Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, used Africa Month to deepen its engagement on the continent, positioning digital assets and blockchain technology as tools for economic inclusion and community development. The company said it ran a month-long campaign from Apri
Kenya’s capital markets regulator has approved two fintech firms to operate digital investment access platforms, widening the reach of regulated investment products through mobile technology as competition for retail investors intensifies. The Capital Markets Authority said the new approvals allow M
Child rights advocates and digital safety experts are mounting pressure on Senate to urgently pass the Child Online Protection Bill (HB244). They said that nine out of every 10 Nigerian children have experienced at least one form of online risk, while more than half have been directly exposed to cyb
Nigeria ranked first in Africa in the ecosystem value functional category, outperforming its third-place overall ranking in Africa and indicating a high level of financial value from startup activity.
The Federal High Court, Lagos, has struck out contempt proceedings initiated by Wireless Application Service Providers Association of Nigeria (WISPAN) against Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC). This was after parties informed the court that issues surrounding the committ
Lagos is once again preparing to become the epicentre of Africa’s blockchain revolution as Decentralized Nigeria, the continent’s most talked-about Web3 conference is returning for its second edition, and this time, the organizers are raising the bar with an awards and gala Nite. Decentralized Niger
The planned establishment of three innovation hubs by Moniepoint Inc across Nigerian universities has received strong endorsement from academia, with Professor Adesola Aderounmu describing the ₦3 billion initiative as a significant boost to technology talent development and digital innovation in the
Egyptian prop-tech startup Byit has expanded into the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and launched a new suite of AI-powered real estate solutions. Founded in 2022 by Antoine Azer, Byit leverages AI to streamline the broking process, enabling agents to better match clients with relevant properties throug
Egyptian deep-tech and intelligent robotics startup Egrobots has announced the launch of the first autonomous agricultural harvesting robot fully developed by Egyptian engineers. The new robot introduces a paradigm shift in the concept of agricultural automation and smart farming, as it was built us
South African startup The Marking App has developed an AI-powered platform that automates the marking of handwritten test papers in seconds, providing teacher-style feedback directly on learner scripts without the need for learner devices or ICT infrastructure upgrades. The idea for The Marking App
Google is reshaping its core Search business around autonomous artificial intelligence agents and personalized task execution, marking what executives describe as the platform’s most significant transformation in more than two decades as competition intensifies in the global AI race. At its annual d
Afrinvest has unveiled a new IPO subscription feature on its Afrinvestor app and says it is preparing for cross-border investing across Africa, starting with Ghana and Kenya The post Afrinvest Rolls Out IPO Subscription Feature, Eyes Ghana and Kenya Expansion in Retail Investment Goal appeared first
Nigeria has launched a new artificial intelligence-powered chatbot designed to help citizens access government information and services, in one of the country’s biggest public sector AI projects so far.
Every major technology platform reaches a turning point: when “What can this do?” gives way to “How do we control it?” For African enterprises, that inflection has arrived. Beta Glass Plc, West and Central Africa’s largest glass container manufacturer, just proved it. The Executive Challenge: From T
On Techpoint Digest, we discuss Nigeria's putting government services on WhatsApp, Paystack's addition of an AI brain to its dashboard, and a Kenyan court expanding what constitutes harm in data breaches.
Cybersecurity firm Censys, together with partner EVAD, will showcase its Security Operations Centre (SOC) Modernization platform at GITEX Kenya 2026, as organisations across East Africa accelerate digital transformation and face growing exposure to cyber risk. The event, scheduled for 19–21 May in N
