Author: Anita Bosman
Johannesburg: TECHz – News Desk On International Youth Day, MTN advanced its commitment to economic and digital inclusion by rolling out an AI-enabled Job Board feature on the MTN Skills Academy platform. This new feature provides young learners across 11 African markets with centralized access to employment opportunities, in-demand training courses, and personalized skills guidance. Unlike conventional job-search platforms that primarily function as static vacancy listings, MTN’s new Job Board utilizes artificial intelligence to actively recommend relevant roles based on each user’s current skills, location, and long-term career goals. The platform’s standout capability lies in its proactive career guidance. Rather…
Lagos: TECHz – News Desk Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), the continent’s leading infrastructure solutions provider, has successfully raised CHF 350 million through a landmark 5-year Digital Bond. This milestone transaction distinguishes AFC as the first African institution to issue a digital bond that is listed, traded, and settled on a regulated digital exchange. Priced at a coupon of 1.4925%, this is the largest digital bond ever issued in the Swiss Franc market. It efficiently aligns with the Corporation’s US$500 million benchmark issuance completed earlier in June 2026. The timing of the issuance was highly effective amidst ongoing geopolitical uncertainty, benefiting…
Accra: TECHz – News Desk In a major step toward safeguarding its younger generation in the digital space, Ghana is accelerating efforts to protect children from online abuse through a deepened partnership between the Cyber Security Authority (CSA) and UNICEF Ghana. Recent dialogues between the two organizations have underscored the urgency of advancing Ghana’s cyber resilience. UNICEF Ghana’s Chief of Child Protection, Ms. Lucia Soleti, recently reaffirmed the agency’s commitment to safe digital environments during a meeting with the newly appointed Acting Director-General of the CSA, Mr. Divine Selase Agbeti. Mr. Agbeti articulated the CSA’s vision to position Ghana as…
Dubai: TECHz – News Desk OpenAI has officially expanded its infrastructure in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) by rolling out inference residency for eligible API, ChatGPT Enterprise, and ChatGPT Edu customers. This milestone establishes the UAE as one of only three regions globally – alongside the United States and Europe – where OpenAI supports local model processing. In late 2025, OpenAI introduced data residency in the UAE, allowing business customers to securely store their data at rest within the country to meet national compliance requirements. The new inference residency takes this localized approach a step further, as eligible workspaces can…
Arlington: TECHz – News Desk Space42, a UAE-based AI-powered SpaceTech company, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with defense technology firm Leonardo DRS. The agreement establishes a collaborative framework to integrate Leonardo DRS mission systems with Space42’s secure satellite connectivity, aiming to enhance sovereign national security operations across the United Arab Emirates. Under the agreement, Leonardo DRS will supply its expertise in Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Cyber, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (C5ISR) mission systems. In parallel, Space42 will contribute its secure, AI-enabled satellite communications and Beyond Line of Sight connectivity infrastructure. The two organizations will jointly explore the design and…
Nairobi: TECHz – News Desk Kenya’s Capital Markets Authority (CMA) has officially approved the Wall Street Africa Banking Exchange Traded Fund (WSA Banking ETF), clearing the path for the country’s first locally domiciled ETF. Issued by Wall Street Africa in partnership with Tradiam Asset Managers, the new financial product tracks the performance of the Nairobi Securities Exchange’s (NSE) listed banking sector. The approval is a significant milestone for Kenya’s capital markets, expanding access to the banking sector through a single listed security for both retail and institutional investors. The WSA Banking ETF is expected to list on the Main Investment…
Addis Ababa: TECHz – News Desk Digital transformation is rapidly becoming the cornerstone of economic strategy across East Africa, and Safaricom Ethiopia is placing interoperability at the heart of this shift. Speaking at the recent Accelerated Digital Transformation Summit in Addis Ababa, Safaricom Ethiopia CEO Wim Vanhelleputte underscored the necessity of a unified, inclusive digital ecosystem to achieve the ambitious goals set out in the Digital Ethiopia 2030 agenda and the National Digital Payments Strategy. For a digital economy to thrive, real-time and interoperable digital payment systems are a prerequisite. Interoperability ensures that different financial and telecommunications platforms can seamlessly…
Cairo: TECHz – News Desk Valu, the leading financial technology platform in the MENA region, has renewed its partnership with IKEA Egypt for an additional two years, officially becoming the furniture retailer’s exclusive flexible payment provider. This strategic alliance aims to make home furnishing more accessible by eliminating traditional financial barriers for consumers. Under the new agreement, customers shopping at IKEA’s physical locations or online can finance their purchases with 0% interest, zero purchase fees, and no down payment for up to 15 months. By integrating Valu’s innovative payment solutions, IKEA Egypt reinforces its mission to offer well-designed home furnishings…
Manama: TECHz – News Desk stc pay Bahrain has integrated its customer registration journey with the Kingdom’s eKey 2.0 digital identity platform. The verification system, developed by Beyon Connect in partnership with the Information & eGovernment Authority (iGA), accelerates customer onboarding by streamlining identity verification in Manama and across the Kingdom. The integration allows eligible users to authenticate their identities securely through government-backed digital infrastructure, significantly reducing the manual steps required to complete registration. By incorporating robust eKYC capabilities, the mobile wallet provider aims to offer a simpler, more secure entry point for digital financial transactions. Metin Zavrak, Chief Executive…
Amman: TECHz – News Desk Ericsson and Zain Jordan have unveiled the next phase of their long-term strategic partnership, focusing on a major transformation of Zain’s Business Support Systems (BSS). The modernization initiative is designed to prepare Zain Jordan’s IT infrastructure for the demands of the 5G era while elevating digital service delivery for its customers. This latest phase expands the scope of the collaboration to encompass the postpaid line of business, aiming to enable new revenue streams across multiple consumer segments. The project involves a full-scale enhancement of Zain Jordan’s BSS infrastructure through several key technical deployments. Zain Jordan…