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Nigeria's Smartcomply Joins Global Payment-Security Body, Expands to UK

Nigerian cybersecurity firm Smartcomply has joined the PCI Security Standards Council and expanded to the UK, taking African-built compliance technology global.

Femi OlatunjiJun 12, 2026

Events

Africa Forward Summit puts AI, infrastructure and capital at the centre of Africa–France reset

The Africa Forward Summit in Nairobi shows how AI, infrastructure, energy, logistics and financing reform are becoming central to Africa’s next investment partnerships.

TechCocoon NewsroomMay 11, 2026

Terra Industries Is Building Africa's Largest Drone Factory in Ghana

Glovo, Chowdeck, and the trust gap in Nigeria’s food delivery market

WayaWaya’s Teddy Ogallo shows why African fintech still depends on hard integration work

Yoco’s new CEO marks a harder chapter for South Africa’s SME fintech market

Nala Secures $50m Credit Line to Scale Its Stablecoin Payment Rails

Kenya’s proposed VAT on payment platforms tests the cost of digital money

Zimbabwe’s digital X-ray rollout shows why rural healthtech needs infrastructure first

Microsoft’s stalled Kenya data centre shows Africa’s AI ambitions need harder infrastructure maths

Anthropic’s $1.8bn Akamai deal shows why AI builders must understand compute economics

Egypt's Sinai.ai Raises $1.45m to Turn Books Into AI-Native Experiences

BFree Raises Growth Round to Buy Up Africa's Bad Loans With AI

African startup funding is nearing $1B, but fewer companies are carrying the market

SA's Aions Ventures Backs Early-Stage Founders With $6.1m Seed Fund

Namibia's Bellatrix Launches a $10m Seed Fund for Southern Africa

Digital Africa Launches $58m Seed Fund for Overlooked Tech Markets

Wasoko's Daniel Yu Launches a $100m Fund Betting Africa's Problem Is Jobs, Not Apps

Global Opportunities

Nigeria's Smartcomply Joins Global Payment-Security Body, Expands to UK

Africa Forward Summit puts AI, infrastructure and capital at the centre of Africa–France reset

Terra Industries Is Building Africa's Largest Drone Factory in Ghana

Glovo, Chowdeck, and the trust gap in Nigeria’s food delivery market

WayaWaya’s Teddy Ogallo shows why African fintech still depends on hard integration work

Yoco’s new CEO marks a harder chapter for South Africa’s SME fintech market

Nala Secures $50m Credit Line to Scale Its Stablecoin Payment Rails

Kenya’s proposed VAT on payment platforms tests the cost of digital money

Zimbabwe’s digital X-ray rollout shows why rural healthtech needs infrastructure first

Microsoft’s stalled Kenya data centre shows Africa’s AI ambitions need harder infrastructure maths

Anthropic’s $1.8bn Akamai deal shows why AI builders must understand compute economics

Egypt's Sinai.ai Raises $1.45m to Turn Books Into AI-Native Experiences

BFree Raises Growth Round to Buy Up Africa's Bad Loans With AI

African startup funding is nearing $1B, but fewer companies are carrying the market

SA's Aions Ventures Backs Early-Stage Founders With $6.1m Seed Fund

Namibia's Bellatrix Launches a $10m Seed Fund for Southern Africa

Digital Africa Launches $58m Seed Fund for Overlooked Tech Markets

Wasoko's Daniel Yu Launches a $100m Fund Betting Africa's Problem Is Jobs, Not Apps

Nigeria's Smartcomply Joins Global Payment-Security Body, Expands to UK

Africa Forward Summit puts AI, infrastructure and capital at the centre of Africa–France reset

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