Tech

13 Jul 2026 - Most retailers do not have a data problem. They have a decision problem. Every day, retailers generate enormous volumes of information through point-of-sale systems,…

13 Jul 2026 - Nigerian fintech Nearpays has won the AI for Good Innovation Factory grand finale — the first African startup ever to take the global title in the competition, which runs as…

13 Jul 2026 - Timon, a stablecoin-powered travel payments startup, is scaling up its Kenyan operations after crossing 100,000 users across Africa — a milestone that underscores rising…

13 Jul 2026 - Kuramo Capital Management has closed investment mandates worth approximately $500 million, with the bulk of the capital coming from African pension funds and development…

13 Jul 2026 - The Jordanian Entrepreneurship Fund has committed $5 million to Saudi venture capital firm STV in a deal designed to channel funding into artificial intelligence startups…

13 Jul 2026 -   Flutterwave, Africa’s leading payments technology company, today announced a strategic investment from Circle Ventures, the corporate venture arm of Circle Internet…

13 Jul 2026 - Samsung Electronics East Africa has strengthened its investment in digital skills development by hosting an artificial intelligence (AI) and digital media masterclass at…

13 Jul 2026 - Yellow Card, a stablecoin-based digital assets infrastructure provider operating in more than 60 countries, has received seven nominations at the 2026 Morgans Governance,…

13 Jul 2026 - Mercy Wairimu Kariuki woke up on the morning of February 8, 2022, to a stream of alerts showing that KES 4.4 million ($34,000) had been withdrawn from her Diamond Trust Bank…

13 Jul 2026 - Running a small business means making dozens of decisions every day. Most revolve around customers, suppliers, invoices and deadlines. Cybersecurity rarely feels urgent…

13 Jul 2026 - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is providing a senior loan of up to €270 million to pan-African telecoms operator Yas to fund network expansion…

13 Jul 2026 - Kenya entered the second half of 2026 with encouraging economic data that suggests activity is gaining momentum. Still, fresh warnings from the World Bank show the recovery…

13 Jul 2026 - When investors read that Safaricom transferred 20.1 million shares worth Sh707.5 million to eligible employees during the year ended March 2026, the headline figure…

13 Jul 2026 - Meta has removed an Instagram-linked capability from its new AI image generator after criticism over how the feature handled public accounts, ending one of the most debated…

13 Jul 2026 - The MultiChoice acquisition by Canal+ has reached its final chapter, with the French media company completing the legal process that makes MultiChoice a wholly owned…

13 Jul 2026 - Glovo has expanded its use of generative artificial intelligence by introducing an AI-powered shopping assistant on ChatGPT and Claude, enabling customers to discover…

13 Jul 2026 - The Hub Karen’s next chapter is less about adding new stores than redefining what a shopping centre can become. As it marks its tenth anniversary, the Nairobi destination is…

13 Jul 2026 - LAVA founder Yoseph Ayele explains how the $11 million fund picks African Web3 startups and why founders matter more than markets.

13 Jul 2026 - One of the most important lessons from Kenya’s digital financial services journey is that access to credit is not only a money problem. It is also an information problem. A…

13 Jul 2026 - Bitcoin communities and fintech startups are testing two competing models for making crypto payments work in everyday commerce across Africa.

13 Jul 2026 - In today's edition: Gigbanc winds down operations || SA wants devices that check a foreigner’s status || KRA posts record tax collection for FY2026 || Portugal and Morocco…

13 Jul 2026 - Cet article est aussi disponible en français First published on 12 July, 2026 For more than a decade, venture capitalists and founders have clung to the belief that if a…

13 Jul 2026 - The first half of 2026 has made one thing clear: African fintech has entered its consolidation era. The acquisition of Mono by Flutterwave, alongside other strategic deals…

13 Jul 2026 - IBM and Red Hat have commercially launched Lightwell, a platform offering automated vulnerability remediation for enterprise open source software, backed by a $5 billion…

12 Jul 2026 - There are technology events you attend, and there are technology events that stay with you on the drive home. The Ikigai Industry Nights panel I had the pleasure of…

11 Jul 2026 - The final part of my three-part conversation with Tito Alai begins with a question that challenges one of the most familiar narratives in African technology. What came…

11 Jul 2026 - Part 1 of my conversation with Tito Alai ended just as he was leaving Unilever and moving into Africa Online. That transition matters because it captures one of the central…

11 Jul 2026 - I had planned to record one podcast with Tito Alai. We ended up recording three. By the end of our first Pure Digital Passion Podcast session, we had travelled from his…

11 Jul 2026 - Search is no longer just a Google game. For many years, digital visibility largely meant appearing prominently on Google when a potential customer searched for a product,…

11 Jul 2026 - When Rayda launched in 2023, it wanted to help businesses keep track of their assets. Three years later, it wants to manage everything that happens between an employee…

11 Jul 2026 - Rather than lending itself, Klump provides the technology that connects borrowers with partner lenders, which assess applicants, fund the loans, and assume the credit risk.

11 Jul 2026 - Samsung has unveiled its 2026 television lineup in Kenya, introducing new Vision AI TVs in Kenya with a strategy that goes beyond picture quality. The company used the…

11 Jul 2026 - Visa has recently rolled out a new cybersecurity solution designed to help financial institutions identify and respond to cyber threats before they escalate into fraud, as…

10 Jul 2026 - If you own a Galaxy phone or tablet, this update brings new tools for your camera, your lock screen, your security settings, and more. 

10 Jul 2026 - The startup joins other fintechs such as Grey, Flutterwave, and Raenest, which offer stablecoin-powered payment products that enable businesses to collect international…

10 Jul 2026 - Speed is a competitive advantage in Nigeria's $2.1 billion digital lending market. Fintech lenders promise approvals in minutes, using automation to move borrowers from…

10 Jul 2026 - Nigerian fintech startup Gigbanc has announced it is winding down operations, becoming the latest casualty of the funding downturn affecting early-stage startups across…

10 Jul 2026 - Safaricom’s proposal to prohibit the use of retained earnings for share buybacks may appear to be a technical amendment to its Articles of Association, but it carries wider…

10 Jul 2026 - KRA is preparing to replace Excel-based income tax returns with a browser-based filing system, marking one of the biggest changes to Kenya’s tax administration since the…

10 Jul 2026 - INTERPOL Operation First Light 2026 has become one of the largest coordinated anti-fraud operations ever announced, with authorities arresting 5,811 suspects across 97…

10 Jul 2026 - The government may soon begin searching for a new Telkom Kenya strategic investor, according to people familiar with discussions around the company’s stalled ownership…

10 Jul 2026 - Unlike traditional credit decisions, where a loan officer can explain the factors that informed an outcome, AI-driven decisions are often based on proprietary models…

10 Jul 2026 - Tom Mulwa begins his tenure as Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) chairman at a time when Kenya’s capital markets are showing renewed activity after several quiet years. The…

10 Jul 2026 - The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) collected a record Sh2.84 trillion in taxes during the 2025/26 financial year, lifting annual revenue by 10.6 percent from the previous…

10 Jul 2026 - Long before Freddie Omany found himself helping move millions of mobile money transactions across Africa every day, Omany taught French. He translated documents. He worked…

10 Jul 2026 - President William Ruto has ordered a two-year waiver on county business licence fees for eligible NYOTA enterprises, adding another layer of support to the government’s…

10 Jul 2026 - Nigeria's ranking comes as governments globally race to establish governance frameworks that keep pace with rapid advances in artificial intelligence.

10 Jul 2026 - The shutdown comes as raising venture capital has become difficult for early-stage startups.

10 Jul 2026 - Meet Opeyemi Folorunsho, the Vice President of Research and Development (R&D) at Moniepoint, where he focuses on translating deep technical ideas into systems that…

10 Jul 2026 - In today's edition: Quick Fire 🔥 with Opeyemi Folorunsho || Ghana opens auction for 5G licence || Central African Bank joins PAPSS || Who secured the bag? 💰