AI in Africa to Top $16.5B by 2030: Mastercard Explores Path for Continued Digital Transformation

AI in Africa to Top $16.5B by 2030: Mastercard Explores Path for Continued Digital Transformation

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Mastercard’s AI Whitepaper Unpacks The Future Of Innovation In Africa

In its newly released whitepaper, “Harnessing the transformative power of AI in Africa”, Mastercard paints a vivid picture of a continent on the brink of an AI-powered shift

AI in Africa to top $16,5bn by 2030

Artificial intelligence (AI) – if deployed responsibly and inclusively – can unlock transformative outcomes across Africa’s major industries including agriculture, healthcare, education, energy, and finance, according to Mastercard. The company’s latest white paper – Harnessing the transformative power of AI in Africa – is a pan-African study of the continent’s readiness, opportunity, and roadmap for responsible artificial intelligence (AI) adop…

AI in Africa to top $16.5B by 2030, Mastercard

Africa’s artificial intelligence (AI) market is projected to grow from USD 4.5 billion in 2025 to USD 16.5 billion by 2030, according to a new whitepaper released by Mastercard. Titled “Harnessing the Transformative Power of AI in Africa,” the report explores the continent’s readiness, opportunities, and roadmap for responsible AI adoption across key industries. The … The post AI in Africa to top $16.5B by 2030, Mastercard appeared first on Tech…

AI in Africa to top $16.5B by 2030: Mastercard explores path for continued digital transformation - QUICK NEWS AFRICA

Key insights from Kenya, South Africa, Nigeria and Morocco demonstrate AI’s potential to drive financial inclusion, job creation and innovation. Up to 230 million digital jobs projected in Sub-Saharan Africa by 2030 – but infrastructure, regulation and local talent remain critical gaps. Mastercard has today released its latest whitepaper, Harnessing the transformative power of AI in Africa, a

"AI market in Africa to top $16.5 billion by 2030", Mastercard report says

With Africa’s AI market projected to grow from USD 4.5 billion in 2025 to USD 16.5 billion by 2030, according to a recent report from Statista, Mastercard, today, released its latest whitepaper, Harnessing the transformative power of AI in Africa, a pan-African study of the continent’s readiness, opportunity and roadmap for responsible artificial intelligence (AI) adoption. The whitepaper provides detailed insights into how AI, if deployed respo…