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title: "African technology news"
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# African technology news

Read current reporting about African software products and technology markets.

## Summary

Read current reporting about African software products and technology markets.

## News

| Title | URL | Description | Published |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Interswitch and eMaisha Pay Partner on Uganda Agro Payments | /news/interswitch-emaisha-pay-uganda-agriculture-payments-partnership | Interswitch and eMaisha Pay are digitising Uganda’s agricultural value chain payments with POS devices, a Verve card, and app-based credit for retailers. | 2026-05-22T00:30:18.285Z |
| Rulebase State Of Complaints 2026 Report Flags CFPB Surge | /news/rulebase-state-of-complaints-2026-cfpb-complaints-surge | Rulebase’s State of Complaints 2026 report shows 6.6M CFPB complaints in 2025, plus 24.6M Trustpilot reviews and a widening resolution gap. | 2026-05-22T00:27:28.504Z |
| Selar Names Victoire Mahounou Its First Creator Ambassador | /news/selar-first-creator-ambassador-victoire-mahounou | Selar has appointed Victoire Mahounou as its first Creator Ambassador as it expands into Francophone Africa with French support and local currency payouts. | 2026-05-22T00:26:16.522Z |
| Interswitch Developer Academy Adds Largest Intern Cohort | /news/interswitch-developer-academy-largest-cohort-2026 | Interswitch has inducted its third and largest Developer Academy cohort after 20,000+ applications, with a 9-month internship across core engineering tracks. | 2026-05-22T00:25:52.854Z |
| MonieWorld Adds UK Confirmation of Payee With tell.money | /news/monieworld-tell-money-confirmation-of-payee-uk-remittance-security | MonieWorld, Moniepoint’s UK remittance app, is integrating Confirmation of Payee via tell.money to reduce fraud and wrong-account transfers. | 2026-05-22T00:23:46.200Z |
| Xago Partners With NGPES for EU to Africa Payments | /news/xago-ngpes-eu-africa-cross-border-payments | Xago and France-based NGPES integrated their rails to speed up euro-to-Africa transfers, using blockchain settlement and local currency payouts in 20+ markets. | 2026-05-22T00:22:51.822Z |
| Zindi Launches $5,000 Multilingual Health AI Challenge | /news/zindi-5000-multilingual-health-ai-challenge | Zindi has launched a $5,000 Multilingual Health AI Challenge, calling for language AI models that better support healthcare access in underserved African communities. | 2026-05-22T00:17:06.724Z |
| Garment IO Updates Quality Workstation With New Documentation | /news/garment-io-quality-workstation-update-documentation | Garment IO has published new help center documentation for its Quality Workstation update, pointing to changes in factory quality checks and workflows. | 2026-05-22T00:14:38.877Z |
| Fonbnk Integrates With Telegram Wallet in New Partnership | /news/fonbnk-telegram-wallet-partnership | Fonbnk is partnering with Telegram to embed its stablecoin on-ramp inside Telegram Wallet, aiming to reach Telegram’s 1B+ monthly users. | 2026-05-22T00:13:21.223Z |
| Hygeia HMO Launches Refer and Earn for HyBasic, HyPrime | /news/hygeia-hmo-refer-and-earn-hybasic-hyprime | Hygeia HMO has launched a Refer and Earn program that rewards customers with vouchers and streaming subscriptions for HyBasic and HyPrime referrals. | 2026-05-22T00:11:43.724Z |
| betPawa Expands in Nigeria With Choplife Gaming Deal | /news/betpawa-choplife-gaming-nigeria-licensing-deal | betPawa owner pawaTech Group signed a four-year licensing deal with Choplife Gaming to grow its sports betting and payments-led platform in Nigeria. | 2026-05-22T00:10:29.098Z |
| VoiceMap Adds Stephen Fry Tours, Partners With History Hit | /news/voicemap-history-hit-stephen-fry-london-audio-tours | VoiceMap published new self-guided London audio tours with Stephen Fry and QI, and launched a History Hit partnership led by Dan Snow tours. | 2026-05-22T00:05:16.108Z |
| M-KOPA Ghana Impact Report: GHS 1.2B Device Credit | /news/m-kopa-ghana-impact-report-ghs-1-2b-smartphone-credit | M-KOPA Ghana says it has unlocked GHS 1.2B in smartphone credit since 2021, reaching 550,000 customers and bundling health insurance via Turaco. | 2026-05-22T00:04:50.395Z |
| Sterling HoldCo Plans $400M Capital Raise Approval Vote | /news/sterling-holdco-400m-capital-raise-agm | Sterling HoldCo will ask shareholders to approve a $400 million capital raise at its AGM, using a mix of debt and equity options. | 2026-05-22T00:03:34.893Z |
| Casava And Rivy Launch Clean Energy Insurance For SMEs | /news/casava-rivy-clean-energy-insurance-nigeria-smes | Casava has launched clean energy insurance products in Nigeria with Rivy, aiming to protect SME renewable energy investments like solar and inverters. | 2026-05-21T23:53:57.735Z |
| NoOnes Blocks US Visitors With Restricted Jurisdiction Notice | /news/noones-blocks-us-restricted-jurisdiction-notice | NoOnes now shows a restricted-jurisdiction notice for US IPs and says it does not offer services in the United States, alongside updated country listings. | 2026-05-21T23:45:54.912Z |
| EasyEquities and Capitec Say Over R1B Is Now Invested | /news/easyequities-capitec-over-1b-invested | EasyEquities says Capitec clients have invested over R1 billion via its platform, as both firms push to make first-time investing feel less intimidating. | 2026-05-21T23:38:52.458Z |
| Revwit Launches B2B Sales Assistant Built by Ex-Interswitch | /news/revwit-b2b-sales-assistant-launch | Revwit, built by former Interswitch and Microsoft staff, is a B2B sales assistant that helps teams find leads, write outreach, and track deals. | 2026-05-21T23:34:01.369Z |
| BluWave CRM Schedules 48-Hour Downtime for AI Upgrade | /news/bluwave-crm-planned-downtime-ai-server-upgrade-may-2026 | BluWave CRM says its CRM and service tools will be offline from May 22 to May 24, 2026 during a major server upgrade for new AI features. | 2026-05-21T23:26:55.444Z |
| GovGuideNigeria Launches to Simplify Nigeria Services Access | /news/govguidenigeria-ai-platform-government-services-nigeria | Nigeria’s Federal Government launched GovGuideNigeria, an AI-powered platform that helps citizens find government info and public services faster. | 2026-05-21T17:01:11.186Z |
| AfyaRekod Data Breach Claim: 258,000 Records in Ransom Threat | /news/afyarekod-data-breach-claim-258000-records-ransom | Threat actors say they stole 258,000 AfyaRekod patient records and demand $150,000 by April 30, 2026, or they will sell the data publicly. | 2026-05-21T13:59:06.374Z |
| Bujeti Launches Payroll Product Inside Finance Control Centre | /news/bujeti-launches-payroll-finance-control-centre | Bujeti has launched a payroll product aimed at reducing month-end reconciliation work by connecting HR inputs with finance controls for African businesses. | 2026-05-21T13:01:11.772Z |
| AXA Mansard And Lagos DSVA Expand Child Safety Campaign | /news/axa-mansard-lagos-dsva-axa-week-for-good-2026 | AXA Mansard and Lagos DSVA are running door-to-door sensitisation in six communities for AXA Week for Good 2026, to curb child domestic and sexual abuse. | 2026-05-21T12:52:11.942Z |
| ShareCARD Digitize Africa Cohort 1 Offers $5,000 Credits | /news/sharecard-digitize-africa-cohort-1-5000-credits | ShareCARD launched Digitize Africa, Cohort 1, offering eligible African agribusinesses $5,000 in credits to digitize ops, cards, and supply chains. | 2026-05-21T12:46:47.013Z |
| Cubbes Grow Targets Student Marketing Across African Campuses | /news/cubbes-grow-student-marketing-verified-profiles-africa | Cubbes Grow is pitching a student marketing channel with 100,000 verified profiles and WhatsApp distribution, after a 527-application campaign in 18 days. | 2026-05-21T12:41:19.613Z |
| Branch Launches TipCalc for Automated Restaurant Tip Pooling | /news/branch-tipcalc-automated-tip-pooling-cashless-payouts | Branch has launched TipCalc, an automated tip pooling and cashless payout tool for restaurants, with POS integrations and nightly tip distributions. | 2026-05-21T12:15:35.618Z |
| OfferZen Report: SA Developers Prefer Flexibility Over Pay | /news/offerzen-sa-developers-flexibility-over-pay-2026 | OfferZen’s 2026 Developer Nation report says 57% of South African developers value remote work and flexible hours more than pay increases. | 2026-05-21T12:07:15.130Z |
| Mastercard and Yellow Card Partner on Stablecoin Payments | /news/mastercard-yellow-card-stablecoin-payments-partnership-eemea | Mastercard and Yellow Card will pilot stablecoin-enabled payments across EEMEA, targeting remittances, B2B settlement, loyalty, and treasury use cases. | 2026-05-21T12:00:42.600Z |
| Fuzu Launches AI Green Jobs Matching Platform in Kenya | /news/fuzu-we4d-ai-green-jobs-platform-kenya | Fuzu and WE4D have launched an AI green jobs matching platform in Kenya to connect employers with women and youth talent across key climate sectors. | 2026-05-21T11:56:18.552Z |
| Lipaworld Stablecoin Card Plans Visa Payments From USDC | /news/lipaworld-stablecoin-card-visa-usdc-launch-date | Lipaworld says its Stablecoin Card will let users spend USDC and other stablecoins anywhere Visa is accepted. Public launch is expected around April 30, 2026. | 2026-05-21T11:49:03.265Z |

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