Author: Charissa Swanepoel
Cape Town: TECHzMagazine – News Desk South African fintech Ezeebit has integrated ZARU, the country’s first rand-pegged stablecoin, into its omnichannel payment infrastructure to accelerate real-world digital asset adoption among African merchants. Launched on the Solana blockchain through a consortium featuring Luno, Sanlam, EasyEquities, and Lesaka, ZARU enables physical and online retailers to accept native ZAR-backed stablecoins with zero foreign exchange fees and immediate rate-locking. Through this integration, merchants can accept local currency stablecoins directly at checkout alongside global digital assets like USDT, USDC, Bitcoin, and Ethereum. Ezeebit locks exchange rates in under one second at the point of sale,…
Malawi: TECHzMagazine – News Desk Airtel Malawi, in partnership with the Airtel Africa Foundation, has awarded its inaugural cohort of 25 undergraduate tech scholarships under the Airtel Nzeru Fund Tech Scholarship scheme. Selected based on academic merit and financial need, the beneficiaries represent 17 districts across Malawi, comprising 17 male and 8 female students entering the Malawi University of Science and Technology (MUST) for the 2026/27 academic year. The comprehensive Nzeru Fund provides a fully funded higher education package designed to eliminate financial barriers to STEM education. Beyond full tuition fees and campus accommodation, recipients receive a monthly living allowance,…
Gaborone: TECHzMagazine – News Desk Mukuru Debuts Visa Card in Botswana Next-generation African financial services provider Mukuru has expanded its portfolio in Botswana by launching the Mukuru Card in partnership with Access Bank and Visa. Operating under Electronic Payment Services License No. 001, the card links directly to the digital Mukuru Wallet, providing consumers with broader access to physical and online retail payments as well as ATM cash withdrawals without requiring a traditional bank account. Available to Mukuru wallet customers aged 18 and older following standard KYC verification, the card acts as a direct payment instrument using active wallet balances.…
Maputo: TECHzMagazine – News Desk Mozambique’s National Institute of Information and Communication Technologies presented its proposed National Strategy for Artificial Intelligence to Vodacom Mozambique during a high-level consultation in Maputo. Led by INTIC Board Chairman Prof. Dr. Eng. Lourino Chemane, the meeting served to advance national digital policy and welcome Vodacom’s new CEO, Salimo Abdula. Developed with technical support from UNESCO and multilateral partners, the draft framework focuses on expanding digital inclusion, automating public services, driving private-sector innovation, and setting ethical data security standards. Vodacom Mozambique agreed to review the proposal and submit policy recommendations to support sector harmonisation. The…
Wilmington: TECHzMagazine – News Desk Afriex, a cross-border payments infrastructure company processing over $600 million in annual payment volume, has officially partnered with Global Innovations Bank (GIB) to overhaul its global financial network. Effective since the second quarter of 2026, the sponsor and settlement banking partnership strengthens the financial foundation supporting Afriex’s B2B PaymentsAPI. The collaboration brings accelerated settlement times, expanded regulatory support, and Global USD Account access for businesses moving money across more than 35 countries. Originally founded as a consumer remittance platform, Y Combinator-backed Afriex has evolved into a comprehensive API-driven infrastructure powering international payments for fintechs, ecommerce…
Yaoundé: TECHzMagazine – News Desk The Bank of Central African States (BEAC) has officially launched SYSTAC 2, an advanced electronic clearing house designed to overhaul the retail payments infrastructure across the Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa (CEMAC). Initiated in 2023 and developed over a four-year period, the new centralized system officially went live on August 3, 2026, with BEAC Governor Yvon SANA BANGUI formally announcing its debut from Yaoundé, Cameroon, on August 12. SYSTAC 2 replaces a legacy clearing platform operational since 2007, which had reached its limits amidst rapid technological innovation and market growth. Serving Cameroon, the…
Abuja: TECHzMagazine – News Desk The Federal Government of Nigeria has soft-launched the Government Service Portal (GSP), an integrated digital platform designed to provide citizens and businesses with a single gateway to public services. Available at services.gov.ng, the portal aims to streamline digital governance, eliminate bureaucratic friction, and modernise service delivery across the country. Unveiled in Abuja by Galaxy Backbone (GBB) – the national digital infrastructure enterprise – in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy (FMCIDE) and the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), the initiative addresses the challenge of fragmented public services. Previously, citizens had…
Abuja: TECHz – News Desk The Government of Sierra Leone, through its Ministry of Communication, Technology and Innovation, is advancing its national Digital Public Infrastructure agenda through strategic open-source partnerships. The initiative establishes a sovereign, privacy-focused digital identity platform designed to streamline public service delivery, expand financial inclusion, and accelerate digital governance. Central to this strategy is a tripartite agreement between the ministry, Bhutan National Digital Identity Limited, and the SIGN Foundation. Under this framework, the ministry provides regulatory leadership, Bhutan NDI supplies its decentralized public key infrastructure blueprints, and the SIGN Foundation leads system architecture and technical deployment. Complementing…
Abu Dhabi: TECHz Magazine – News Desk VAP Group today announced the Global Trading Show from 15-16 December 2026 at Emirates Palace, Abu Dhabi. Powered by Times Of Trading, the event brings together the full spectrum of the trading world, including the most influential 5,000+ market movers together such as ultra-HNW investors, brokers, regulators, exchanges, institutional desks, high-volume traders, influencers and leading financial key opinion leaders, all under one roof at one of the region’s most prestigious venues. Until now, the region’s trading events have focused on individual markets, while the Global Trading Show unites every asset class, trading technologies,…