Author: Anita Bosman

Manama: TECHz – News Desk Arab Financial Services (AFS), the Middle East and Africa’s leading digital payments and fintech enabler, has announced a strategic partnership with Libyan Islamic Bank (LIB) to accelerate the modernization of Libya’s payment landscape through advanced card issuance, processing, and digital infrastructure solutions. Through this collaboration, Libyan Islamic Bank will leverage AFS’s advanced Visa card issuance and processing capabilities to deliver faster, more seamless onboarding and improved customer experiences. The partnership also incorporates AFS’s enhanced security framework, featuring tokenization and encryption technologies to safeguard transactions and customer data across all digital channels. In addition, AFS will…

Johannesburg: TECHz – News Desk Apple announced that Tap to Pay on iPhone is now available in South Africa, enabling merchants to use iPhone to seamlessly and securely accept in-person contactless payments. In collaboration with payment platforms, app developers, and payment networks, Tap to Pay on iPhone makes it easy for businesses of any size to accept payments from contactless credit and debit cards, Apple Pay, and other digital wallets using only their iPhone and a partner-enabled iOS app – no additional hardware or payment terminal required. With Tap to Pay on iPhone, merchants can accept contactless payments through a…

Cape Town: TECHz – News Desk HOSTAFRICA announced the acquisition of zanode.co.za, a South African application hosting platform built around GitHub-based deployments, managed PostgreSQL, and ZAR-denominated pricing. The acquisition extends HOSTAFRICA’s hosting offering beyond traditional shared, reseller, and VPS products into a developer-first app platform aimed at agencies, software development companies, and SaaS teams building for the South African market. Zanode was built for teams that want a modern workflow without stitching together global PaaS providers, offshore infrastructure, and complicated billing. Customers connect a GitHub repository and get a working deploy flow, framework auto-detection, Dockerfile-based deploys, managed Postgres, custom domains,…

Johannesburg: TECHz – News Desk The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa announces the publication of a Draft Amendment of the Radio Frequency Spectrum Regulations, 2015, as well as a Draft Amendment of the Radio Frequency Spectrum Fees Regulations, 2010, both in terms of the Electronic Communications Act, 2005. Councillor Thabisa Faye, Chairperson, the Satellite Licensing Framework Committee: “The proposed amendments give effect to the findings of the Inquiry and are intended to provide regulatory certainty, support innovation and investment in satellite services, and promote efficient spectrum use in South Africa.” The publication follows the Authority’s Inquiry into the Licensing…

Kuwait City: TECHz – News Desk With the approach of Eid Al-Adha, Gulf Bank has announced the availability of new banknotes of various denominations across in all bank branches except the following: Jahra Cooperative Society, Fahad Al-Salem, and Mansouriya, allowing customers to conveniently obtain fresh banknotes traditionally distributed during Eid celebrations. New banknotes are available at most Gulf Bank branches, while customers can also obtain them through Interactive Teller Machines located at the Main Branch on Mubarak Al Kabeer Street, Crystal Tower, Al Adan, Al Salam, Jabriya, Fahaheel Xcite, Mishref, Shaab, Al Fanar Mall, Abdullah Al Salem, and Sabah Al…

Abu Dhabi: TECHz – News Desk Presight, a global leader in applied AI for intelligent systems, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Ministry of the Interior of Montenegro to support the country’s national digital transformation through the development of a next-generation Smart Nation platform. To mark the occasion, His Excellency Milojko Spajić, Prime Minister of Montenegro, visited Presight’s Abu Dhabi headquarters during an official state visit, where discussions focused on the country’s long-term vision for intelligent infrastructure, smart city development, and AI-enabled national transformation. The visit underscored a shared commitment to deploying applied intelligence at national scale…

Muscat: TECHz – News Desk Omantel has announced the launch of its AI Centre of Excellence, an integrated platform designed to accelerate the adoption of advanced artificial intelligence technologies and support the transformation of promising ideas and applications into scalable digital products across multiple sectors. The centre brings together advanced infrastructure, integrated data environments, operational expertise, and innovation capabilities to enable practical and scalable AI implementation across industries. As one of the centre’s key tracks, Omantel also launched the AI Startups Program, a strategic program focused on connecting technology startups with Omantel’s internal teams and real operational environments to support…

PARIS/BRATISLAVA: TECHz – News Desk ESET, a leader in cybersecurity solutions and services, announced an integration of ESET with Sekoia, a leading provider of detection and response solutions, to enhance the security resiliency of organizations. These days, security teams are facing vast amounts of pressure to have their fingers on the pulse of all things security, adjusting their workflows to detect and contain threats as quickly as possible, and doing so across multiple tools and data sources. However, when endpoint alerts are isolated from these broader workflows (and critical context), investigations tend to take longer. This can create further issues…

Lyon: TECHz – News Desk Kaspersky has recently contributed its industry recognised threat intelligence data to an INTERPOL-coordinated operation Ramz, a cybercrime crackdown across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. The law enforcement action that brought together 13 countries resulted in the arrest of 201 individuals and the identification of further 382 suspects linked to cybercrimes across the region. Running from October 2025 to February 2026, the operation focused on neutralising phishing and malware threats along with cyber scams that left nearly 4,000 individuals as victims. The joint effort aimed to disrupt malicious infrastructure, and identify and arrest attackers…

Manama: TECHzMagazine – News Desk stc Bahrain, a digital enabler, has announced the launch of Mastercard’s Click to Pay, becoming the first telecommunications provider in Bahrain to introduce this secure and seamless online payment solution. The service is now available on the My stc BH app, empowering customers to pay bills, purchase add-ons, or buy digital gift cards with just one click. This innovative feature underscores stc Bahrain’s commitment to delivering practical and cutting-edge solutions that enhance customer convenience. Mastercard’s Click to Pay offers a fast, frictionless, and secure online checkout experience by eliminating the need for manual card entry…