INTRON HEALTH an AI-powered healthcare, helps healthcare professionals enter medical records by converting speech into text. It has raised $1.6 million in a pre-seed funding round. The startup tends to use the capital injection to hire more employees, deepen its research efforts, and strengthen its cloud-native and on-prem capabilities.

The solution Intron Health provides tends to help doctors in many African countries attend to hundreds of patients daily. With Intron Health, doctors can enter patients’ medical records, give prescriptions, and generate reports by voice command. Intron Health claims it has reduced the turnaround time for radiology reporting from 48 hours to 20 minutes. Although AI applications in Africa have faced challenges due to insufficient data, Intron Health’s speech-to-text AI transcription tool effectively supports numerous African accents. The datasets are trained on over 3.5 million audio clips, encompassing 288 different accents from African languages.

Intron Health is working on a multilingual speech-to-text product to help doctors communicate with patients who don’t understand English. It competes with Helium Health (Nigeria) and Terragon Health (Kenya), which provide Electronic Medical Records and Hospital Management Information System (EMR/HMIS) solutions. Read More

Opay, a leading financial technology company in Nigeria is proud to announce a robust suite of security enhancements, ensuring users’ funds stay secured. Opay operates as a licensed mobile money operator(MMO), by the Central Bank of Nigeria(CBN); adhering to the regulatory standards. Opay has ensured that users’ deposits are protected by the Nigerian Deposit Insurance Corporation, offering the same level of coverage as the traditional banks. This double layer of protection shields users’ money from unforeseen circumstances.

Opay has developed innovative features to empower users with direct control over their financial security. With the *955*131# USSD short code, users can easily lock their Opay account in case of mobile phone theft or misplacement. This swift action can automatically save you from unauthorized transactions. Also, the *955*132# USSD code grants you access to lock your Opay card with a single dial.

Opay has a presence in 10 African countries as of today and this recent innovation evidences their active commitment to protecting users’ data from phishing attacks and scams. Opay is raising user awareness through SMS and in-app notifications. These reminders emphasize the importance of never disclosing your One-Time Password, as no staff will request it. By empowering users with knowledge, Opay fosters a vigilant community against fraudulent activities. 

Enhancing security measures, Opay’s advanced threat detection system monitors for suspicious activity. When a potential scam is identified, the system triggers an immediate double confirmation before any transaction occurs. This pause enables the users to verify the recipients and transaction details, effectively detecting scams in their tracks before any damage is done. This is synonymous with having a vigilant financial guard protecting users in the digital marketplace. Read more