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Fintech Startups in Emerging Markets
The fintech boom in emerging markets offers significant potential, but requires careful strategy. Africa's fintech sector has tripled since 2020, with Nigeria, South Africa, Kenya and Egypt driving 80% of investments, while Asia's consumer class is projected to hit 3...
Preparing Your IT Infrastructure for the AI Era
Most companies hit the same wall: their IT systems can’t handle AI’s demands. Exploding cloud costs, data bottlenecks, and failed scaling kill projects before they deliver value.
At Breakpoint, we cut through the complexity. For 20 years, we’ve helped businesses turn tech disruptions into advantages—and AI is no exception.
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Nvidia’s GTC 2025 Keynote
Nvidia's GTC 2025 Keynote Jensen Huang and the teams at NVIDIA have been busy. Very busy.The GTC March 2025 Keynote showed once again why NVIDIA is a global technology leader. They have been pushing the boundaries of innovation, and their commitment to collaboration...
Supermicro Brings Superior Performance and Efficiency to AI at the Edge
Edge AI is about bringing artificial intelligence (AI) closer to where data is created — like in smart devices, IoT solutions, sensors, or local servers — instead of sending it to faraway cloud servers. This means faster decisions, better privacy, and lower costs,...
SA’s B20/G20 Responsibility
The recent B20 and G20 launches in South Africa highlighted Africa’s growing importance on the global stage. With a young, dynamic workforce, vast reserves of critical minerals, and rapidly expanding markets, Africa is ready to play a central role in the next phase of...
The case for cloud
Many companies are rethinking their cloud strategies to save costs and gain control. For example, 37signals saved $2 million by moving workloads back on-premises, while Akamai Technologies cut costs by 40% using its own infrastructure.IDC reports that 80% of...
What keeps the world’s top tech CEOs up at night?
From AI adoption to surging data volumes, industry leaders (the CEOs in the article below have centuries of combined experience) agree about fundamental challenges to stay competitive.But here's the good news: every challenge is an opportunity in disguise. Whether...
AI Adoption and the Formal Data Strategy
It is really surprising to discover that so many companies are struggling with the challenges of AI, but still do not have a clear data strategy in place.Businesses are rushing to adopt AI tools to stay competitive. However, many are still dealing with legacy issues...
Africa has a voice in technology
60% of Africa’s population is under 25. By 2050, 1 in 3 global workers will be African.That’s why the outcomes of World Economic Forum (WEF) Davos 2025 were worrying. Africa’s absence from key discussions on technology, AI, and economic growth isn’t just an...
Fintech unicorns spotted on Safari
It's inspiring to see recent success stories like that of TymeBank in South Africa and Moniepoint Group in Nigeria! 🎉 Reaching unicorn status with valuations over $1 billion is a fantastic achievement and a real boost for the African fintech sector.These innovators...