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iSmart Achieves PCI DSS Level 1 Compliance, Strengthening Security and Trust Across the Digital Payments Ecosystem
iSmart International Ghana Limited, a leading fintech, value-added services (VAS) provider and enterprise solutions company, has successfully attained…
Yuno and Flutterwave Partner To Help Global Merchants Expand To African Markets
A San Francisco fintech and Africa's payments giant have joined forces to give global merchants a single key to one of the world's most complex — and most promising — digital economies
Pleias and the GSMA Release Open Source Language Platform That Works With Africa’s 2,000 Languages
A new open-source model from Pleias and GSMA is solving the most overlooked problem in African AI — identifying the language before you can even build with it
Ghana Has Launched Its AI Strategy – Now Comes the Hard Part: Execution
By: Ephson Afful Ghana’s launch of its National Artificial Intelligence Strategy is not just another policy milestone –…
Explained: What You Need To Know About Nigeria’s New BVN Rules Which Take Effect On May 1
The CBN's sweeping BVN overhaul takes effect May 1. One phone number update for life, one device per app, and a real-time fraud watchlist. Here's what's actually changing.
South Africa Has Withdrawn Its AI Policy Because It Was Full of Fake Citations
The country's draft AI framework cited sources that don't exist — an embarrassing own goal for the department tasked with leading the nation's digital future
Nigeria Fined Meta $32 Million For Privacy Violations. Behind Closed Doors, The Government Quietly Reached A Settlement
The country fined Meta $32.8 million for data privacy violations — then quietly wrote off the penalty in a closed-door settlement that gutted most of its original demands
Ghana’s National AI Strategy Looks Great On Paper. But Execution Will Determine If Its AI Ambitions Will Succeed
The government's National AI Strategy 2025–2035 is ambitious, well-structured, and arrives at exactly the right moment. It also faces some serious headwinds
South Africa’s Draft AI Policy Allegedly Contains AI Hallucinations Which Cited Research Papers Which Don’t Exist
The country's draft AI policy is riddled with citations to research papers that don't exist
GhanaPost GPS To Launch “Mijo” Ride-Hailing Service On May 1
Mijo, a new Ghanaian ride-hailing platform built on GhanaPost GPS, is scrapping commissions entirely — and launching May 1