Visa Appoints New President For CEMEA Region

Visa Appoints New President For CEMEA Region

Visa has announced the appointment of Tareq Muhmood as its new Regional President for Central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (CEMEA). Muhmood will oversee operations in 86 dynamic markets, with a focus on accelerating the growth of digital payments across a region that includes more than 1,800 clients served by 23 local…

Mastercard Partners enza To Enable Fintech Innovation

Mastercard Partners enza To Enable Fintech Innovation

Mastercard has collaborated with payments solutions company enza to connect fintech companies across Africa to the Mastercard network. Mastercard has collaborated with payments solutions company enza to connect fintech companies across Africa to the Mastercard network. This collaboration will enable fintech players to build propositions on the enza platform that serve both consumers and businesses…

SEACOM Appoints MD For East Africa & Middle East

SEACOM Appoints MD For East Africa & Middle East

The incoming SEACOM Managing Director for East Africa and Middle East, Kevin Kaburu SEACOM has appointed Kevin Kaburu as the new Digital Infrastructure East Africa and Middle East Managing Director, effective 1 June 2025. Kaburu brings over 15 years of experience in the telecommunications and B2B technology sectors. He has a strong track record in…

Research Shows C-Suite Misalignment Over GenAI

Research Shows C-Suite Misalignment Over GenAI

NTT DATA has launched its new report, “The AI Security Balancing Act: From Risk to Innovation,” highlighting the opportunities and risks AI presents in cybersecurity. NTT DATA has launched its new report, “The AI Security Balancing Act: From Risk to Innovation,” highlighting the opportunities and risks AI presents in cybersecurity. The findings show a misalignment…

Schneider Electric Celebrates 10 Years’ Operation In Kenya

Schneider Electric Celebrates 10 Years’ Operation In Kenya

Schneider Electric, the global leader in energy management and automation, is marking 10 years of operations in Kenya amid a boom in the country’s tech and energy sectors. Since entering the Kenyan market in 2014, Schneider Electric has played a critical role in supporting the country’s sustainable development agenda by powering hospitals, scaling digital data…

AI: The New Face Of Social Engineering

AI: The New Face Of Social Engineering

Vector illustration of smart phone controlling man. Social media, gadget, technology dependency concept Once the domain of elite spies and con artists, social engineering is now in the hands of anyone with an internet connection – and AI is the accomplice. Supercharged by generative tools and deepfake technology, today’s social engineering attacks are no longer…

MTN Uganda Plans Mobile Money Spin-Off

MTN Uganda Plans Mobile Money Spin-Off

MTN Uganda CEO Sylvia Mulinge. IMAGE | MTN MTN Uganda has shared plans to restructure its mobile money operations through a proposed reorganization of its subsidiary, MTN Mobile Money (U) Limited (MTN MoMo). This initiative seeks to detach MTN MoMo from the parent company, enabling its mobile money and fintech operations to function independently under…

Power Learn Project Opens Applications for 6th Tech Cohort

Power Learn Project Opens Applications for 6th Tech Cohort

Mumbi Ndung’u, Executive Director Power Learn Project Africa, during the graduation of the 5th Cohort of learners in Nairobi, Kenya [Photo: Handout] Power Learn Project Africa (PLP), a Pan-African social impact organisation focused on equipping young people with future-ready digital skills, has officially opened applications for its June 2025 tech training intake, marking the launch…