GSMA initiatives target affordable 4G phones and local LLMs for Africa

Singapore-headquartered global payment platform Thunes says it has launched real-time cross-border payments to and from Colombia through Bre-B, the country’s new national instant payment system from Banco de la Republica, the Central Bank of Colombia.

Digital transformation projects focused on younger end users have been highlighted this week in West Africa where operator MTN Liberia has signalled its support for digital literacy and the government of Guinea has targeted internet provision for schoo…