Digital Payments Push: Nigeria’s CBN is moving eNaira toward “core payment rail” status, with plans to let it process salaries, pensions and welfare as part of the Payments System Vision 2028. Fintech Expansion: MTN is scaling from mobile money into a broader digital finance ecosystem, targeting 50m customer growth and boosting lending/insurance/wealth contributions. SME Access & Inclusion: Namibia’s fintech moment is framed as practical financial-system modernisation to cut cash dependence and connect businesses across long distances. Energy for Business Survival: Africa Energy Indaba launches Solar Africa Expo to help factories, mining and other heavy users find solar and storage solutions amid unreliable grids. Human-Centred AI in Healthcare: KFSH highlights clinician-trusted AI at HLTH Europe, focusing on reducing admin burden and improving patient-flow and capacity. Local Economy Boosts: South Africa’s Comrades Marathon is expected to inject close to R1bn into KwaZulu-Natal via packed hotels, restaurants and transport during race week. Xenophobia Fallout & Informal Sector: South Africa’s justice minister says there will be no refugee camps, while factory workers protest xenophobia and warn that chasing foreign workers harms jobs and business activity. Policy Uncertainty Warning: Nigeria’s business community is urged to plan around regulatory whiplash, not just tax rates, as rule changes disrupt operations. Co-op Growth Story: Malawi’s Mudi Sacco shows how member-owned finance can scale from a small container office to a major lender with thousands of members.