Tech Arena

10 Dec 2025 - In the quiet village of Masare, in Bomet County, 25-year-old Sheila Cheptoo rises early before sunrise. The soft rustling of her 132 chickens is…

10 Dec 2025 - Ezeebit, a stablecoin and cryptocurrency payment infrastructure company regulated by South Africa’s Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA), has…

9 Dec 2025 - Ampersand Energy has announced a new partnership that brings the Wylex electric motorcycle onto its battery network across East Africa. The…

9 Dec 2025 - Africa Data Centres’ Managing Director for the East Africa region, Dan Kwach, has officially announced his exit after a 19 year tenure that saw him…

9 Dec 2025 - Absa Bank Kenya has introduced two new customer service innovations to strengthen its national presence and increase access to banking services. The…

9 Dec 2025 - Capitec Bank has entered into a binding agreement to acquire 100 percent of Walletdoc Holdings, a South African fintech firm known for its modern…

9 Dec 2025 - Vertiv has completed its previously announced plan to acquire Purge Rite Intermediate, also known as PurgeRite. The deal is valued at approximately $…

9 Dec 2025 - Africa’s endpoint security market is growing rapidly – and for good reason. Statista projects revenue in this segment to reach US$183.29…

8 Dec 2025 - The Government of Kenya has released nine conditions that Vodacom must commit to before the State proceeds with the planned sale of a 15% Safaricom…

8 Dec 2025 - Gold has long been viewed as a store of value, a hedge against uncertainty, and one of the core components of global finance. Technology has reshaped…

8 Dec 2025 - Riyadh is set to become the global stage for modern artificial intelligence with the upcoming Global AI Show (GAIS), beginning from 09-10…

8 Dec 2025 - Absa Bank Kenya has been named Bank of the Year – Kenya at the 2025 Banker Awards, securing one of the most competitive honours on the continent…

8 Dec 2025 - Westcon-Comstor Southern Africa is proud to celebrate the success of its 2025 Santa Shoebox initiative. A heartfelt community effort led by…

8 Dec 2025 - By Leonard Agufa, Head of Operations Support at MultiChoice Kenya Africa’s entertainment industry has undergone a dramatic transformation over the…

5 Dec 2025 - Send App by Flutterwave today unveiled the Send App Travel Card. This is a new physical Naira card designed specifically for Nigerians in the…

5 Dec 2025 - LOOP  has unveiled a new device financing solution designed to make premium smartphones and other gadgets more accessible. The service has been…

5 Dec 2025 - Access Bank Kenya and National Bank of Kenya, both subsidiaries of Access Bank PLC, have introduced the W Initiative in Kenya. This is a programme…

5 Dec 2025 - Genetec, the global leader in enterprise physical security software, today shared its top predictions for the physical security industry in 2026.…

5 Dec 2025 - The traditional retail frenzy weekend that is associated with the ‘Black Friday’ and ‘Cyber Monday’ events has been and gone and many people across…

4 Dec 2025 - Airtel Money customers in Kenya can now pay DTB Till Moja merchants directly and deposit funds into DTB accounts from their mobile wallets.  The…

4 Dec 2025 - Zoho has expanded its Young Creators Program (YCP) across East Africa, empowering students and professionals with hands-on digital skills in low-code…

4 Dec 2025 - The Government of Kenya has announced a proposal to undertake a partial divestment of its shares in Safaricom PLC. If approved, the State will sell…

4 Dec 2025 - Family Bank has completed its private placement of ordinary shares raising KES 8.004 billion against a KES 6.090 billion target,…

4 Dec 2025 - Cloud has become the backbone of modern business, but its true value only fully emerges when paired with data and artificial intelligence (AI). As…

4 Dec 2025 - Bolttech, the global insurtech firm, has acquired mTek, a Nairobi based digital insurance platform. The move is part of Bolttech’s wider strategy to…

3 Dec 2025 - Safaricom has partnered with Vivo Energy Kenya, the distributor of Shell products, to enhance Bundle Ya Deree. This is its recently launched digital…

3 Dec 2025 - Binance today announced the launch of Binance Junior, a new parent-controlled app and sub-account for kids and teens, ages 6-17, that…

3 Dec 2025 - The United Arab Emirates has unveiled the first of its kind funding program dubbed AI for Development that aims to speed up the adoption of…

3 Dec 2025 - Mauritius-based FinTech startup Black Swan has been crowned the winner of the MEST Africa Challenge (MAC) 2025. The pan-African pitch competition…

3 Dec 2025 - Africa Data Centres has entered into a strategic partnership with CSSi SA, a leading Cloud and VM Provider and distributor of data storage, servers,…

3 Dec 2025 - Bolt and Gebeya have partnered to ease the mobility challenges for Africa’s fast-growing service workforce. The collaboration will begin in Kenya and…

3 Dec 2025 - Traditional casino compliance leans on periodic audits, manual sampling, and external reviews. Reports appear weeks later, issues surface after…

2 Dec 2025 - Wise has received conditional approval from the South African Reserve Bank to allow the company to operate as a Category 2 Authorised Dealer in…

2 Dec 2025 - iColo has announced the appointment of Wanja Muriithi as its new General Manager in Kenya. The company says the appointment is part of its plan to…

2 Dec 2025 - Westcon-Comstor Southern Africa has been recognised with RUCKUS Platinum Distributor Status. RUCKUS Networks provides reliable wired and wireless…

2 Dec 2025 - By Julio Guijarro, Chief Technology Officer, EMEA at Red Hat Sovereignty concerns are the greatest barrier to cloud adoption for large enterprises…

2 Dec 2025 - The Kenya School of TVET (KSTVET), in partnership with Huawei Technologies Kenya, today announced the successful completion of the second phase of…

2 Dec 2025 - Safaricom Ethiopia has launched M-PESA LeHulum, a fully telco-agnostic mobile money platform that allows any Ethiopian to use M-PESA services…

1 Dec 2025 - By Linda Saunders, Country Manager & Senior Director Solution Engineering, Africa, Salesforce Most of us already rely on digital tools in our…

1 Dec 2025 - By Larry Cooke, Binance Africa As Binance Blockchain Week, taking place from 3 to 4 December, approaches, it’s clear that blockchain is no longer…

1 Dec 2025 - Liquid C2 has introduced an AI powered Google Cloud distribution programme aimed at supporting African resellers and enterprises. The programme,…

1 Dec 2025 - Proparco has completed an investment in BasiGo, the Nairobi-based e-mobility company that is working with public transport operators in Kenya and…

1 Dec 2025 - Chui Ventures has announced the final close of its first fund at 17.3 million dollars, surpassing its initial target of 10 million dollars.  The…

1 Dec 2025 - Bolt has announced that over 40% of motorbikes on its platform are now electric motorbikes. This makes Bolt the largest supplier of electric bikes in…

1 Dec 2025 - With so many alternatives, it might be tough to choose the correct one from the ever-growing list of gambling sites. The obvious solution is using a…

29 Nov 2025 - FSD Africa has unveiled a new venture fund that will invest in early-stage insurtech startups in Africa. It is targeting those building insurance…

28 Nov 2025 - From a pool of over 200 applications representing 27 countries, ten startups have been selected for the final stage of the Latitude59 Kenya Edition…

28 Nov 2025 - Standard Chartered Kenya and @iBizAfrica – Strathmore University have awarded KES 9.1 million in seed funding to seven women-led startups during the…

28 Nov 2025 - Westcon Comstor has signed a new distribution agreement with Fortanix, a global data security company focused on securing AI environments and…

28 Nov 2025 - Many small and mid sized companies are realising that long-term resilience requires the adoption of digital tools that improve operations, strengthen…