amplification, functioning as intelligent sound processors that enhance speech clarity, reduce background noise, support natural listening and seamlessly integrate into modern lifestyles. The recent […]

The modern workplace extends beyond traditional office walls. It now exists in coffee shops, spare bedrooms, airport lounges, and co-working spaces. Hybrid and remote work have provided flexibility, productivity, and access to a global talent pool. However, they have also increased one of the most critical vulnerabilities facing organisations today: the attack surface. In 2026, […]

South Africa’s transition to new energy vehicles (NEVs) is gathering momentum, prompting Absa and BYD Auto South Africa to expand their strategic partnership first established in 2025. The enhanced collaboration reinforces both companies’ commitment to accelerating electric mobility by providing financing and banking solutions that support BYD’s growing dealer network and customer base. Absa will […]

Flutterwave, Africa’s leading payments technology company, today announced a collaboration with Xoom, PayPal’s international digital money transfer service, to enable fast transfers into Nigeria, one of the world’s fastest-growing digital economies. The relationship connects Xoom’s global network with Flutterwave’s local payout infrastructure, allowing users globally to send funds directly into Nigerian bank accounts with improved […]

For years, digital banking has been measured by access. Ensuring clients can open an account without visiting a branch, transact from a phone, or get help outside normal banking hours shaped the first wave of banking digitisation and changed how millions of South Africans manage their money. However, the next phase of digital banking will […]

UP professor wins R3m grant to perfect diagnosis-and-treatment combination that promises to make killer disease manageable Breast cancer is the leading type of cancer among women in South Africa, and globally. Too often it is discovered too late – but a new approach promises a radical change in survivability for patients. The solution, called theranostics, […]

Ethiopia has taken another step toward implementing interoperable government payments nationwide as public institutions, regulators and payment infrastructure providers convened to operationalize a unified implementation framework aligned with the country’s National Digital Payments Strategy. The Ministry of Finance, the National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE) and national payment switch EthSwitch brought together technical teams from government […]

Meet Opeyemi Folorunsho, the Vice President of Research and Development (R&D) at Moniepoint, where he focuses on translating deep technical ideas into systems that deliver real-world impact.

Ethiopia’s national payment switch, EthSwitch, is exploring expanded cooperation with Huawei on artificial intelligence, payment infrastructure and cross-border payment connectivity with China, as the country seeks to strengthen the technological backbone of one of Africa’s fastest-growing digital payments markets. The discussions took place during a visit by Fernando Liu, President of Huawei Digital Finance’s Central […]

As artificial intelligence and data-centre growth place new pressure on power systems around the world, USP&E is bringing AI-powered digital twin technology to African power projects – not as an imported off-the-shelf tool, but as a platform built around the realities of operating on the continent. At Africa Energy Forum 2026 in Cape Town, USP&E […]

Telkom has pledged a USD 6.1 million / R100 million commitment; to establish the Telkom AI Institute, a new platform designed to equip South Africans with artificial intelligence and digital skills, foster local innovation, and accelerate inclusive participation in the digital economy. The pledge was announced today in Geneva, Switzerland as part of the International […]

Data Privacy in 2026: What Companies Know About You and What You Can Do Every click, search, purchase, and app download leaves behind a digital footprint. In 2026, companies have more ways… TechCity

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Crypto markets don’t stop because you need to sleep, work or take a weekend off. As such, it is very challenging for most people to keep up with the price movements manually. BforBot is designed to help users apply a structured trading strategy without the need to monitor charts continuously. What is BforBot? BforBot is […]

South Africa has become one of the most attractive offshoring destinations for UK businesses, offering English-speaking professionals, near-perfect time zone alignment with London, and salary costs that can cut total employment spend by more than half. Deel is often the first name UK companies encounter when researching how to hire in South Africa. But Deel […]

Nothing tests a website owner’s blood pressure quite like opening their own URL and finding a blank screen staring back. You refresh. Then refresh again. Then clear the cache and refresh one more time, like that is going to fix anything. Websites go down for all kinds of reasons, and some of them are embarrassingly […]

Radisson Hotel Group has unveiled an AI-powered real-time price matching system that automatically matches lower hotel rates found on third-party booking platforms, making direct bookings faster, easier and more transparent. The new feature, now available on RadissonHotels.com, detects lower publicly available rates for Radisson properties on online travel agencies (OTAs) and instantly applies eligible price […]

Until recently, the modernisation of customs processes was a race to digitise paperwork and automate manual workflows. With that phase largely complete, we are entering a far more consequential era: the shift from automated systems to agentic ones. We are moving toward systems that not only follow rules, but also largely configure themselves, adapt to regulatory shifts in real-time, […]

Artificial intelligence (AI) is often framed in binary terms: either as an existential threat that will replace workers, or as a tool that will usher in the next wave of growth or productivity. The reality is likely to be more nuanced. The potential impact in South Africa will likely differ from what we are seeing […]

Backbase announced the acquisition of Kasisto, a pioneer in agentic AI for banking and financial services. Kasisto’s agentic platform, financial services intelligence, and New York-based team are now part of Backbase and the AI-native Banking OS. The transaction integrates Kasisto’s financial intelligence models into the Backbase platform, building an architecture that helps financial institutions overcome […]