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AI platforms rely on continuous data processing, and even brief interruptions can compromise diagnostics, delay treatment, or disrupt critical workflows.
On Techpoint Digest, we discuss Kenya taxing smartphones again, how South Africa’s Starlink standoff is turning into a political disaster, and the fake Amazon email problem in South Africa.
The Digital Procurement Africa Summit holds on May 26 in Lagos, bringing together enterprise leaders for a focused conversation on why procurement digitisation has become critical to how large African organisations manage costs, governance, and data.
Venture growth and innovation firm, Clarus is partnering with Norrsken East Africa to solve this problem with the first cohort of a GTM accelerator program called the Scale Velocity Lab.
On Techpoint Digest, we discuss KRA pursuing cryptocurrency transaction records, Bolt Kenya raising fares by 6% as fuel prices rise, and MTN reversing a decade-long asset-light strategy in a $2.2 billion move.
An analysis of anonymised Medismarts data shows how decisions, payments, and care delivery are becoming more structured across Nigeria’s health system
On Techpoint Digest, we discuss Jumia’s 39% revenue increase in Q1 2026 to $50.6 million, Vodacom Group’s 12.2% increase to R167.7 billion, and KCB’s drop of the Pesalink fee to a flat KSh 20.
On Techpoint Digest, we discuss Airtel Africa’s $813 million profit, how Paytags may change the way Nigerians send money, and an Abuja court ordering MTN and Airtel to stop blocking Nairtime.
Every bank transfer exposes pieces of personal information that fraudsters can use over time. Flex, a Nigerian fintech startup, believes replacing account numbers with paytags could help reduce fraud by masking users’ identities during transactions.
Impostors have found a place on food delivery platforms and stricter measure have to be put in place to flush them out and rebuild consumer trust.
On Techpoint Digest, we discuss Copia’s insolvency case, which is headed to Kenya’s High Court, Please Call Me Makate suing his backers, and Safaricom’s most successful year in years.
On Techpoint Digest, we discuss Fincra’s entry into Ghana’s payments market, the rise of ghost restaurants in Lagos, and Nigeria’s telcos recovering ₦2 trillion.
We created a fake restaurant on Glovo and Chowdeck using a made-up tax ID, a false address, and photos stolen from a real Lagos restaurant. Within a few weeks, we had a device, completed onboarding training, and made a sale.
On Techpoint Digest, we discuss Telecel Zimbabwe’s need for $50 million to survive, how South Africa is dragging while Egypt propels Vodacom forward, and the R4.17 billion risk associated with the MultiChoice Competition Case.
On Techpoint Digest, we discuss Alerzo quietly shutting down Singapore entities amid a legal crisis, Rwanda imposing an 18% tax on your digital life, and why a 2014 deal is haunting MultiChoice in 2026.
This guide breaks down what to look for in a payment solution and why Zoyk has been ranked as the best.
On Techpoint Digest, we discuss OPay’s $4 billion US IPO push, Wimbart’s 10-year journey in African tech, and South Africa’s red tape problem.
On Techpoint Digest, we discuss MTN Nigeria’s ₦95.5 billion handover of MoMo to its parent company, Kenya launching its own TikTok, UrbanTok, and Somalia quietly developing its cybersecurity rules.
On Techpoint Digest, we discuss MTN Nigeria’s ₦95.5 billion handover of MoMo to its parent company, Amazon’s filing to launch satellite Internet in Kenya, and Airtel Money’s plan to pursue a $10 billion listing in London.
On Techpoint Digest, we discuss telcos ignoring a court order as airtime credit stays suspended, how PowerLabs is tackling Nigeria’s energy chaos, and Canal+ listing on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange.
