Deon Tromp, CEO of Omnea. South African fintech company InstaPay has launched a new digital wallet, InstaPay Gini, aimed at underbanked and unbanked South Africans. InstaPay Gini operates as an open-loop wallet, designed to be used across a broad network of merchants rather than being tied to a single provider. The company says the platform…
From left to right: Manu Kashyap, senior vice president, cyber and intelligence solutions, EEMEA, Mastercard; Selin Bahadirli, executive vice president, services, EEMEA, Mastercard; Mark Straub, CEO, Smile ID; Dennis Gamiello, executive vice president and global head of identity, Mastercard; Çağrı Aydogan, Regional vice president, Mastercard Advisors; Can Elbeyli, vice president, security solutions, EEMEA, Mastercard; and…
On 20th September 2025, the African Union’s Economic, Social and Cultural Council (ECOSOCC) and Cambridge University Press & Assessment (Cambridge) signed an agreement to work together on education initiatives that will help shape the future of teaching and learning across Africa. The agreement was signed in New York on the sidelines of the just concluded…
ITWeb TV Biz invited to Mncedisio Mayekiso and Dinah Kheswa to the studio to discuss Vodacom Business’ investment in public sector modernisation through its Beyond Mobile strategy and what leaders need to consider as they chart the path to a more digitally empowered future. #ITWebTVBiz #vodacombusiness Vodacom’s approach to addressing the infrastructural and digital transformation…
Greg Griffith, Product Marketing Team Lead at Kyocera Document Solutions South Africa. South Africa’s printer industry is evolving in real-time. As we get closer to end of Q3 2025, a clear picture is emerging of a sector that is reshaping itself in response to a changing economic and technological landscape. The combination of modest revenue…
If it’s steered correctly, artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to accelerate development. It can drive breakthroughs in agriculture. It can expand access to healthcare and education. It can boost financial inclusion and strengthen democratic participation. But without deliberate action, the AI “revolution” risks deepening inequality more than it will expand opportunity. As a scholar…
NEW YORK — EXIM-Backed Financing Guarantee Unlocks Capital, De-Risks U.S. Entry Into Africa’s Fast-Growing Digital Market Top U.S. officials, Citi, U.S. tech leader Cybastion and a consortium of U.S. tech companies announced the Export-Import Bank’s first-ever $100 million financing guarantee in Africa’s digital sector for a national data center and digitalization project in Côte d’Ivoire….
FNB CEO Harry Kellan. First National Bank’s (FNB’s) digitally-active customer base grew to 7.78 million, from 7.35 million in 2024. This is based on the bank’s financial results for the year ended 30 June, with its customers increasingly adopting digital payment methods over the years. FNB’s digital channels include mobile banking (USSD), online banking and…
Morgan Goddard, partner and software development lead at iqbusiness. (Image: iqbusiness) Since the advent of the internet, the way we’ve used technology has been defined by what we could see and touch. From the clunky text-heavy websites of the early 2000s to the sleek, app-driven design era of the 2010s, the interface itself was the…
Home affairs minister Leon Schreiber South Africa is moving to scrap paper-based visa applications with the launch of a new Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) system, revealed on Thursday by home affairs minister Leon Schreiber at a tourism industry conference. The online platform will allow travellers to apply for visas, submit biometrics and receive approvals in…
