How Artificial Intelligence Is Transforming Banking
How Artificial Intelligence Is Transforming Banking
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Africa’s Startup Funding Hits $2.1 Billion as Bigger Bets Reshape the Continent’s Tech Economy
Africa’s technology startup ecosystem has crossed a significant funding milestone, with startups raising approximately $2.10 billion across 275 tracked deals between January and August 2026, according to TechCabal Insights. The figure represents a modest increase from the $2.07 billion raised during the corresponding eight-month period in
MTN Bets on AI-Ready Data Centres as South Africa’s Digital Infrastructure Race Accelerates
MTN Group is stepping deeper into South Africa’s artificial intelligence infrastructure market with plans to develop AI-ready data-centre capacity as demand for cloud computing, enterprise technology and data-intensive services accelerates. The telecommunications group has entered into a strategic partnership with a UAE-based data-centre investment
Ramaphosa Places Infrastructure, Digital Connectivity and Project Delivery at the Centre of South Africa’s Growth Drive
President Cyril Ramaphosa has called for a faster, more coordinated approach to infrastructure development, highlighting digital connectivity, data centres and technology-enabled infrastructure as increasingly important to South Africa’s economic growth and regional integration. Addressing the sixth Sustainable Infrastructure Development Symposium of South Africa on Tuesday, 25 August 2026,
Standard Chartered Backs Egypt’s Next Generation of Women Tech Founders
Standard Chartered Foundation has launched the second edition of its Women in Tech Accelerator in Egypt, targeting 12 women-led technology startups with business development, mentorship, investment-readiness support and access to entrepreneurial networks. The 2026 programme is being delivered in partnership with entrepreneurship platform Entlaq and impact investor Village