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7 Apr 2026 - Kulipa, a Paris-based stablecoin card issuing infrastructure platform, has raised $6.2 million in seed funding. The company aims to connect…

7 Apr 2026 - Kenswitch and Visa have partnered to help advance payment innovation and strengthen the country’s domestic processing and settlement ecosystem. The…

3 Apr 2026 - Vertiv has announced four new or expanding manufacturing facilities in the Americas, growing the company’s production capacity for infrastructure…

3 Apr 2026 - LOOP is taking a different approach on its lifestyle commerce strategy this Easter by combining device financing, retail discounts and event access…

2 Apr 2026 - Sophos has released findings from a global, vendor-agnostic study (based on responses from 5,000 organizations across 17 countries), examining one of…

2 Apr 2026 - The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) has just published its most recent Quality-of-Service (QoS) performance report, covering the financial…

2 Apr 2026 - Wingu Africa has launched a new private cloud platform, Wingu Cloud Exchange (WCX), in Ethiopia. The company is known for its carrier-neutral, Tier…

2 Apr 2026 - Paymentology has announced a new strategic partnership with South Africa’s digital-first bank Bank Zero.  The partnership positions Bank Zero as…

1 Apr 2026 - At Safaricom Decode 4.0, Safaricom previewed My OneApp, a new unified platform designed to merge the M-PESA and MySafaricom apps into a single app.…

1 Apr 2026 - At Safaricom Decode 4.0, Safaricom PLC made a subtle shift in how it describes its flagship product, M-PESA. M-PESA is now being positioned as a core…

1 Apr 2026 - Truecaller has crossed 500 million users worldwide. The company added more than 50 million users in 2025 alone. “This is an important milestone for…

1 Apr 2026 - Madica has released a new insight-led guidebook aimed at one of the most challenging phases of building a startup, when raising a first round. Titled…

1 Apr 2026 - Vertiv has announced the launch of the Vertiv CoolPhase Wall, a wall-mounted cooling system designed specifically for small IT environments and edge…

31 Mar 2026 - Day 1 of Safaricom Decode 4.0 set the tone for what is shaping up to be one of Kenya’s most important tech gatherings of the year with artificial…

31 Mar 2026 - Artificial intelligence is quickly becoming the defining force shaping the future of industries, economies and societies. Speaking at the Safaricom…

31 Mar 2026 - Samsung has unveiled its latest midrange smartphones, the Galaxy A57 5G and Galaxy A37 5G, in Kenya. The devices are now available in Kenya, with…

31 Mar 2026 - Safaricom’s flagship engineering summit, Decode 4.0, has officially kicked off in Nairobi today. This is a three-day event that brings together…

31 Mar 2026 - Kenyans have a new affordable home fibre option with the entry of Savanna Fibre. The ISP has unveiled a suite of high-speed internet packages at…

31 Mar 2026 - The Kenya Tourism Board (KTB) and Visa, a global leader in digital payments, have rolled out a joint travel campaign with Kenya Airways (KQ), that…

31 Mar 2026 - Boldyn Networks, one of the largest and most established neutral host providers in the world, has significantly transformed its project management…

30 Mar 2026 - The Samsung Galaxy A37 5G is one of the latest smartphones from the Korean manufacturer to launch in Kenya. The phone is available in the country…

30 Mar 2026 - By  Allan Juma, Lead Cyber Security Engineer at ESET Editor’s Note: This article is part of TechArena Executive Insights, a curated series…

30 Mar 2026 - Moroccan electric mobility startup GoSwap has secured its first seed funding round from Azur Innovation Fund. GoSwap is building a battery-as-a-…

27 Mar 2026 - Konza Technopolis has partnered with Microsoft to launch a new artificial intelligence (AI) skills programme targeting women. The programme was…

27 Mar 2026 - 4G Capital has secured a $2 million strategic investment from GIF Growth to help it scale its lending operations and deepen financial inclusion…

27 Mar 2026 - Visa has announced the availability of Visa Intelligent Authorization in Kenya.  The solution was launched during the Visa Connect Kenya forum…

27 Mar 2026 - NTT DATA has released its new report, Cloud-led innovation in the era of AI: The new rules for driving value with cloud, revealing that…

27 Mar 2026 - Hybrid cloud security isn’t just getting harder – it’s reaching a breaking point. While security has always been a race without a finish line, Red…

27 Mar 2026 - Vertiv will showcase its AI-ready infrastructure solutions at GITEX Africa Morocco 2026, scheduled to take place from April 7–9. At the event, Vertiv…

26 Mar 2026 - Safaricom has announced that Decode 4.0, its annual engineering summit, will take place from March 31 to April 2, 2026, in Nairobi. The event is…

26 Mar 2026 - Equity Group is betting heavily that artificial intelligence will define the future of banking. The lender has revealed that 98.2% of all…

26 Mar 2026 - Cloud computing has fundamentally reshaped how organisations deploy, manage and scale IT infrastructure, replacing rigid, capital-intensive systems…

26 Mar 2026 - Old Mutual has today released the 2025 Old Mutual Financial Wellness Monitor. From the report, we can learn that Kenyans are increasingly turning to…

25 Mar 2026 - Westcon-Comstor has announced a new distribution partnership with Infoblox, a leader in hybrid, multi-cloud networking and pre-emptive security,…

25 Mar 2026 - By Lindelani Ramukumba, Chief Information Officer and Interim Chief Digital Officer of Absa Business Banking  Editor’s Note: This article is…

25 Mar 2026 - Airtel Africa has announced the successful completion of satellite-to-mobile connectivity testing using Starlink Mobile in Kenya. Starlink recently…

25 Mar 2026 - By Maria Bracho, Chief Technology Officer, Industries, Red Hat  Editor’s Note: This article is part of TechArena Executive Insights, a…

25 Mar 2026 - Merchant infrastructure platform littlefish has announced the close of a $9.5 million Series A funding round, led by Partech, with participation from…

25 Mar 2026 - By Jyoti Ball, General Manager, Sub-Saharan Africa at Amazon Web Services Editor’s Note: This article is part of TechArena Executive Insights, a…

25 Mar 2026 - Prashant Byndoor, BPC Country Manager East Africa Rising transaction volumes, tighter regulation and growing competition are placing new demands on…

24 Mar 2026 - Diamond Trust Bank (DTB) reported a 26% growth in profit before tax and 21% growth in profit after tax to KSh 10.7 billion for the financial year…

24 Mar 2026 - National Bank of Kenya (NBK) has reported a profit before tax jumped 178% to KSh 2.91 billion for the financial year ending December 31, 2025. This…

24 Mar 2026 - By Angela Ng’ang’a, Board President, American Chamber of Commerce Kenya (AmCham Kenya) Kenya’s creative economy is evolving from cultural promise…

23 Mar 2026 - Equity Bank has been named Africa’s strongest banking brand and Kenya’s most valuable brand in the latest 2026 rankings by Brand Finance. The bank…

23 Mar 2026 - Orca Fraud has raised $2.35 million in seed funding to accelerate the growth of its real-time transaction monitoring and fraud intelligence platform…

23 Mar 2026 - Sistema.bio has announced the financial close and launch of FarmCarbon. This is a new carbon finance vehicle designed to channel global climate…

23 Mar 2026 - Samsung has announced the comprehensive AI computing technologies it will showcase at NVIDIA GTC 2026 in San Jose, California, scheduled for…

23 Mar 2026 - Last week, Ndovu Wealth Limited launched the Kibaba Multi-Asset Special Fund in Kenya.  This Fund is available in both Kenyan shillings and US…

20 Mar 2026 - Cellulant has appointed Darren Makarem as its new Chief Financial Officer. Makarem brings more than two decades of experience across fintech and…

19 Mar 2026 - New data from a report by Bolt in partnership with Ipsos shows that over 50% of gig workers in Kenya now rely on it as their primary source of income…