Author: Charissa Swanepoel

Abu Dhabi: TECHz – News Desk ABHI, one of the MENAP region’s neobanks of the future and SME-lending fintechs, has announced its partnership with Federal Exchange, a prominent currency exchange and remittance service provider in the UAE. This collaboration marks a significant step in delivering efficient, secure, and real-time financial services to individuals and businesses across the region. Omair Ansari, Co-Founder & CEO, ABHI: “This partnership with Federal Exchange marks an important milestone in our mission to create a more financially inclusive and empowered UAE. At ABHI, we believe that access to financial services should be seamless and within everyone’s…

Lagos: TECHz – News Desk Yellow Card, the largest licensed stablecoin-based infrastructure provider for emerging markets, has released its 2026 Report on Data Protection and Artificial Intelligence Governance in Africa. The comprehensive report outlines the rapid maturation of regulatory frameworks across the continent and sets a compliance blueprint for institutional expansion across global emerging markets. As Banks, Financial Institutions, Telcos, and Payment Service Providers (PSPs) increasingly adopt stablecoins as foundational infrastructure for treasury management and cross-border payments, regulatory defensibility has become paramount. The new report highlights a pivotal transition in the digital economy: the shift from foundational data protection legislation…

Abidjan: TECHz – News Desk The Minister of Environment and Ecological Transition of Côte d’Ivoire, Abou Bamba, has chaired the pre-launch ceremony of the Integrated System for the Management and Monitoring of Hazardous Industrial Waste (SIGSDID) in Abidjan-Plateau. The ceremony, held on Wednesday, April 15, 2026, marked the introduction of a new digital platform aimed at modernising hazardous industrial waste management across the country. The system was developed by technical structures within the Ministry of Environment with support from Tourex Corporate. SIGSDID is designed to improve transparency in waste management processes, strengthen monitoring of industrial waste flows, ensure the availability…

Johannesburg: TECHz – News Desk admyt announced that Discovery Bank cardholders will receive an automatic parking refund in Ðiscovery Miles every time they park with admyt and shop in-store. The benefit is now available across admyt’s network of more than 80 malls nationwide. Building on a successful festive-season activation, this first-for-South-Africa collaboration is now an ongoing benefit. It is the first time card-linked rewards have been directly tied to parking behaviour at this scale, transforming parking from a grudge cost into an effortless benefit for cardholders. Discovery Bank Gold, Platinum, Black and Purple Suite clients qualify for this parking benefit,…

Dubai: TECHz – News Desk Paymentology, a leading global issuer processor, has entered a strategic partnership with Liabify, a financial wellness platform specializing in payroll-linked financial services. The collaboration aims to broaden access to earned wage access, responsible credit, savings tools, remittances, bill payments, and secured lending for middle-income and expatriate workers across the GCC and other emerging markets. The partnership leverages Paymentology’s cloud-first card issuing and processing infrastructure and Liabify’s payroll-integrated financial ecosystem, allowing employers and platforms to deliver financial services directly within the flow of work. This approach aligns with the rapid growth of embedded finance, which is…

Paris: TECHz – News Desk CANAL+ and Google Cloud have announced a new multi-year partnership focused on artificial intelligence. Starting in June 2026, CANAL+ will deploy Google Cloud’s latest generative AI technologies across European and African markets where the CANAL+ App is available, unlocking a new era of creative possibilities for the group. Tailor‑made entertainment experience with Google Cloud content video indexing Using Google Cloud’s technologies, CANAL+ will accelerate the content video indexing of its extensive content library. The new content classification will provide the global media and entertainment group with an in-depth multimodal database combining sound, video, and text…

Johannesburg: TECHz – News Desk Liquid C2, a business of Cassava Technologies, a global technology leader of African heritage, announces its partnership with CyberCoach, the only privacy-first AI and cyber security training and compliance platform. Through this partnership, Liquid C2 is further strengthening its cyber security portfolio with an AI-powered security awareness and training platform designed to help organisations reduce human risk. Vinay Hiralall, Chief Commercial Officer, Liquid C2: “The African digital transformation market is expected to reach 15.62% CAGR over 2026-2031. This statistic highlights the exponential growth the continent will see in the next few years; however, it also…

Palo Alto: TECHz – News Desk Denodo, a global leader in data management and AI, has announced the release of Denodo Platform 9.4, reinforcing its role as a trusted data foundation for agentic and generative AI. The new platform is designed to simplify and accelerate access to live, governed data, enabling organizations to scale AI beyond pilots and proofs of concept while maintaining strong performance, governance, and business context. As AI adoption grows, success increasingly depends on the quality and accessibility of underlying data. Without unified access to trusted, governed data, shared semantics, and consistent enterprise-wide policies, AI initiatives often…

Algiers: TECHz – News Desk On March 9, Ooredoo Algérie highlighted its achievement as the first mobile operator in Algeria to provide a full 5G experience across all provinces. The company emphasized that Algerians can now enjoy exceptional internet speeds and connectivity through 5G on the go. Ooredoo encourages users to access its services via the My Ooredoo app or online at choof.ooredoo.dz, ensuring seamless streaming and connectivity. This nationwide rollout reinforces Ooredoo’s position as a pioneer in digital innovation in Algeria.

New Delhi: TECHz – NewsDesk Wadhwani AI Global and Smart Africa have taken a bold new step to accelerate the development and adoption of artificial intelligence across Africa. The partnership will strengthen AI-enabled public systems across the continent and the Global South. On the sidelines of the India AI Impact Summit in New Delhi, Shalina Wadhwani, Co-Founder of Wadhwani AI Global, and Lacina Koné, Director General and CEO of Smart Africa, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on behalf of their respective institutions. The collaboration reflects a shared belief: that AI can play a transformative role in public good but…