Author: Charissa Swanepoel
Juba: TECHzMagazine – News Desk In a major push toward financial inclusion and digital economy participation, MTN MoMo, in collaboration with Inkomoko, has successfully graduated 1,225 entrepreneurs in Juba, South Sudan. The joint year-long programme was designed to bolster digital financial literacy and expand the adoption of mobile money among small businesses operating in the region. Inkomoko provided crucial business guidance and seed funding, while MTN MoMo facilitated practical, hands-on digital financial literacy training. Through the programme, participating entrepreneurs were equipped with actionable skills to integrate mobile money into their day-to-day operations. The training focused on enabling businesses to accept…
Zanzibar City: TECHzMagazine – News Desk In a move to accelerate the archipelago’s digital transformation, Zanzibar’s President Dr. Hussein Ali Mwinyi has reaffirmed the Revolutionary Government’s commitment to expanding digital infrastructure through a strengthened partnership with the Tanzania Telecommunications Corporation Limited (TTCL). During an official introductory meeting at the State House in Zanzibar City on March 23, 2026, President Mwinyi hosted newly appointed TTCL Board Chairperson David Nchimbi and Director General CPA Moremi Marwa, alongside other senior corporation officials. The discussions centered on reinforcing institutional ties and scaling up modern communication services to support Zanzibar’s rapid economic development. President Mwinyi…
Dar es Salaam: TECHzMagazine – News Desk Airtel Tanzania, in collaboration with the Dar Teknohama Business Incubator (DTBi) and COSTECH, is actively bridging the digital divide for Tanzanian youth through its innovative Fursa Lab initiative. Operating out of Kijitonyama Secondary School in Dar es Salaam, the lab equips primary, secondary, and university students, as well as out-of-school youth, with practical technology skills to prepare them for the modern digital economy. The Fursa Lab is designed to address the persistent gap between the theoretical knowledge young people acquire and the practical, hands-on skills demanded by today’s tech industry. The facility offers…
Dubai: TECHzMagazine – News Desk Shukria, the digital payments brand powered by Dubai-based Mercury Payments Services LLC, has partnered with Mastercard to introduce a new commercial card for UAE merchants. Designed to simplify corporate transactions and streamline cash flow, the card provides global acceptance through Mastercard’s network. It offers businesses a secure and flexible way to manage supplier and vendor payments, procurement and inventory costs, travel and entertainment expenses, and day-to-day operational spending. Historically known for robust payment acceptance tools like POS terminals, SoftPOS, and payment gateways, Shukria is expanding its ecosystem to help both established corporate enterprises and growing…
London, Tokyo, Santa Clara: TECHzMagazine – News Desk Announced jointly from Tokyo, London, and Santa Clara, NTT DATA and Palo Alto Networks have established a multi-year global strategic alliance targeting $1 billion in joint business by 2029. The partnership, marking Palo Alto Networks’ first alliance of this scale with a global systems integrator, combines AI-driven cybersecurity platforms with NTT DATA’s consulting and managed services to help enterprises securely adopt AI and modernize IT environments. The initiative leverages significant shared investments, with NTT DATA deploying over 2,000 Palo Alto Networks-certified professionals and dedicated Forward Deployed Engineers. Supported by a footprint of…
Cairo: TECHzMagazine – News Desk The Standard Chartered Foundation has officially launched the second edition of its Women in Tech Accelerator in Egypt, partnering with local entrepreneurship platform Entlaq and global impact investor Village Capital. Designed to foster inclusive economic growth, the initiative targets persistent challenges faced by female entrepreneurs in the region. The 2026 program will select 12 technology-enabled, women-led startups that have already achieved market validation and are preparing to scale. Entlaq will deliver the program locally, drawing on its extensive expertise in entrepreneurship research and ecosystem building. Participants will undergo a structured accelerator curriculum focusing on investment…
Santa Clara: TECHzMagazine – News Desk On August 22, 2026, NTT DATA and Palo Alto Networks forged a multi-year global strategic partnership targeting $1 billion in joint business by 2029. The collaboration, marking Palo Alto Networks’ first strategic alliance of its kind with a global systems integrator, unites its AI-powered cybersecurity platforms and Unit 42 threat intelligence with NTT DATA’s deep consulting, engineering, and managed services capabilities. The alliance aims to help enterprises confidently adopt AI, modernize cyber defenses, simplify complex environments, and establish cyber resilience. To fuel this initiative, NTT DATA will dedicate a force of more than 2,000…
Nairobi: TECHzMagazine – News Desk The high-level talks, hosted in Nairobi, were led by William Kabogo Gitau, Cabinet Secretary for the Ministry of Information, Communications and the Digital Economy, and an IN Groupe delegation headed by Celine Gouveia, Vice President of Sales and Business Development for Government Programmes. The proposed authentication platform aims to transform how Kenyan citizens interact with both public and private sector services. By utilizing a single, trusted digital identity, the system is designed to eliminate the friction of repeated verifications and the unnecessary redundant submission of personal data. “We agreed to deepen technical and policy collaboration…
Kigali: TECHzMagazine – News Desk RSwitch has officially launched its digital financial inclusion campaign, #TwagiyeKashiresi, taking digital finance directly to the people. In a targeted two-day outreach effort, the campaign engaged residents and local businesses in the specific Kigali communities of Nyabugogo and Gisozi Agakiriro, marking a significant push toward a cashless economy in Rwanda’s capital. Rather than limiting conversations about digital finance to formal institutions, the initiative prioritizes on-the-ground engagement in the exact locations where daily, high-volume transactions occur. During the outreach, the focus was on practical, hands-on education, providing attendees with live demonstrations of digital payment processes, interactive…
Kenya: TECHzMagazine – News Desk Kenya’s ambitions to build Africa’s leading smart city took a monumental leap forward as the government secured a $284.1 million (approximately Ksh 37.2 billion) financing agreement with the Republic of Korea. The deal, struck with the Korea Eximbank (KEXIM), paves the way for the establishment of the state-of-the-art Konza Digital Media City (DMC) at Konza Technopolis. The agreement was officially signed on the sidelines of the inaugural Korea-Africa Summit held in Goyang, near Seoul. Kenya’s Principal Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Korir Sing’Oei, and KEXIM Executive Director Hwang Kiyeon executed the funding agreement in the presence…