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WhatsApp has started rolling out username reservations worldwide in a major move to strengthen user privacy, allowing people to connect without sharing their phone numbers. The…

Bolt is shifting part of its safety strategy beyond technology by bringing together passengers, drivers and regulators to discuss how trust and safety can be strengthened…

Nigeria is on the verge of activating one of Africa’s most ambitious financial reforms as its long-awaited open banking system enters the final phase of implementation.…

The technology powering international payments, though, invisible to customers, determines whether money moves quickly, securely and reliably across different countries. For cross-border payments company Wyrr, that…

Technology expert Babatunde Esanju played a central role in building the technology infrastructure behind QOOP’s cooperative finance platform, helping the Nigerian fintech transform traditional cooperative operations…

A new Nigerian-founded fintech startup, Stabyl, has emerged from stealth mode with $2.7 million in pre-seed funding to tackle one of Africa’s biggest financial infrastructure challenges,…

Open Startup is changing course after helping more than 1,000 startups and over 3,000 entrepreneurs across Africa over the past decade, betting that the continent’s next…

As Kenya works to bring more people into the digital economy, one business leader is helping make smartphones more accessible read more Meet the business leader…

The Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) has challenged young engineers to develop practical innovations that can help solve Nigeria’s persistent energy access problems, saying the country’s…

Midjourney, the artificial intelligence company best known for generating realistic images from text prompts, has set its sights beyond digital art as it explores medical imaging…