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AI Is Forcing Banks to Rebuild Their Entire Cyber Architecture

Artificial intelligence is forcing financial institutions to rethink the foundations of cybersecurity as increasingly sophisticated AI-generated fraud exposes the limitations of traditional security systems. While deepfakes have dominated public attention, banking executives and cybersecurity specialists say the real challenge extends far beyond manipulated videos or cloned voices. Instead, AI is changing how financial institutions approach []

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From Hearing Aids to Smart Wearables: The Digital Evolution of Hearing Devices

From bulky early devices that simply made all sound louder, many hearing aids today have evolved into sleek, virtually invisible wearables powered by personalised, adaptive AI. These devices go far beyond amplification, functioning as intelligent sound processors that enhance speech clarity, reduce background noise, support natural listening and seamlessly integrate into modern lifestyles. The recent []

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The office is everywhere now – so are the risks

The modern workplace extends beyond traditional office walls. It now exists in coffee shops, spare bedrooms, airport lounges, and co-working spaces. Hybrid and remote work have provided flexibility, productivity, and access to a global talent pool. However, they have also increased one of the most critical vulnerabilities facing organisations today: the attack surface. In 2026, []

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Absa Deepens BYD Alliance as South Africa’s Electric Vehicle Market Surges

South Africa’s transition to new energy vehicles (NEVs) is gathering momentum, prompting Absa and BYD Auto South Africa to expand their strategic partnership first established in 2025. The enhanced collaboration reinforces both companies’ commitment to accelerating electric mobility by providing financing and banking solutions that support BYD’s growing dealer network and customer base. Absa will []

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Xoom, a PayPal Service, and Flutterwave Enable Direct Money Transfers to Nigeria

Flutterwave, Africa’s leading payments technology company, today announced a collaboration with Xoom, PayPal’s international digital money transfer service, to enable fast transfers into Nigeria, one of the world’s fastest-growing digital economies. The relationship connects Xoom’s global network with Flutterwave’s local payout infrastructure, allowing users globally to send funds directly into Nigerian bank accounts with improved []

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The bank of the future will need to serve people and the AI agents acting for them

For years, digital banking has been measured by access. Ensuring clients can open an account without visiting a branch, transact from a phone, or get help outside normal banking hours shaped the first wave of banking digitisation and changed how millions of South Africans manage their money. However, the next phase of digital banking will []

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South Africa pioneers novel approach to advance precision treatment for aggressive breast cancer 

UP professor wins R3m grant to perfect diagnosis-and-treatment combination that promises to make killer disease manageable Breast cancer is the leading type of cancer among women in South Africa, and globally. Too often it is discovered too late – but a new approach promises a radical change in survivability for patients. The solution, called theranostics, []

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Ethiopia advances nationwide rollout of interoperable digital government payments

Ethiopia has taken another step toward implementing interoperable government payments nationwide as public institutions, regulators and payment infrastructure providers convened to operationalize a unified implementation framework aligned with the country’s National Digital Payments Strategy. The Ministry of Finance, the National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE) and national payment switch EthSwitch brought together technical teams from government []

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Ethiopia: EthSwitch explores Huawei partnership on AI, Payments and Connectivity

Ethiopia’s national payment switch, EthSwitch, is exploring expanded cooperation with Huawei on artificial intelligence, payment infrastructure and cross-border payment connectivity with China, as the country seeks to strengthen the technological backbone of one of Africa’s fastest-growing digital payments markets. The discussions took place during a visit by Fernando Liu, President of Huawei Digital Finance’s Central []

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USP&E brings advanced AI Digital Twin technology to African power projects

As artificial intelligence and data-centre growth place new pressure on power systems around the world, USPE is bringing AI-powered digital twin technology to African power projects – not as an imported off-the-shelf tool, but as a platform built around the realities of operating on the continent. At Africa Energy Forum 2026 in Cape Town, USPE []

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