What drives success in cross-border payments? Speed and customer experience, according to new report

A new report on Emerging Trends in Cross-Border Payments by Favour Aroghene Ndulu (Payment Marketing Expert) and Paschal Okeke (Head of Ops & Expansion at CrissCross) explores the critical role of rapid transaction speeds, market opportunities for cross-border payments in Africa, marketing and growth strategies for 2025 and more.

Rivals, Getty and Shutterstock to merge as competition heats up in the AI image generation space

Getty and Shutterstock, two rivals who have gone toe-to-toe for 20 years are merging off the back of competition from new AI image-gen startups. Who's next?

OpenAI and Meta’s AI outsourced jobs in Kenya: Big promises, $2 paychecks

Having to endure gruelling tasks for a fraction of the pay received by outsourcing firms, Kenyan workers labelling data for OpenAI and Meta's AI systems are exposing an industry rife with exploitation.

Google backs Nigeria’s AI training ambition with ₦2.8 billion grant

Nigeria is joining the AI bandwagon to become a key player

Why Tomi Badejo says project managers can’t ignore AI

"Gone are the days when a project manager could simply be the quiet doer." Badejo believes that project managers in the tech space will need to communicate their unique value more than ever.

Claude 3.5 vs. ChatGPT4o: Which AI assistant wins?

Choosing the suitable AI assistant comes down to specific needs, to help you decide, we’ve compared both models side by side.

A look at the non-AI-focused improvements unveiled at Apple’s WWDC 2024

At the event, some features come without AI involvement. The new photo organisation and wireless iPhone mirroring top it for us. There’s more!

Apple Intelligence: the new AI features coming to the iPhone, iPad and Mac

While Apple barely mentioned the word Artificial intelligence during the event, it certainly showed through its product updates that it’s not being left behind in the AI race.

AI for Justice: Receive a €10000 grant in the Next Cohort of the HiiL Justice Accelerator Programme

The HiiL Justice Accelerator provides startups with a four-month program that includes €10,000 in non-equity seed funding, business development support (training, coaching, and mentorship)

ZeroComplex AI is simplifying AI integrations for African businesses

“The major problem we envisaged was that a lot of businesses were going to have to integrate AI into their existing infrastructure. So we said let’s be that go-to entity,” Olateru said.

Google AI Accelerator backs Famasi and 10 other African startups

Google has selected 11 African startups for the first cohort of its “Google for Startups Accelerator: AI First” programme.

In Africa, AI is enabling experts to detect medical anomalies in baby cries

Experts believe that the sounds of the cries of babies can provide various health-related information, this initiative is building a platform for early screening and monitoring of a range of neurological and respiratory conditions affecting infants.