WIOCC was founded and is owned by 10 major African telecom operators, with funding and support from international development financial institutions including IFC, Proparco, Emerging Africa and Asia Infrastructure Fund (EAAIF) and Ninety-One.
In this interview, Dr Emmanuel Ejembi, Chief Technology Advisor at UP, explains how the next generation of payments is being shaped by real time processing, AI, and rising customer expectations around speed and availability.
The report draws on insights from a broad cross-section of data centre operators, carriers and cloud service providers across the continent.
WIOCC Group, Africa's leading carrier-neutral digital infrastructure platform, today announced the signing of a Shareholder Subscription Agreement (SSA) with Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) and Vision International Investment Company (Vision Invest), through which the two investors will make a combined US $300 million investment in the company.
Digital-first banking has accelerated across Africa, where explosive growth and pan-African expansion leave zero tolerance for disruption.