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Absa Bank Ghana relocates head office to new Ridge headquarters

Absa Bank Ghana has begun operating from its new head office, named Absa Place, in Ridge, Accra.

Nvidia-backed Firmus will build a 360MW AI data centre in Indonesia and expects $30 billion in offtake deals

Firmus Technologies, an Australian AI infrastructure company valued at 5.5 billion, will build its first data centre in Indonesia through an eight-year partnership with Nvidia. The 360-megawatt Nvidia DSX AI Factory campus in Batam, an island just off the coast of Singapore, is being developed with Singapore-based DayOne and is set to go live in [] This story continues at The Next Web

Amazon Just Announced Shocking $25 Billion News. Should Investors Worry?

The e-commerce leader has to fund its data center construction somehow.

15 Myths about Data Centers—and the Taxpayer Perspective

By Jess Ward, Leah Vukmir.

Datadog: Not The Type Of SaaS Business I'm Interested In

Datadog: Not The Type Of SaaS Business I'm Interested In

Après le rachat de Société Générale, AFG Bank dévoile sa nouvelle identité en Guinée

Atlantic Financial Group (AFG) a officiellement lancé, ce jeudi 26 juin 2026 à Conakry, la marque AFG Bank Guinée, marquant une nouvelle étape dans le développement de l’établissement bancaire après le rachat des activités de Société Générale en Guinée. À travers cette nouvelle identité, le groupe panafricain entend renforcer son engagement en faveur du financement []

MSMEDA, Tamweely sign EGP 350m agreements to finance 3,000 micro-enterprises

Bassel Rahmy, Chief Executive Officer of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise Development Agency (MSMEDA), and Ahmed Khorshid, Chief Executive Officer, Managing Director and Deputy Chairman of Tamweely Financial Services, have signed two financing agreements under which MSMEDA will provide EGP 350m to Tamweely to implement two microfinance programmes. The signing ceremony was attended by [] The post MSMEDA, Tamweely sign EGP 350m agreements to finance 3,000 micro-enterprises first appeared on Dailynewsegypt.

Vision Verification Helps South African Businesses Stay B-BBEE Compliant

A SANAS-accredited agency guiding South African companies through certification, advisory, and training as the mid-year compliance season arrives in 2026. As the 2026 financial mid-year approaches, many South African businesses are turning their attention to broad-based black economic empowerment compliance and the renewal of their scorecards. Vision Verification, a South African National Accreditation System accredited []

This million-square-foot data center would be the biggest in the state. How local leaders are challenging it.

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. In April, developers of the massive Imperial Data Center cleared a major hurdle after Imperial County Supervisors approved a plan to combine several tracts of land for the nearly one-million-square-foot facility in rural Southern California. It would be the largest data center in []

FCC Rejects Chinese-Controlled Telecom Firm’s US License Application Over National Security Risks

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on July 7 officially issued an order denying the international Section 214 authorization application of California-based Digitalsystem Technology Inc. (Digitalsystem). The company had sought approval to provide global facilities-based and resale international telecommunications services, but the FCC concluded that the firm is majority-owned by a Chinese citizen and poses []

Infobip and Digitas Middle East signs expansion of their strategic partnership to Power AI-Driven Customer Engagement for Global Brands

The global AI-first cloud communications platform Infobip, today announced a partnership with Digitas, the Marketing Transformation arm of the Publicis Groupe, the world’s foremost communications agency holding group. Under the partnership, Infobip and Digitas ME will build a joint service practice around the Infobip AgentOS platform, bringing together Infobip’s enterprise communications infrastructure and Publicis [] The post Infobip and Digitas Middle East signs expansion of their strategic partnership to Power AI-Driven Customer Engagement for Global Brands appeared first on Middle East News 247.

CBN Data Localisation: Galaxy Backbone moves to capture banks, fintechs

By Progress Godfrey Galaxy Backbone (GBB) has intensified its engagement with banks, fintech firms, and other financial institutions as the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) moves to enforce the local storage of payment transaction data. The digital infrastructure and shared services provider, in a statement yesterday, brought together Chief Information Officers, fintech leaders, and technology stakeholders [] The post CBN Data Localisation: Galaxy Backbone moves to capture banks, fintechs appeared first on Vanguard News.

Claude Reaches GA on Microsoft Foundry: European Enterprises Cannot Deploy It

Claude models reached GA on Microsoft Foundry with Azure-native billing and governance, but no European data zone exists. Anthropic's own documentation confirms data residency guarantees apply to Bedrock and Vertex AI but not Foundry. European practitioners from banking and healthcare report the offering is unapproved for production. By Steef-Jan Wiggers

Africa May Be Blockchain’s Most Mispriced Market

By Rob Downes, Head of Digital Assets at Absa CIB Last year, Kredete, a startup founded by Nigerian entrepreneur Adeola Adedewe that enables Africans in the diaspora to build credit profiles through their remittance activity, raised a US22 million Series A funding round, the largest disclosed blockchain transaction recorded on the continent in 2025. It []

Gombe Unveils Specialist Centres to Improve Healthcare Access

The Gombe State Government has inaugurated a state-of-the-art Obstetric Fistula Centre and a Paediatric Stabilisation Centre at the General Hospital, Deba, in Yamaltu-Deba Local Government Area, as part of efforts to improve access to quality healthcare services for women and children. The facilities were officially commissioned by the Deputy Governor, Dr. Manassah Daniel Jatau, on [] The post Gombe Unveils Specialist Centres to Improve Healthcare Access appeared first on Voice of Nigeria.

Circle won federal approval to operate as a trust bank — and its stock surged

The approval places Circle's USDC reserve infrastructure under direct federal oversight and allows the company to offer digital asset custody services

PropertyGuru Group's 2025 Sustainability Report Reinforces Commitment Resilient Inclusive Urban Futures Southeast Asia

PropertyGuru Group (PropertyGuru or the Group), Southeast Asia's leading PropTech ...

Affaire OGP : une information judiciaire ouverte contre l’ex-DG Aladji Cellou Camara après son placement sous mandat de dépôt

Placé sous mandat de dépôt le jeudi 9 juillet 2026, avec trois autres cadres par le procureur spécial près la Cour de répression des infractions économiques et financières (CRIEF), Aladji Cellou Camara, ancien directeur général de l’Office guinéen de publicité (OGP), fait désormais l’objet d’une information judiciaire. Cette nouvelle étape de la procédure intervient alors [] The post Affaire OGP : une information judiciaire ouverte contre l’ex-DG Aladji Cellou Camara après son placement sous mandat de dépôt first appeared on Guineematin.com.

Foreign stake in Celltrion up in H1 on robust earnings, IR activities

SEOUL, July 7 (Yonhap) -- Foreign ownership of Celltrion Inc., a South Korean bi...

Namibia’s Digital Economy Needs Cybersecurity as Much as It Needs Connectivity

ON 6 MARCH, something quietly broke inside the Namibia Airports Company. The company described it as a limited disruption. The full picture only surfaced on 19 March, when the INC Ransomware Group announced the attack and the Namibia Cyber Security Incident Response Team confirmed it. Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia (Cran) spokesperson Mufaro Nesongano said [] The post Namibia’s Digital Economy Needs Cybersecurity as Much as It Needs Connectivity appeared first on The Namibian.

Investment Firm Cerberus Capital Renews 131K SF at 875 Third Avenue

An alternative investment firm is staying put at its office in Midtown East, Commercial Observer has learned. Cerberus Capital Management, which invests in credit, private equity and real estate, has renewed its 131,000-square-foot lease at Global Holdings’ 875 Third Avenue in a long-term commitment to the building it has called its headquarters since 2011. The []

MSMEDA signs LE 350m financing deals to boost micro-enterprises

The Micro, Small Medium Enterprise Development Agency (MSMEDA) has signed two financing agreements with Tamweely Financial Services worth a total of EGP 350m to boost micro-enterprises. The contracts were signed by MSMEDA CEO Basel Rahmy and Tamweely CEO Ahmed Khorshid, in the presence of senior officials from both sides. Rahmy stated that the first [] The post MSMEDA signs LE 350m financing deals to boost micro-enterprises appeared first on Egyptian Gazette.

👨🏿‍🚀TechCabal Daily – Takealot finally delivers

In today's edition: SA’s Takealot is finally profitable || Absa Bank Kenya CEO steps down || Mastercard’s new cybersecurity hub || Cameronian taxi drivers get new ID upgrade

GIABA to strengthen regional collaboration against financial crimes

The Intergovernmental Action Group against Money Laundering in West Africa (GIABA) is set to host a two-day stakeholders’ engagement in Dakar from July 6 to July 7 to strengthen regional collaboration against financial crimes. The piece of information is in a statement issued by the GIABA Secretariat on Thursday. The group stated that the programme The post GIABA to strengthen regional collaboration against financial crimes appeared first on Dateline Nigeria.

Fidelity Bank CEO says digital transition completed successfully despite issues for some customers

NASSAU, BAHAMAS- Fidelity Bank Bahamas Chief Executive Officer Gowon Bowe says the institution’s migration to a new online banking platform and mobile application was successfully executed, though some customers experienced early challenges adjusting to the new system. “The actual transition, which was the transfer of data from the legacy system into the new system, was []

AGA inaugurates GH¢2.86m piggery centre to boost livelihoods in Obuasi

A GH¢2.86 million piggery production centre, constructed by AngloGold Ashanti (AGA) Obuasi Mine, has been inaugurated at Sanso in the Obuasi Municipality to promote sustainable livelihoods and diversify the local economy beyond mining. The facility, developed under the company’s 10-Year Socio-Economic Development Plan (SEDP), comprises 20 modern pig pens, office and storage facilities, foundation breeding The post AGA inaugurates GH¢2.86m piggery centre to boost livelihoods in Obuasi appeared first on Ghanaian Times.

Moongipa Capital Finance Unveils Its Next Growth Chapter with Digital Transformation and Entry into Electric Vehicle Financing

New Delhi | July 2026 : Moongipa Capital Finance Ltd. (MCFL), a BSE Mainboard-listed and RBI-registered Non-Banking Financial Company (NBFC-ICC), today announced a major strategic expansion of its business with the launch of Electric Vehicle (EV) Financing and the strengthening of its digital lending infrastructure, reinforcing its vision of becoming a modern, technology-driven financial institution for India’s next phase of economic growth. Established in 1987, Moongipa Capital has evolved over nearly four decades from a traditional finance company into a regulated lending institution focused on combining strong governance with technology-led innovation. Today, the company is positioning itself to serve the

Data Centers Should Pay Their Own Way

Data Centers Should Pay Their Own Way

Form 144 Zeta Global Holdings Corp For: 10 July

Form 144 Zeta Global Holdings Corp For: 10 July

GSA sells 89-acre property for record $207 million in win for government downsizing plan

The General Services Administration announced Wednesday it sold a massive, long-vacant federal office complex in Southern California to an affiliate of Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian, marking one of the largest property sales in the Trump administration’s effort to shrink the federal real estate footprint and reduce government waste. The more than 1 million-square-foot former Chet []

BoSS governor accuses staff sit-in of undermining institution

The Governor of the Bank of South Sudan, Johnny Ohisa Damian, has accused staff participating in a sit-in action of undermining the institution, saying the protest came shortly after management cleared accumulated salary arrears. Addressing employees on Tuesday, Governor Ohisa said he was disappointed by the action, arguing that the bank had made significant efforts [] The post BoSS governor accuses staff sit-in of undermining institution appeared first on Eye Radio.

Zedvance appoints Prof Pius Deji Olanrewaju as Board Chairman

Zedvance Finance Limited has announced the appointment of Professor Pius ‘Deji Olanrewaju as Chairman of its Board of Directors, effective July 1 and, subject CBN approval. This milestone underscores Zedvance Finance’s commitment to building a robust governance structure capable of supporting its next phase of growth. With an enhanced Board structure and strengthened oversight capabilities, [] Zedvance appoints Prof Pius Deji Olanrewaju as Board Chairman

Stripe’s Solana Stablecoin Push Brings Another Real Payments Use Case Into View

Stablecoins keep inching closer to the part of crypto that matters most in the long run: actual usage. Stripe’s move to support merchant settlement using USDC on Solana is another reminder that the payments story is star