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11 May 2026 - KCB Bank has reduced the cost of sending money via Pesalink, introducing a flat fee of KSh20 for transactions above KSh1,000 and waiving charges…

11 May 2026 - Binance today announced the launch of “Withdraw Protection,” a new user-centric security feature that gives users greater control over the safety of…

8 May 2026 - For years, crypto platforms competed on a familiar set of criteria: liquidity, market depth, product range, execution speed. Working to optimise for…

8 May 2026 - Airtel Africa’s group revenue rose by 29.5% in reported currency to $6.4 billion for the year ended March 31, 2026. On a constant currency basis,…

8 May 2026 - Safaricom’s FY26 results reveal a 62% surge in active cardholders, signalling a quiet but significant shift in how Kenyans transact globally If you…

8 May 2026 - By Wojtek Piorko, managing director for Africa at Vertiv As analysts expect Kenya’s economy to continue growing at a moderate pace in 2026…

8 May 2026 - Africa’s fintech sector may be one of the most dynamic globally, but according to M-PESA’s Head of Product – Digital, Jason Masai, much of that…

8 May 2026 - Microsoft has released new insights showing that organizations across the world, including in Africa, are fundamentally redesigning how they operate…

7 May 2026 - Mastercard has partnered with Yellow Card in a move that aims to acccelerate the adoption of stablecoin-powered payment solutions across Eastern…

7 May 2026 -  Access Holdings Plc has reported audited results for the financial year ended December 31, 2025, which marks a significant turning point in its…

7 May 2026 - By Tony Anscombe, Chief Security Evangelist at ESET Businesses routinely evolve alongside the challenges of their operating environments. If the…

7 May 2026 - African governments have been called upon to recognise telecommunications as a core economic pillar and to implement tax reforms that could…

6 May 2026 - Cloud9 has announced the acquisition of Mtickets. With this acquisition, Cloud9 and Mtickets are positioning themselves to build a more integrated…

6 May 2026 - Bolt has invested R3 billion (€150 million) into South Africa over the past decade, underscoring the country’s importance as one of its largest and…

6 May 2026 - Old Mutual has launched a countywide financial wellness drive to support small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and retail customers with…

6 May 2026 - Absa Bank has just unveiled a new asset financing proposition in Kenya. It aims to deploy KES 100 billion over the next three years. Dubbed ABF 2.0,…

6 May 2026 - dLocal and inDrive have announced a new partnership to roll out card payments and local driver payouts in South Africa. The integration allows…

6 May 2026 - Vertiv has announced Frieda He has joined the company as Chief Procurement Officer (CPO). She will lead Vertiv’s global procurement organisation,…

5 May 2026 - SBM Bank Kenya has announced a strong start to 2026, reporting a profit before tax (PBT) of KShs. 246 million for the first quarter up from KShs. 12…

5 May 2026 - The Hashgraph Association (THA), the Swiss-based non-profit advancing digital enablement, innovation, and education across the Hedera ecosystem,…

5 May 2026 - Canada is implementing a federal framework for payment service providers under the Retail Payment Activities Act, overseen by the Bank of Canada.…

5 May 2026 - Visa announced a new suite of six dispute resolution tools to help address the growing cost, complexity and inefficiencies of payment disputes across…

4 May 2026 - iXAfrica Data Centers has announced the onboarding of Gewape Cloud Group at its NBOX1 data center. The partnership brings together iXAfrica’s…

4 May 2026 - Botswana has launched the Botswana Tech Fund (BTF), a £50 million venture fund aimed at supporting startups across Southern Africa. Launch Africa…

4 May 2026 - Novastar Ventures has announced the final close of its third fund, the Africa People and Planet Fund III (NVIII), at $147 million, positioning it…

30 Apr 2026 - Vertiv has announced it has acquired Strategic Thermal Labs, a specialist in advanced liquid-cooling technologies. The acquisition extends Vertiv’s…

30 Apr 2026 - SBM Bank Kenya has launched a KES 1 billion Green Finance Facility to accelerate the adoption of electric (EV) and hybrid (PHEV) vehicles. Available…

30 Apr 2026 - Jiji has seen a significant rise in demand for pre-owned goods. Search results in Q1 2026 showed a 70% increase in used-item searches versus the same…

30 Apr 2026 - Cross Switch has announced the appointment of Gillian Koinange as Head of Business Development, East Africa. This exciting appointment…

30 Apr 2026 - Cabinet Secretary for the Ministry of Information, Communication and the Digital Economy, William Kabogo Gitau recently hosted an Oracle delegation…

30 Apr 2026 - Principal Secretary for Broadcasting and Telecommunications, Mr Stephen Isaboke, delivered a keynote address at the Connected Africa Summit 2026,…

29 Apr 2026 - Following the successful deployment of thermal management solutions at its Marrakech and Settat data centres, leading Moroccan…

29 Apr 2026 - NTT DATA has announced the launch of NTT DATA Software Defined Infrastructure (SDI) Services Agent, a conversational agentic service…

29 Apr 2026 - The Stellar Development Foundation (SDF), the nonprofit behind Stellar, the high-performance network for near-instant, low-cost cross-border payments…

29 Apr 2026 - Young sustainability innovators have secured institutional backing from Strathmore University and Absa Kenya Foundation to scale their innovations…

29 Apr 2026 - Binance, the global blockchain ecosystem behind the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, today highlighted the continued…

29 Apr 2026 - Axis Communications has shared details of its partnership with iXAfrica, East Africa’s largest hyperscale, carrier-neutral data centre, through the…

27 Apr 2026 - Diamond Trust Bank (DTB) has today announced a new simplified pricing model for Pesalink transactions. Customers will pay a flat fee of KES 20 for…

27 Apr 2026 - As Kenya invests heavily in key economic growth and national resilience drivers, from digital infrastructure and AI factories to hyperscale data…

27 Apr 2026 - Airtel Money and Absa Bank have announced the introduction of a new service that enables direct transfers from Airtel Money wallets into Absa Bank…

23 Apr 2026 - Safaricom has updated the My OneApp with version, 5.1.5 that is now available on the Google Play Store. It includes improvements based on feedback…

23 Apr 2026 - Adil El Youssefi, Chief Executive Officer at Africa Data Centres Few moments test digital infrastructure like peak trading periods. Black Friday,…

22 Apr 2026 - Airtel Kenya has launched a new referral campaign that will reward customers who bringing in new users to the MyAirtel App.  Dubbed “Refer and…

22 Apr 2026 - Credit Bank is looking into working with the fintech company Anzens to add a stablecoin backed by the dollar to its banking services. The initiative…

21 Apr 2026 - Four Kenyan startups have been selected to join the 10th cohort of the Google for Startups Accelerator Africa program. The four are Comana, Duck,…

21 Apr 2026 - NTT DATA has announced it has become the first network operator in Africa to establish active 400 Gbps peering at the Johannesburg Internet Exchange…

21 Apr 2026 - Liquid Intelligent Technologies has secured $660 million in debt financing, anchored by a $300 million Eurobond that was oversubscribed 2.5 times.…

20 Apr 2026 - TCL has unveiled the SQD-Mini LED in Kenya. This signals what it describes as a major shift in how next-generation screens will deliver brightness,…

18 Apr 2026 - As incomes and jobs rise in Kenya, people are buying high-quality, energy-efficient and smart home appliances. Consumers have more money to spend on…

17 Apr 2026 - Africa’s leading talent accelerator ALX is creating vital pathways to jobs for young people across Africa, providing tech, AI, creative and…