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Kwame AI Releases AI Assistant Eskwai Clerk to Improve Judicial Service in Ghana
In a first for Africa, Ghana's judiciary is equipping all 445 of its judges and magistrates with an AI tool designed to ease crushing caseloads and speed up the delivery of justice
Paystack Launches Program to Help Nigerian Small Businesses Survive and Scale
The Stripe-owned payments company is offering up to ₦4 million in discounts on business tools — and eventual access to grants — as it deepens its bet on Nigeria's small business economy
Spiro Closes $270 Million to Build Africa’s Electric Mobility Machine
The African EV startup has now raised over $415 million, with its latest round drawing Chinese investment capital into a continent-wide battery-swapping bet
After Nearly 10 Years, Google Releases Significant Update for Street View in Ghana
A decade after its first Street View push, the tech giant has rolled out sharper, wider imagery across Ghana's cities, highways, and heritage sites — and deployed its latest camera to keep expanding
Ripple Invests in Flutterwave to Push Stablecoins Into African Payments
The blockchain company's investment in Africa's largest payments firm marks the most concrete move yet to replace correspondent banking with crypto-native settlement infrastructure
Payments Aggregator PawaPay Surpasses Three Billion Transactions
PawaPay's latest milestone signals that mobile money has moved well past novelty — and is now the backbone of everyday commerce across the continent.
Zipline’s Medical Drone Network is Reportedly Improving Rural Economies in Africa
New research suggests Zipline's medical drone network in Rwanda and Ghana is reshaping local economies — but the studies come with caveats worth examining
Enza Awarded Payments License From Bank of Ghana, Eyeing Summer Launch
The fintech infrastructure firm becomes the latest international player to secure enhanced approval to operate in one of Africa's most closely watched digital payments markets.
MTN Partners With Ant International to Overhaul Its Mobile Money Platform
The deal, launching first in Nigeria, will bring a super-app model and advanced fraud prevention to MoMo — Africa's most widely used mobile money service
Nigeria Wants 95% Financial Inclusion by 2028. Here’s What You Need To Know About Its Payments System Vision Plan
The Central Bank of Nigeria has released a sweeping payments roadmap targeting biometric payments, CBDC expansion, and cross-border integration — but structural hurdles remain