21 March 2024
- Kenyan startup Tappi has expanded into Ivory Coast in an extension to its existing partnership with telecoms firm MTN. This makes the country its third market after it had expanded to Nigeria. The startup was founded in 2022 by Kenfield Griffith and…
21 March 2024
- Uber is hesitant to share acess to user data. This is now at the center of a potential fallout between the government and these businesses.
21 March 2024
- Flamingo is a DeFi protocol that provides services of decentralized trading, staking, and earning on liquidity supply.
21 March 2024
- Many emerging businesses die because of poor execution and focusing on the wrong thing to execute. Here's how execution of strategy can contribute to success.
21 March 2024
- Vodacom lays off 80 staff, adapting to industry shifts, focusing on tech evolution and cost efficiency.
21 March 2024
- In 2023, the Kenya Mobile Money industry experienced a drop in transaction values for both bill payments and bulk disbursements. There was an 11% decrease in the value of bill payments made through mobile money, reaching $75 billion in 2023. In fact,…
21 March 2024
- OPPO has announced the establishment of OPPO AI Center to further strengthen its AI capabilities and explore a broader range of user-centric AI products and features. Through dedicated research and development into AI and its applications, OPPO says…
21 March 2024
- Ecobank announces strategic appointments to bolster leadership, focusing on growth, transformation, and customer-centric financial services across Africa.
21 March 2024
- Nigeria’s vehicle financing platform, Moove, has secured $100 million in a Series B funding round. This funding round was led by Uber with the participation of Mubadala, The Latest Ventures, AfricInvest, Palm Drive Capital, Triatlum...
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21 March 2024
- Telecom Egypt and EXA Infrastructure collaborate to bolster Egypt's role as a pivotal global telecommunications hub.
21 March 2024
- FEDA office inauguration in Kigali marks Afreximbank's commitment to Africa's economic transformation, fostering trade and development.
21 March 2024
- On March 14, over a dozen African countries experienced internet outages due to damage to submarine fibre optic cables along the West African coastline. The impact was severe, with massive disruptions to financial services. Among the worst affected…
21 March 2024
- TikTok has partnered with the African Union Commission’s Women, Gender, and Youth Directorate (WGYD), aimed at bolstering online safety awareness among the youth as well as parents, teachers and guardians in Africa. This innovative collaboration...…
21 March 2024
- Discover how ST Engineering iDirect, under the leadership of Sridhar Kuppanna, is revolutionizing satellite communications with cutting-edge multi-orbit solutions and AI integration, paving the way for seamless global connectivity.
21 March 2024
- Meta has been bringing new features from Instagram stories to WhatsApp Status and the latest one to be ported will make WhatsApp users really happy. One of the best features of Instagram Stories is the ability to post even longer videos and Meta has…
21 March 2024
- Float, the South African fintech which offers shoppers a smarter way to use their credit cards has secured $11 million in funding from Standard Bank. The company said in a statement that the new funding will facilitate the rollout of its card-linked…
21 March 2024
- Check Point has announced it is collaborating with NVIDIA to enhance the security of AI cloud infrastructure. Integrating with NVIDIA DPUs, the new Check Point AI Cloud Protect solution will help prevent threats at both...
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21 March 2024
- In today’s edition: Access Bank to acquire Kenya’s National Bank || SA’s DocFox gets acquired for $75 million || Kenya’s judiciary goes digital || Telkom to sell tower business to Actis || Safaricom teams up with Onafriq for remittance play
21 March 2024
- The pulse of African music resonates worldwide. Fueled by the success of top sensations like Burnaboy, Davido, Tyla and Wizkid, a new generation of creatives is bursting onto the scene. But navigating the music industry’s...
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21 March 2024
- Digital casinos are becoming more and more popular in Kenya. But beware! Among the jewels, there are some sneaky serpents lurking in the grass. Don’t sweat it, though! We’ve sifted through the chaos. Now, let’s...
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21 March 2024
- A social media influencer in France has seen justice served after 28 individuals were sentenced to jail terms as long as 18 months for harassing her online. This is the largest cyberbullying case in France to date. A French court convicted the…
21 March 2024
- Apple, currently the world most valuable company, is facing another lawsuit. Bloomberg reports that The Justice Department is set to open a case against the company this Thursday. Antitrust regulations are being brought against the tech company for…
21 March 2024
- Apex Legends is a fast-paced battle royale game that has captivated players with its unique blend of character-based abilities and intense gunplay. If you’re new to the game, getting started can be overwhelming. Here are...
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20 March 2024
- Investment firm Gaia's strategic play in the water sector.
20 March 2024
- Four former senior managers at Paystack, the prominent African payment company, are embarking on a new venture together in the continent’s burgeoning grocery delivery space. Yinka Adewuyi, Gbadegbo Gbade-Oyelakin, Abdulrahman Jogbojogbo, and Abiola…
20 March 2024
- Here is the content with improved transitions and flow, allowing the sentences to connect to each other: Telkom Kenya, the country’s third-largest telecommunications company, has experienced a significant setback as it lost approximately 800,000…
20 March 2024
- Fintech company Unlimit has achieved another significant milestone in its regional expansion by obtaining a payment service provider license from the Bank of Tanzania (BOT). This approval paves the way for Unlimit to introduce a range of new offerings…
20 March 2024
- EMURGO Africa, the investment and commercial arm of Cardano in Africa, has announced the launch of EMURGO Labs, a dedicated development entity focused on emerging Web3 technologies. This new initiative is designed to support the growth of established…
20 March 2024
- After its launch in 2023, TikTok introduced its “Add to Music App” feature to users across 163 countries globally, including 41 nations in Sub-Saharan Africa such as Kenya and Nigeria. This new addition empowers music enthusiasts to seamlessly save…
20 March 2024
- The BimaLab Africa Insurtech Accelerator Program, an initiative by FSD Africa, has secured $600,000 in funding from the Swiss Re Foundation. This financial boost will enable the program to extend its reach across five additional African countries,…
20 March 2024
- Called Microsoft AI, it will focus on the company’s AI consumer products and research.
20 March 2024
- UACE is a crucial step for Ugandan students seeking university admission. Here are the steps to easily register for the UACE exams 2024:
20 March 2024
- This article will guide you through the process of deleting wallpaper on your iOS 17 device, including pre-installed wallpapers and third-party options.
20 March 2024
- WhatsApp has increased status bandwidth from 30 secs. Read this to see how to get this particular WhatsApp update & other new updates available.
20 March 2024
- In this digital age, security is becoming more critical as the attack surface widens. This is mostly because of new...
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20 March 2024
- Glovo has teamed with digital payments leader, Visa, to empower small-to-medium enterprises (SMEs) through a series of online training courses. The programme sits under Glovo’s umbrella programme, Glovo Local – an initiative to help bolster SMEs so…
20 March 2024
- While competitors like WhatsApp, and Facebook Messenger boast more users, Telegram has always been a niche player.
20 March 2024
- It could position Nigeria as a regional hub for cloud computing and other data-intensive services.
20 March 2024
- Access Bank will acquire the National Bank of Kenya (NBK) from the KCB Group, its second acquisition of a Kenyan bank in under five years.
20 March 2024
- On the sidelines of Zoholics Kenya 2024, a user conference by Zoho, the company announced its partnership with J-Hub Africa. This is the digital innovation hub that supports innovators and entrepreneurs at Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and…
20 March 2024
- This would not be the first time that Google will be charged with such an amount from the French Competition Authority (FCA).
20 March 2024
- The EV maker wants to reduce reliance on exports from China and avoid potential trade barriers.
20 March 2024
- Youverify, an AI-driven Anti-Money Laundering (AML) solutions startup has raised a $2.5 million investment from Elm, a digital innovation and solutions firm based in Saudi Arabia, in a move to simplify AML compliance for businesses and enhance AML…
20 March 2024
- Access Corporation, the umbrella company of Access Bank, has appointed Aigboje Imoukhuede, a former CEO of the bank, as the...
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20 March 2024
- Discover the secrets behind cloaking in SEO and why it's crucial to understand its implications for your website's visibility and credibility.
20 March 2024
- Nigeria-founded mobility fintech company Moove, which democratizes access to vehicle ownership for mobility entrepreneurs, has raised US$100 million in a Series B funding round that takes total raised capital to over US$460 million and values the…
20 March 2024
- The ICT Authority has extended the call for submissions to the Connected Africa Summit 2024 Innovation Awards from 22nd March 2024 to 28th March 2024. The extension will allow more innovators across Africa to submit their technology-led solutions…
20 March 2024
- The partnership aims to simplify international money transfers, potentially enabling Ethiopians to receive funds via M-PESA.
20 March 2024
- “I bought a vehicle worth $600 and got it shipped for $1600. When it got to Nigeria, I had to pay about N3 million ($1,886) to clear the vehicle. This has never happened in the history of our business,”
20 March 2024
- Umniah partners with Ericsson to enhance Jordan's network performance, deploying AI and ML-driven solutions.