There I was, minding my own business one day, when an employer reached out. He had spoken to the powers... Source| CIO Africa
The global payments company, Visa, has launched a pilot program through Visa Direct, allowing businesses to prefund payouts using stablecoins... Source| CIO Africa
Safaricom has announced the selection of 10 startups as finalists for the second cohort of the Spark Accelerator Program, chosen... Source| CIO Africa
Microsoft has appointed Vukani Mngxati as the Chief Executive Officer of Microsoft South Africa, effective 1 October 2025. In his... Source| CIO Africa
Global financial infrastructure company Tala has announced its expansion into Latin America, beginning with a launch in Guatemala, with plans... Source| CIO Africa
Integrated Payment Services Limited (IPSL), operators of Pesalink and Cellulant have expanded their partnership to simplify and scale customer-to-business (C2B)... Source| CIO Africa
Mastercard has announced a collaboration with Insurtech company Hillcroft (mTek) to launch embedded insurance solutions across East Africa The collaboration... Source| CIO Africa
Walk into any boardroom across Nairobi, Mombasa or Kisumu today, and you’ll hear the same conversations echoing as business leaders... Source| CIO Africa
As South Africa’s digital economy matures, so too does its exposure to cyber threats, and the country is now among... Source| CIO Africa
The Kenya Space Agency (KSA) has formed a cooperation with the Nigerian Communications Satellite (NIGCOMSAT) to set a course for... Source| CIO Africa
The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has unveiled a bold plan to slash mobile money transaction fees by 57 percent,... Source| CIO Africa
INTERPOL has announced the arrest of 260 suspects and the seizure of 1,235 electronic devices in a coordinated international operation... Source| CIO Africa
Generative AI (GenAI) is fast becoming the new engine of digital transformation. Across Africa, executives are exploring how it can... Source| CIO Africa
Millions of young farmers across West Africa are re-inventing everyday social media platforms, transforming them into agricultural tools that improve... Source| CIO Africa
Cassava Technologies has entered a partnership with Accenture to expand its sovereign artificial intelligence (AI) capability across Africa, starting in... Source| CIO Africa
Mastercard has extended its commercial partnership with Smile ID, an identity verification provider in Africa to accelerate the rollout of... Source| CIO Africa
Kenya-based healthtech company Ilara Health has announced plans to restructure its operations and reduce staff numbers, citing tough market conditions... Source| CIO Africa
Pesalink and TendePay announced a new partnership aimed at reshaping how Kenyan businesses manage and move money. By combining Pesalink’s... Source| CIO Africa
Entlaq has announced the launch of the third edition of the Egyptian Entrepreneurship Sector Diagnostic Report (SDR 2025). It will... Source| CIO Africa
NTT DATA has appointed Jafar Kuruniyan as the new Chief Financial Officer (CFO) for its Middle East and Africa (MEA) operations, succeeding Barry Curtin| CIO Africa
Paying for a safari trip, buying souvenirs at a Maasai market, or grabbing a snack from a roadside kibanda has... Source| CIO Africa
The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has established a Banking Sector Cybersecurity Operations Centre (BS-SOC) to bolster the country’s defences... Source| CIO Africa
Zambia has received a grant of $120 million from the World Bank, which it plans to use to expand its... Source| CIO Africa
Mukuru, a prominent African fintech platform has entered a strategic partnership with global payments giant MoneyGram to accelerate cross-border remittances... Source| CIO Africa
Safaricom has unveiled the most significant enhancement of its M-PESA platform since 2015, introducing Fintech 2.0, a next-generation core system... Source| CIO Africa
Quantum computing and artificial intelligence (AI) are two technologies touted to revolutionize modern computing. In 2022, AI emerged from deep... Source| CIO Africa
The Office of the Data Protection Commissioner of Kenya (ODPC) was awarded the global privacy and data protection awards in... Source| CIO Africa
Google and PayPal have announced a multi-year partnership designed to redefine how digital payments and commerce are delivered across platforms.... Source| CIO Africa
Artificial intelligence is a double-edged sword, according to the new Cisco DUO report 2025 State of Identity Security, which surveyed... Source| CIO Africa
Google has unveiled a major new round of investments aimed at accelerating Africa’s digital transformation, including new subsea infrastructure, free... Source| CIO Africa
Xbox has announced the return of Xbox Game Camp Africa for its third year, reaffirming its mission to nurture and... Source| CIO Africa
Uber has announced the launch of Uber Safari, a new product category offering tailored safari experiences in Nairobi National Park.... Source| CIO Africa
CIO Africa by dx⁵ has announced a two-pronged expansion of its South Africa operations, combining new senior appointments with a... Source| CIO Africa
Redington is reinforcing its growing commitment to Unlock Next and drive Africa’s digital transformation journey at the inaugural edition of GITEX Nigeria..| CIO Africa
e-commerce company, Jumia, has signed a partnership with asset financier, Watu Credit, to make it easier for Kenyan to own... Source| CIO Africa
When Dr. Kalkidan Esayas speaks about the environment, she doesn’t begin with abstract numbers or charts. She begins with a... Source| CIO Africa
AFRINIC, the Regional Internet Registry (RIR) for Africa successfully concluded its 2025 Board of Directors elections, ushering in a new... Source| CIO Africa
Odoo, a company that develops software solutions for Small and Medium-Sized enterprises (SMEs), will be marking its 3rd year of... Source| CIO Africa
A 2025 Kaspersky survey showed Kenyan professionals use multiple devices for work: along with a computer, 36 per cent of respondents also... Source| CIO Africa
The financial services sector is taking its first tentative steps on its journey into artificial intelligence (AI), with the technology... Source| CIO Africa
The Cortex Hub has announced the launch of the MCP Hackathon Africa 2025, a continent-wide initiative designed to embed African... Source| CIO Africa
CIO Africa speaks with AVPA’s CEO Frank Aswani how Africa can effectively mobilize and deploy capital| CIO Africa
Businesses have been urged to shift focus from traditional cybersecurity to cyber resilience in order to withstand and recover from... Source| CIO Africa
6,000 participants, including 134 international speakers, 110 exhibitors, and more than 200 start-ups, are set to meet at the Global... Source| CIO Africa
Co-operative Bank of Kenya has achieved the updated global benchmark for information security management systems, after successfully transitioning to the... Source| CIO Africa
Global technology provider and distributor, Westcon-Comstor, has announced the appointment of Nicodemus (Nickey) Mannya as Director of Cybersecurity & Next... Source| CIO Africa
Kenya Airways has entered into a partnership with RoamBuddy through a Memorandum of Understanding signed between Julius Thairu, Chief Customer... Source| CIO Africa
Digital Parks Africa (DPA), a South African-owned data centre provider, has partnered with iXAfrica Data Centres, East Africa’s hyperscale facility,... Source| CIO Africa
As global demand for critical minerals accelerates, Africa’s mineral-rich economies are stepping into a more prominent role – not only... Source| CIO Africa
Access Bank Kenya has announced the appointment of Ralph Opara as its new Country Managing Director. Opara joins the Kenyan... Source| CIO Africa
Airtel Africa has broken ground on a 44MW Nxtra Data Centre at Tatu City, aimed at serving enterprises, government agencies,... Source| CIO Africa
Visa has launched Visa Pay in the DRC, introducing a new digital service that allows consumers and businesses to pay, get paid, and transfer money.| CIO Africa
The Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority (TCRA) has released its first rules for Direct-to-Mobile Phone (D2M) satellite services.| CIO Africa
The Internet to East Africa has been severely impaired.| CIO Africa