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PayPal faces a new wave of fake invoice scams just days after announcing its partnership with OpenAI. Cybercriminals are using real PayPal email accounts in a sophisticated TOAD attack to steal user credentials and payment details.Fake Invoice Alert: PayPal Hit by TOAD Cyberattack Days After OpenAI Partnership
MTN partners with Microsoft to launch EVA 3.0, a next-generation cloud analytics platform built on Microsoft Azure. The upgrade enhances customer experience, boosts operational efficiency, and supports responsible AI in South Africa and beyond.MTN Completes Major Cloud Modernisation with Microsoft, Launches EVA 3.0 in South Africa
The SEC has revealed that Nigerians lost ₦300.2 billion to Ponzi schemes like MMM, MBA Forex, and Famzhi Interbiz Ltd. The commission warns that actual losses may be higher due to unreported cases and online scams.Nigerians Lost Over ₦300 Billion to Ponzi Schemes in Recent Years – SEC Reveals
PayPal is integrating with ChatGPT through the Agentic Commerce Protocol (ACP) to enable seamless in-chat payments by 2026. Here’s how Nigerians can benefit — and the major limitations they still face.PayPal Adopts Agentic Commerce Protocol to Power Payments in ChatGPT by 2026 — What It Means for Nigerians
The Digital Runway: Fashion in the Age of Search The surge in Google fashion searches demonstrates how Nigerians are using digital platforms to explore, create, and share their evolving sense of style. With fashion inspiration just a search away, the country’s youthful and connected population is driving a digital fashion renaissance — one that bridges the past and future, tradition and innovation. As Lagos Fashion Week unfolds, one thing is clear: Nigeria’s fashion story is being rewritten — online, on the runway, and in everyday wardrobes.Nigerians Are Reviving Heritage Fashion: New Google Search Trends Reveal Vintage and Cultural Comeback
PayPal faces a new wave of fake invoice scams just days after announcing its partnership with OpenAI. Cybercriminals are using real PayPal email accounts in a sophisticated TOAD attack to steal user credentials and payment details.Fake Invoice Alert: PayPal Hit by TOAD Cyberattack Days After OpenAI Partnership
MTN partners with Microsoft to launch EVA 3.0, a next-generation cloud analytics platform built on Microsoft Azure. The upgrade enhances customer experience, boosts operational efficiency, and supports responsible AI in South Africa and beyond.MTN Completes Major Cloud Modernisation with Microsoft, Launches EVA 3.0 in South Africa
The SEC has revealed that Nigerians lost ₦300.2 billion to Ponzi schemes like MMM, MBA Forex, and Famzhi Interbiz Ltd. The commission warns that actual losses may be higher due to unreported cases and online scams.Nigerians Lost Over ₦300 Billion to Ponzi Schemes in Recent Years – SEC Reveals
PayPal is integrating with ChatGPT through the Agentic Commerce Protocol (ACP) to enable seamless in-chat payments by 2026. Here’s how Nigerians can benefit — and the major limitations they still face.PayPal Adopts Agentic Commerce Protocol to Power Payments in ChatGPT by 2026 — What It Means for Nigerians
The Digital Runway: Fashion in the Age of Search The surge in Google fashion searches demonstrates how Nigerians are using digital platforms to explore, create, and share their evolving sense of style. With fashion inspiration just a search away, the country’s youthful and connected population is driving a digital fashion renaissance — one that bridges the past and future, tradition and innovation. As Lagos Fashion Week unfolds, one thing is clear: Nigeria’s fashion story is being rewritten — online, on the runway, and in everyday wardrobes.Nigerians Are Reviving Heritage Fashion: New Google Search Trends Reveal Vintage and Cultural Comeback

Crypto

This is part of the government’s desperate efforts to stem the freefall of the national currency, the naira

Naira free fall: Nigerian authorities finally ban access to crypto exchanges

This is part of the government’s desperate efforts to stem the freefall of the national currency, the naira…

By: IBK

Now, the country will add stablecoins as a particular type of crypto. This development, which is seen as a digital disruption, has been exemplified in East Africa where blockchain technology facilitated access to global markets for remote populations. In July 2023, agric technology companies, Dimitra and One Million Avocados (OMA) collaborated to empower Kenyan avocado farmers with advanced technologies, including blockchain, to enhance production and quality.

South Africa targets stablecoin and blockchain use cases in 2024 budget review

As part of its initiative to promote digital payments, South Africa, in its annual budget, has unveiled the Treasury’s strategy to advance the adoption of…

By: IBK

The government of Plateau State, Nigeria has partnered with a non-profit organisation, Algorand Foundation to foster innovation and explore real-life use cases for blockchain in the space.

Plateau State government partners with Algorand to explore blockchain use cases

The government of Plateau State, Nigeria has partnered with a non-profit organisation, Algorand Foundation to foster innovation and explore real-life use cases for blockchain in…

By: IBK

Opera MiniPay is a self-custodial dollar stablecoin wallet seamlessly integrated into the Opera Mini brow

Opera MiniPay crosses 1 million users in Africa 5 months after its launch

Opera MiniPay is a self-custodial dollar stablecoin wallet seamlessly integrated into the Opera Mini brow…

By: IBK

One of the issues that have always plagued the burgeoning crypto industry is hacks and exploits. To cap off a memorable January of 2024, reports emerged yesterday that Ripple Executive Chairman, Chris Larsen suffered a $112 million exploit in his personal account. 

Global crypto community lost at least $210 million to hacks in January 2024

One of the issues that have always plagued the burgeoning crypto industry is hacks and exploits. To cap off a memorable January of 2024, reports…

By: Author Africa

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved the launch of 11 bitcoin exchange-traded funds (BTC ETFs) on 10 January 2024.

How will the SEC’s approval of the Bitcoin ETF affect investors?

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved the launch of 11 bitcoin exchange-traded funds (BTC ETFs) on 10 January 2024….

By: Emeka Nwachukwu

With the CBN ban lifted, here are Top 5 crypto exchanges Nigerians can transact with in 2024

In this post, we will explore the top five crypto exchanges that Nigerians can use for buying/selling Bitcoin in 2024….

By: IBK

Gridless, a bitcoin mining company in East Africa, helping to bring new energy generation to rural communities, announced today that it secured a $2 million seed investment round. Venture capital investor Stillmark and Block, co-founded by Jack Dorsey, led the round, in addition to an angel round led by Factor[e]. The investment will support the company’s further expansion of bitcoin mines across African markets.

Bitcoin price crashes below $40,000 despite ETF approval hype

Bitcoin price has suffered a steep fall. As of press time, the largest cryptocurrency by market capitalisation is trading at around $38,940, marking its lowest…

By: IBK

In a defining manoeuvre heralding its swelling ambitions to metamorphose into Africa’s dominant cryptocurrency gateway, trailblazing trading platform Celia has forged an alliance with internationally admired Nigerian corporate practice Templars to cement its position.

Celia and Templars combine legal might and crypto vision to construct Africa’s next fintech empire

In a defining manoeuvre heralding its swelling ambitions to metamorphose into Africa’s dominant cryptocurrency gateway, trailblazing trading platform Celia has forged an alliance with internationally…

By: Emeka Nwachukwu

El Salvador set to launch first-ever Bitcoin Bond in Q1 2024

El Salvador set to launch first-ever Bitcoin Bond in Q1 2024

Per reports on Tuesday, El Salvador’s protracted Bitcoin bonds are finally close to actualization, after receiving regulatory approval for an early 2024 issuance….

By: IBK

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The Digital Runway: Fashion in the Age of Search The surge in Google fashion searches demonstrates how Nigerians are using digital platforms to explore, create, and share their evolving sense of style. With fashion inspiration just a search away, the country’s youthful and connected population is driving a digital fashion renaissance — one that bridges the past and future, tradition and innovation. As Lagos Fashion Week unfolds, one thing is clear: Nigeria’s fashion story is being rewritten — online, on the runway, and in everyday wardrobes.

Nigerians Are Reviving Heritage Fashion: New Google Search Trends Reveal Vintage and Cultural Comeback

If your iPhone shows a “Slow Charger” warning after the iOS 26 update, don’t panic. Here are 8 key things to know about what it means, why it happens, and how to fix slow charging on your iPhone.

8 Things to Know About iPhone’s “Slow Charger” Warning — and How to Fix It

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