Author: Anita Bosman
Lusaka: TECHz – News Desk The SMART Zambia Institute, in partnership with the Ministry of Education, Zambia, conducted an online safety awareness program for pupils at Kamulanga Secondary School as part of the Safer Internet Day campaign. The initiative focused on equipping students with practical skills to navigate digital risks safely. The program was led by Brian Nawa and Edward Mushota, covering areas such as protecting personal profiles, identifying scams, promoting cyber wellness, and reporting mobile fraud through the USSD code *707#. Key topics included safeguarding passwords and personal information, recognizing fraudulent messages and phishing attempts, responsible use of digital…
Manama: TECHz – News Desk BENEFIT, a leading innovator in fintech and electronic financial services in the Kingdom, reported strong growth in online payments processed through its Electronic Funds Transfer System (EFTS) across all channels, including banking platforms and the BenefitPay app. The system, covering Fawri, Fawri+, and Fawateer services, recorded a total of 494.0 million transactions in 2025, representing a 10.7% increase from 2024. The total transaction value reached BD 37.5 billion, up 12.6% from BD 33.3 billion the previous year. Transactions executed through the BenefitPay app accounted for 466.0 million transactions valued at BD 10.2 billion, reflecting a…
Lagos: TECHz – News Desk Nairagram has successfully completed a ₦10,000,000,000 Commercial Paper issuance, marking a key milestone in strengthening Africa’s cross-border payment infrastructure. The capital raised will accelerate Nairagram’s expansion across 37 African countries, deepen its presence in strategic markets, and enhance its institutional-grade payment capabilities. This issuance represents the first step in a broader fundraising programme, with a long-term objective to raise ₦50,000,000,000 to support the next phase of growth across the continent. Nairagram emphasized that the initiative is not only a financial milestone but also a statement of intent to advance Africa’s financial connectivity and modernize the…
Abu Dhabi: TECHz – News Desk EHC Investment has signed a binding Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Phoenix Technologies AG and AAA Commercial Enterprises to establish a joint venture headquartered in Abu Dhabi. The partnership aims to develop and deliver sovereign cloud infrastructure, secure data platforms, and advanced AI computing solutions across the region. The joint venture brings together EHC’s regional investment leadership, Phoenix Technologies’ Swiss-based ICT and secure cloud expertise, and AAA Commercial Enterprises’ strong regional execution capabilities. The collaboration is designed to build independent, resilient, and scalable digital infrastructure aligned with national priorities, supporting the UAE’s ambition to…
New Delhi: TECHz – News Desk At the India AI Impact Summit, Microsoft announced it is on track to invest USD $50 billion by the end of the decade to expand access to artificial intelligence across countries in the Global South. Highlighting the urgency of the challenge, Microsoft’s latest AI Diffusion Report shows that AI adoption in the Global North is roughly twice that of the Global South, a gap that threatens to deepen global inequalities if left unaddressed. Brad Smith, Vice Chair and President of Microsoft, and Natasha Crampton, Vice President and Chief Responsible AI Officer, emphasized that closing…
Sa Jose: TECHz – News Desk Zoom has announced a major evolution of its AI Companion, positioning it as a workplace collaborator rather than a simple assistant. With the unveiling of new agentic AI capabilities such as My notes and Personal workflows, the company is shifting from reactive task support to proactive intelligence. These features, currently in beta and expected to be generally available later this month, are designed to anticipate user needs, automate complex workflows, and improve how teams collaborate and deliver results. The new capabilities are included with paid Zoom Workplace accounts or available through a standalone plan,…
Dubai: TECHz – News Desk Wellows has officially launched the Wellows AI Search Visibility Platform, designed to help agencies and startups understand and manage how their brands appear across AI-powered search and answer engines. As AI-driven answer experiences become a primary gateway for discovery, businesses face new challenges in tracking brand mentions and performance in AI-generated content. The platform addresses critical pain points for agencies, including identifying where brands are mentioned – or missing – in AI-generated answers, translating AI visibility into actionable workflows, and providing scalable reporting across multiple clients. It also allows teams to monitor how brand representation…
Accra: TECHz – News Desk Points Africa, a Ghana-based fintech, is building Sub-Saharan Africa’s first shared loyalty network, allowing customers to earn and redeem a single reward currency across multiple merchants, including telecoms, supermarkets, banks, and fuel retailers. Unlike traditional loyalty programs that operate in isolation, this unified system consolidates points into a central wallet, enabling faster accumulation and redemption. The startup has raised $2 million from VestedWorld to fund its Ghana rollout, strengthen infrastructure, and expand into other African markets over the next 18 months, starting with Nigeria, Uganda, Rwanda, and Kenya. Points Africa leverages AI and analytics to…
London: TECHz – News Desk Binance and Africell have announced their intention to collaborate on expanding blockchain education, cryptocurrency literacy, and digital asset services across Africa. The proposed collaboration is designed to combine Binance’s global blockchain expertise with Africell’s strong local presence and mobile infrastructure, with the aim of empowering African communities to participate more confidently in the digital economy. Key areas under discussion include the exploration of crypto-as-a-service solutions, with a focus on enabling crypto payments and digital services through Africell’s platforms. The initiative may leverage Binance’s payment technologies to make digital assets more accessible to everyday users. On…
Accra: TECHz – News Desk Recently, Africa leading operator MTN, in collaboration with Huawei, successfully completed the world’s first large-scale deployment of the Alpha Antenna in Ghana. This milestone represents a substantial enhancement in network performance, with the transition to intelligent and AI-driven innovation establishing a new benchmark for the evolution toward autonomous driving networks in Africa and globally. This deployment has validated groundbreaking performance improvements and operational efficiencies. Post-deployment tests recorded a rise in regional traffic by 6.8%, while improving operations and maintenance efficiency by a factor of 30x. Confronting persistent network operations and maintenance challenges of manual dependency,…