Apple has introduced Tap to Pay on iPhone in South Africa, enabling merchants to accept contactless payments directly on their iPhones without additional hardware or payment terminals. The feature, ...

Elon Musk-owned satellite internet provider Starlink has launched in Senegal. This makes the West African country the 26th African country to welcome Starlink, and the first African country it will ...

Caleb Pamilerin Sobaloju watched his father struggle with banking for years. Not because the money was not there, but because the systems were not built for how his father thinks, or the language he ...

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Phyllis Migwi, Microsoft’s Kenya Country Manager, is departing the company after more than three years leading its local operations. Her exit marks the end of a chapter during which Microsoft ...

The Nigerian telecoms industry has suffered more than 150,000 fibre cut incidents across April and May 2026, the highest number of such cuts on record. The figures reveal a continued struggle to ...

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced sweeping restrictions on how Nigerians use mobile banking. These restrictions include limiting banking apps to one device at a time and restricting BVN ...

MTN Group’s mobile money platform processed $500.3 billion in transaction value in 2025, a 37.6% jump in constant currency terms. That number alone demands context. On a reported basis, comparing the ...

Telecom operators often adjust data plans by introducing more options to suit subscribers’ tastes. And sometimes subscribers might not be aware of the array of data plan options available to them on ...

Latest industry data show that about 83.2% of Nigerian phone users are now connected to the internet, underscoring how Nigerians are increasingly penetrating the digital space. This means that for ...

The USSD (Unstructured Supplementary Service Data) has become a vital part of the day-to-day activities of many users. It is a key driver of financial inclusion for individuals in remote areas with ...

At dusk of 2022, Opticash, a fintech startup, disclosed its plans to revolutionise cross-border payments for Africans with blockchain technology. Armed with an alleged $700,000 seed fund and ...