Tech Trends

12 Dec 2025 - Dan Kwach, a veteran executive at Africa Data Centres (ADC), has announced his departure from the firm, ending a nearly two-decade tenure that saw…

12 Dec 2025 - Kenyan environmental conservationist Truphena Muthoni has received a significant financial boost of KSh 1 million from betting firm Odibets to…

11 Dec 2025 - Top finance and policy leaders from across the continent have issued a collective call for accelerated cross-border investment frameworks and…

11 Dec 2025 - As the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) gains momentum, the continent stands at a pivotal juncture. The vision of a seamless, integrated…

11 Dec 2025 - There is a good reason Kenya is recognised as the Silicon Savannah of Africa. It’s a befitting nickname for a leading tech and innovation hub, one…

11 Dec 2025 - Visa has unveiled the latest group of high-growth startups graduating from its Africa Fintech Accelerator program, showcasing 22 companies that are…

11 Dec 2025 - The latest sector statistics from the Communication Authority of Kenya now show that Airtel Money has climbed to 10.3% marking the telco’s clearest…

11 Dec 2025 - Africa is rising as the most recognized and innovative continent in the clean energy sector, a shift that global regions plagued by the negative…

11 Dec 2025 - Standard Bank, trading as Stanbic Bank in Kenya, has announced a USD 138 million (approximately KES 17.94 billion) financing deal with Safaricom…

11 Dec 2025 - Investing in Innovation Africa (i3) has announced three agreements aimed at reshaping healthcare delivery across the continent. The deals were…

11 Dec 2025 - Airtel Money customers can now make direct payments to I&M Bank merchants across the country, following a strategic partnership signed between…

11 Dec 2025 - Safaricom has recorded a significant uptake for its first Green Bond issuance, receiving applications totalling KES 41.6 billion, surpassing its…

9 Dec 2025 - Following the success of its predecessors, the Huawei Watch GT 6 has officially landed in the Kenyan market. Positioned as a stylish yet rugged…

9 Dec 2025 - Kenya’s cyber threat volumes collapsed by a staggering margin in the last quarter, dropping from 4.6 billion detections to 842 million. On paper, it…

9 Dec 2025 - Kenya’s fixed internet competition has taken on new intensity, and it is no longer a simple question of who offers the fastest link. The field has…

9 Dec 2025 - Kenya’s 5G data usage has reached an average of 40GB per subscriber each month. That number stands out. It is not common to see a jump that steep in…

9 Dec 2025 - Kenya’s mobile penetration has reached a striking 149 per cent, with SIM registrations climbing past 78 million by the end of September. This is…

9 Dec 2025 - Starlink Kenya subscribers rose to 19,460 in September 2025, the highest figure the company has posted since entering the country in mid-2023. The…

9 Dec 2025 - Safaricom spent years defined by mobile connectivity and a financial product that transformed how money moves in Kenya. That foundation built a…

9 Dec 2025 - I have been using the Huawei MatePad 11.5 for about a week now, and honestly, if you are looking for a tablet that balances the portability of a…

9 Dec 2025 - Tekpon, a software aggregator and review platform, has announced the acquisition of The Next Web (TNW) media and events brands from The Financial…

9 Dec 2025 - BFA Global, Caribou, and MSC, three organizations with a footprint spanning more than 150 countries, have announced the launch of the Alliance for…

9 Dec 2025 - The Kenyan government has moved to ensure local control over Safaricom by establishing strict leadership conditions for Vodacom Group as the South…

8 Dec 2025 - For a few minutes in early December, the JKUAT fee portal turned into a kind of Rorschach test for a campus under financial strain. Pages that…

8 Dec 2025 - MAM Telecom Ltd, a Kampala-based financial technology firm addressing mobile money float shortages, has been accepted into FasterCapital’s…

8 Dec 2025 - I&M Bank recently launched I&M FX DIRECT, a state-of-the-art digital platform designed to offer real-time foreign exchange trading. …

6 Dec 2025 - Showmax begins this period with an advantage that sets the stage for understanding how the Netflix and Warner Bros. Discovery deal could…

6 Dec 2025 - LOOP, the Fintech subsidiary of NCBA Group, has launched a new device financing solution in partnership with global insurtech leader bolttech. The…

6 Dec 2025 - In a world where misinformation often prevails, the emergence of deepfakes has massively disturbed the already shaky ground of public trust in a…

6 Dec 2025 - Wyclife Omondi’s journey to the Top 10 finalists at the 2025 Africa’s Business Heroes Edition is rooted in a deeply personal understanding of…

5 Dec 2025 - The Netflix Warner Bros acquisition entered public view after a sequence of internal calculations, private approaches, and political reading. Studios…

5 Dec 2025 - Last evening, KCB and Visa gathered merchants, partners, and a crowd of regular customers to unveil something that looked simple on the surface. A…

4 Dec 2025 - Manufacturing organizations are becoming increasingly effective at stopping ransomware attacks before data can be encrypted, yet cybercriminals are…

4 Dec 2025 - Singapore-based insurtech unicorn bolttech has officially acquired mTek, a leading Kenyan digital insurance platform, marking a significant entry…

4 Dec 2025 - Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) using Diamond Trust Bank’s (DTB) “Till Moja” can now accept payments directly from Airtel Money customers,…

4 Dec 2025 - Regional communications agency Tim-Sky Media Services has claimed top honors at the Public Relations Society of Kenya (PRSK) Awards of Excellence,…

4 Dec 2025 - Microsoft has announced it has successfully provided internet access to over 117 million people across Africa, surpassing its 2025 target ahead of…

4 Dec 2025 - In a significant move to bridge the financial divide, Airtel Money Uganda has partnered with fintech firm Juba Express to launch a new cross-border…

4 Dec 2025 - The wait is finally over for music enthusiasts across the continent. Spotify has officially launched 2025 Wrapped, the highly anticipated annual…

4 Dec 2025 - The Government of Kenya has offloaded majority control of Safaricom Plc to Vodafone Kenya Limited in a deal valued at Kes 244.5 billion. The…

4 Dec 2025 - Visa has announced a major expansion of its digital currency capabilities across Central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (CEMEA),…

3 Dec 2025 - The Million Lives Collective (MLC) and the Judith Neilson Foundation have announced the launch of the African Cities Innovation Fund (ACIF), a new…

3 Dec 2025 - The calendar turns, and the annual music recap season arrives with its usual blend of theatre and self-study. What once lived as a novelty has become…

3 Dec 2025 - Eventbrite, the global marketplace for live experiences, has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by technology firm Bending Spoons in…

3 Dec 2025 - The Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (ODPC) has ordered Platinum Credit Limited to pay Ksh. 400,000 in compensation to a Kenyan citizen,…

3 Dec 2025 - Ride-hailing platform Bolt has announced a strategic partnership with Pan-African talent tech company Gebeya. The collaboration aims to reduce…

3 Dec 2025 - Black Swan, a Mauritius-based FinTech startup, has emerged as the winner of the MEST Africa Challenge (MAC) 2025. The announcement was made following…

3 Dec 2025 - Safaricom has moved swiftly to quell a public backlash following a sudden reduction in the value of its popular ‘No-Expiry’ data bundles, which the…

3 Dec 2025 - The Kenya School of TVET (KSTVET) and Huawei Technologies Kenya have announced the completion of the second phase of their national “Train the…

2 Dec 2025 - Viktoria Ventures, a Nairobi-based angel investment and startup support organization, has been crowned “Angel Network of the Year 2025” at the…