By Christo Wessels, MediaTek’s Manager for Sub-Saharan Africa Sub-Saharan Africa faces complex challenges as nations race to meet their 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the UN’s global blueprint for a more prosperous world. Climate change, high government debt burdens, rapid urbanisation, and backlogs in infrastructure investment and maintenance are among the barriers that governments and the private sector...

: Pixabay (Geralt) Artificial intelligence (AI) is advancing fast, bringing powerful new capabilities and features to our smartphones. From gaming to photography, AI is redefining how we interact with our devices. realme looks at how this trend is making smartphones more personalised and convenient. As AI becomes the driving force behind mobile innovation, our devices...

By Ernst Wittmann, TCL Regional Manager for Southern & East Africa and Global Operator Account Manager for Africa Africa is a hotbed of mobile innovation and entrepreneurship, blazing trails in applications as diverse as mobile money (M-Pesa), e-commerce (Jumia and Takealot), smartphone-powered retail (Yoco and others), business to business platforms (like Twiga Foods, which connects small-scale farmers...

Standard Bank, the biggest bank in Africa by assets, is the first authorised bank to offer transactions through China’s Cross-Border Interbank Payment System (CIPS). The bank was granted license to offer CIPS transactions in June at the Lujiazui Forum in Shanghai. The system has since gone live and was recently inaugurated at a ceremony held...

MediaTek, an innovator of smartphone systems-on-chips (SoCs), has announced that the flagship MediaTek Dimensity 9500 chipset will feature in the Find X9 Series from leading global smartphone brand, OPPO. The Find X9 Series launched in South Africa on 7 November and is available exclusively through Vodacom. Setting new standards in on-device AI, console-class gaming, and...

Peach Payments, a leading African payment service provider, has partnered with the global Anti-Financial Crime platform RelyComply to strengthen its anti-money laundering (AML) and know-your-customer (KYC) compliance capabilities and support its expansion into new African markets. Recognised as one of the 100 Most Innovative Fintech Startups of 2024 by CB Insights, Peach Payments offers a...