Johannesburg will become a focal point for Africa’s telecommunications and digital transformation agenda on 15 October 2026 at the NH Johannesburg Sandton, when the 7th Edition Connected Africa – Africa’s Premier Telecom Summit brings together senior telecom executives, digital leaders, technology innovators, infrastructure providers and industry experts.
Emerging market banking has long been associated with currency volatility, cautious lending and the risk of state interference. According to John Ewart, Director and Investment Manager at Aubrey Capital Management, the last decade has told a more nuanced story, one shaped by technology, demographics and policy.
SBC Summit will equip delegates with the strategies needed to identify and capitalise on gaming’s fastest-growing regions, including Africa, Eastern Europe, Eurasia and the Far East, through its dedicated Emerging Markets track.
Native, a company developing artificial intelligence (AI) tools for offline retail operations, has agreed to acquire Frontline Research Group, an African market intelligence provider, to strengthen its data capabilities across the continent’s traditional trade sector.
Banking Leaders, Regulators and Global Technology Innovators Unite to Accelerate Ethiopia’s Digital Financial Transformation on 12 August 2026 at Ethiopian Skylight Hotel, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Cedar Money and Noah have announced a strategic partnership aimed at improving cross-border payment infrastructure for businesses trading between Africa and international markets. The collaboration combines Cedar’s regulated compliance framework with Noah’s stablecoin-powered payment technology to help importers and exporters settle international invoices more efficiently while meeting global regulatory requirements.
Checkout.com becomes Microsoft’s EMEA payments partner for Xbox, Microsoft 365 and Azure, leveraging its AI payment optimization solution to effectively route the transactions within the region
Nigeria already moves more stablecoin volume than almost any country outside Asia. Now it’s getting an institutional backer to match the population’s crypto enthusiasm. Ripple has taken a stake in Flutterwave $3.2 billion Series E round, with plans to wire RLUSD and the XRP Ledger directly into the continent’s largest payments network.
Paga Group and Crossmint have announced a partnership to deploy stablecoin payment infrastructure across Africa, creating a two-way bridge between African fiat rails and global stablecoin networks.
Organizer VUKA Group has announced the advisory board for DRC Mining Week 2026, scheduled for June 17–19 at the Pullman Grand Karavia Hotel in Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of Congo.
Global connectedness remained at 25% in 2025, matching the record high first set in 2022, according to the DHL Global Connectedness Report 2026, published by DHL and NYU Stern School of Business in March.
PayJustNow, a South African payment solution for merchants that offers a “Buy Now, Pay Later” (BNPL) service, is now fully integrated with Peach Payments’ Digit Pro point-of-sale (POS) terminal solutions.
Africa-focused fintech firm Paystack has introduced a redesigned version of its merchant Dashboard, driven by AI tech, which the company describes as its first full rebuild in approximately 10 years.
Mauritius becomes the second African country where local merchants can accept iPhone contactless transactions with the help of Apple Pay functionality in Peach Payments ecosystem.
Amini, Foxconn (Hon Hai Technology Group), and Bull have announced a partnership to provide AI data centre infrastructure to governments and companies in Africa and other Global South markets.
Mobile money growth is part of the broader trend of digital financial services expansion across global economies. In 2025, global mobile money transactions exceeded $2 trillion, according to the latest report by GSMA.
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