Peach Payments adds Apple Pay in Mauritius

African payment service provider Peach Payments is bringing its merchants in Mauritius Apple Pay, a safer, more secure and private way to pay that helps customers avoid handing their payment card to someone else, touching physical buttons or exchanging cash — while...

Discovery Bank rolls out AI-powered services

Discovery Bank has announced a major expansion of its AI-powered banking capabilities, alongside new security and servicing enhancements, as well as a rewards partnership with DStv. Hylton Kallner, CEO of Discovery Bank, says: “We are entering the next phase in...

Nissan and Red Hat co-engineer software-defined vehicles

Red Hat has announced a landmark engineering initiative with Nissan Motor Company to build its next-generation software-defined vehicle (SDV) platform. The collaboration would involve Red Hat In-Vehicle Operating System to provide a standardised, scalable Linux...

Google opens free 2026 ‘Hustle Academy’

While generative AI is projected to add $100-billion (R1,66-trillion) to Africa’s economy annually, nine in 10 businesses on the continent say a shortage of AI skills is already hurting them. Google aims to close that gap with the return of the Hustle Academy, which...

GoTyme Bank hits 1m app migrations

GoTyme Bank (formerly TymeBank) has had more than 1-million downloads of its new app, just three months since its launch. Customers were able to transition to the new app with minimal disruption. All banking information and personal data – including accounts, balances...
Pure Electric scooters launch in SA

Pure Electric scooters launch in SA

Core has launched Pure Electric in South Africa, introducing the electric scooter brand and expanding access to a new category of personal mobility. Through the partnership, Core will hold exclusive distribution rights for Pure Electric in South Africa. Founded in...