Access Bank, in collaboration with Visa, has launched Tap to Phone, a new contactless payment solution in Nigeria that allows merchants to accept payments using NFC-enabled Android smartphones. how does tap to phone work? The new solution transforms an Android…
Egyptian AI startup Widebot has secured $3 million in pre-Series A funding to advance its development of an Arabic large language model (LLM), known as AQL Mind. Widebot’s AI Vision: Enhancing Arabic-Language AI Originally founded in Cairo and now headquartered…
Leading Nigerian food delivery startup Chowdeck has announced the layoff of 86 contract staff, following major operational optimizations aimed at improving efficiency. This move comes as the company shifts focus toward automation and streamlined delivery operations, reducing its reliance on…
Africa’s economy just like the rest of the world has continued to lag behind due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. Some currencies within the continent have also grown weaker compared to the US dollar or the pound. Poor living standards…
