African technology news: fintech, startups, funding rounds, telecoms, digital policy and innovation across the continent.
Ethermine, the largest Ethereum mining services provider by computing power, will shut down its servers for miners after the blockchain completes its historic technical upgrade. The news comes on the …
Flutterwave, Africa’s leading payments technology company, today announced that over 1,000,000 merchants can now accept eNaira payments from their customers on their platform. This follows the 3.0 product announcement event …
Twitter shareholders approved billionaire Elon Musk’s proposed $44 billion buyout, paving the way for a trial next month to determine the deal’s fate. A majority of Twitter shareholders voted in …
South Africa’s minister of communications Mrs Khumbudzo Ntshavheni has published a draft policy document that has proposed the trading of radio frequency spectrum in the country. During a media briefing …
Twitter has announce that Android users will soon be able to share tweets directly on Instagram or Snapchat — a feature already available on iOS devices. The microblogging company has also …
Social media platform TikTok has partnered with free public Wi-Fi company Think WiFi to launch 50 new free Wi-Fi hotspots as part of a pilot programme in South Africa. The …
ThetaRay, a leading provider of AI-powered transaction monitoring technology, has announced that ARCA, a premier African payment services provider, will implement ThetaRay’s advanced SONAR SaaS anti-money laundering (AML) sanctions list screening …
Apple launched iPhone 14 on Wednesday at prices similar to recent models despite inflation and supply chain woes, while unveiling a premium digital watch with a price tag to match. …
Nigerian fintech startup, NowNow announced Wednesday it has raised a $13 million seed round. The funding round was led by NeoVision Ventures Ltd., DLF Family Office, and Shadi Abdulhadi. With …
Apple has been reportedly ordered by the Justice Ministry in Brazil to stop selling iPhones without a charger in the box. According to Brazilian officials, Apple’s act of giving customers …
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