Samuel Mungadze

2 days ago | itweb.co.za | Samuel Mungadze

By Samuel Mungadze, Africa editorJohannesburg, 05 Jun 2025There is a critical need for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to integrate artificial intelligence (AI) into their cyber security strategies and conduct comprehensive assessments of their existing systems. So says Samantha Hanreck, associate consultant for AI business strategy at the Cyber Security Institute, who was speaking at the ITWeb Security Summit 2025 this week.

1 week ago | itweb.africa | Samuel Mungadze

Judy Security, a global AI-powered cyber security platform designed for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), is aiming to democratise cyber security by making advanced capabilities available to small businesses globally, including those in Africa, regardless of size or budget. The company said it is committed to providing security for all and is actively working to redefine cyber security for the real world.

2 weeks ago | itweb.africa | Samuel Mungadze

The CrowdStrike outage in July 2024 was a wake-up call for organisations everywhere—it exposed how dependent companies are on third-party vendors and their supply chains, and how quickly things can go wrong when core security tools fail. So says Zakiyya Cassimjee, Mpact's ICT governance, risk, and cyber security manager.

2 weeks ago | itweb.africa | Samuel Mungadze

Yellow Card, a pan-African fintech company, is advocating for the use Stablecoins can mitigate risks linked to volatile local currencies, thereby promoting financial inclusion. In an interview with ITWeb Africa, Sean van Kerckhoven, Yellow Card’s director of partnerships, said Stablecoins are becoming a huge driver for modernisation in African payment systems due to their ability to provide high-speed, low-cost money flows.

2 weeks ago | itweb.africa | Samuel Mungadze

M-PESA, Vodacom and Safaricom's mobile money platform, processed more than $450.8 billion in transaction value during the financial year ended March 2025, solidifying its position in the burgeoning African fintech market. M-PESA performance over the year, according to Vodacom, reflected an 18.3% increase. During the review period, revenue from financial services increased 17.6% on a normalised basis, accounting for 11.6% of Group service revenue.