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MTN Nigeria launches Wi-Fi analytics service

The offering tracks Wi-Fi visits, repeat connections and connection duration, allowing businesses to personalise promotions and improve customer engagement.

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AI moderation fails African language users

Gaps in artificial intelligence training data and language capabilities raise concerns about content moderation and online safety.

Vendor lock-in becomes technology’s hidden tax

Technology experts warn vendor lock-in threatens Africa’s digital independence.

Digital identity failures expose Africa’s service risks

Digital identity errors and AI-driven decisions could disrupt access to essential services across Africa, warn experts.

Regulation tests Nigeria’s emerging crypto rail

Fintech experts believe a more formal regulatory environment within Nigeria’s cryptocurrency market could have mixed consequences.

AI agents raise new payment fraud liability questions

Experts agree that the risks AI agents pose to digital payments, and responsibilities for fraud, are a consideration being overlooked by African financial institutions.

African fintech faces new funding test

Investors are seeking long-term financial and operational sustainability over rapid growth.

Cheap AI attacks threaten Africa's smaller merchants

Africa’s digital-payment ecosystem could face a new class of cyber threat as AI agents make payment-card attacks cheaper.

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TikTok sued over Nigeria blackout

Court documents seen by ITWeb Africa state that users began experiencing restrictions around September 11, with TikTok becoming inaccessible in the four states by September 14.

Africa’s stablecoin boom has a middleman problem

In an interview with ITWeb Africa, Maksym Sakharov, group CEO and co-founder of WeFi, said stablecoins can remove some intermediaries from cross-border transactions but are unlikely to eliminate intermediation entirely.

Nigeria's digital credit faces a data test

Experts tell ITWeb Africa that data-sharing and affordability gaps could limit Nigeria's lending boom.

Nigeria’s fintech boom tests regulatory boundaries

ITWeb Africa interviewed fintech and financial crime experts, who pointed to uncertainty around stablecoins, compliance costs, identity fraud and coordination among regulators.