Tech Trends

27 May 2026 - I&M Group PLC opened 2026 with stronger earnings, but the sharper story inside its first-quarter numbers sits outside conventional lending. The…

27 May 2026 - Safaricom has widened access to My OneApp by allowing customers to use the platform across rival mobile networks, Wi-Fi connections and roaming…

27 May 2026 - Kasi Cloud Datacenters has commissioned West Africa’s first hyperscale-ready, AI-capable data centre campus in Lekki, Lagos, marking a significant…

27 May 2026 - Organisations across Africa are accelerating the shift from fragmented surveillance infrastructure to unified security platforms, according to new…

26 May 2026 - Kaspersky has updated its Cloud Workload Security (CWS) platform with new AI-powered capabilities, expanded integrations, and performance…

26 May 2026 - Family Bank Group has recorded a 52.6% jump in first-quarter Profit After Tax to KES 1.6 billion for the period ended March 31, 2026, from KES 1.0…

26 May 2026 - Canal+ is steadily reshaping the commercial structure of DStv across African markets, with recent package changes pointing to a broader effort to…

26 May 2026 - For years, Kenya’s home internet market expanded through geography. Internet providers raced to wire apartment blocks, reach gated estates, and…

26 May 2026 - Kenya’s capital markets regulator has approved two fintech firms to operate digital investment access platforms, widening the reach of regulated…

26 May 2026 - Ferrari spent years insisting electrification would arrive on its own terms. The Luce is what those terms now look like. The €550,000 electric grand…

26 May 2026 - Ferrari spent years insisting it would not build an electric car. Now the company has unveiled one that may alter how the luxury auto industry…

26 May 2026 - Kenya’s return to electricity rationing is increasingly being driven by a problem deeper than temporary supply fluctuations. The country expanded…

26 May 2026 - Kenya’s plan to impose new taxes on digital payment services is triggering concern across the banking and business sectors, with industry groups…

25 May 2026 - ASUS is expanding its commercial footprint in Kenya with a strategy built around offline artificial intelligence, SME-targeted products, and…

25 May 2026 - Five of Kenya’s leading universities are expected to sign partnership agreements this week with a Romanian EU-accredited institution, establishing…

25 May 2026 - The vision was the easy part. The harder question – the one development financiers, regulators, and infrastructure operators inevitably ask – is…

25 May 2026 - I&M Bank, in collaboration with Google, is rolling out the Google Hustle Academy programme to its MSME customers. The free, practical training…

25 May 2026 - Solar-powered battery rental startup bPOWERd has launched operations in Lagos, establishing its first seven sites at Mobil service stations operated…

25 May 2026 - African talent accelerator ALX has trained more than 347,000 people across the continent, with nearly 258,000 graduates having transitioned into…

25 May 2026 - Equity Group processed 89.5% of all customer transactions through digital platforms in the first quarter of 2026, the lender has announced. The…

25 May 2026 - Kenya has now concluded public consultations on the Draft Virtual Asset Service Providers Regulations, 2026. These rules will operationalise the VASP…

23 May 2026 - Kenya Power has recorded cumulative revenue of KES 382 million (approximately US$2.9 million) from electric vehicle charging over the past 34 months…

23 May 2026 - Visa has introduced Apple Pay to its cardholders in Mauritius. The service is currently available to Mauritius Commercial Bank (MCB) Visa cardholders…

23 May 2026 - Truecaller has announced its entry into the travel eSIM segment through the launch of services aimed at travellers. The initiative is part of the…

23 May 2026 - Mitsumi, a technology distributor, is investing $2 million in an artificial intelligence (AI) cloud platform aimed at equipping young Kenyan…

23 May 2026 - Glovo wrapped up its participation at GITEX Kenya 2026 by reinforcing its growing role not only as a technology provider but also as a driver of…

23 May 2026 - National Bank of Kenya (NBK) has reported a profit after tax of KSh1.03 billion for the quarter ended March 31, 2026, marking a 275% increase from…

22 May 2026 - As the world marks World Product Day, a transformative shift is unfolding across Africa’s enterprise ecosystem, with the Product Leadership…

22 May 2026 - Stablecoin wallet startup Sorted has closed a $4.4 million seed round to accelerate its expansion across Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, with a…

22 May 2026 - NCBA Group recorded a 9% rise in profit after tax to KES 6 billion for the first quarter ended March 2026, up from KES 5 billion in the same period…

22 May 2026 - KCB shareholders have approved a total dividend payout of KSh22.5 billion for the Financial Year 2025, highlighting strong returns to investors amid…

21 May 2026 - Industrial software company AVEVA and global business school IMD have published the inaugural Industrial Intelligence Report, revealing a significant…

21 May 2026 - Google closed its annual developer conference with a message that extended far beyond consumer software updates. After unveiling new AI features…

21 May 2026 - SpaceX’s IPO filing offers the clearest picture yet of how the company now operates financially. The business is increasingly anchored by Starlink,…

21 May 2026 - Italy has launched its first national pavilion at GITEX Kenya, bringing six startups and SMEs to the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC)…

21 May 2026 - A high-level forum on artificial intelligence ethics brought together technologists, investors, healthcare practitioners, and academics in Nairobi…

21 May 2026 - I&M Bank Limited has successfully closed the public offer for the first tranche of its Kenya Shillings-denominated Medium-Term Note (MTN)…

21 May 2026 - Nothing, the London-founded consumer electronics brand, has launched its full product range in Kenya, marking the company’s first formal entry into…

21 May 2026 - Kenya’s first Oracle Cloud Infrastructure region will be hosted in Nairobi, iXAfrica Data Centres confirmed on Wednesday, in the headline…

20 May 2026 - Checker, a global infrastructure network for digital asset markets, has closed an $8 million funding round to accelerate stablecoin-powered financial…

20 May 2026 - PayPal has announced the rollout of its dollar-backed stablecoin, PayPal USD (PYUSD), to users across 70 markets worldwide, including markets across…

20 May 2026 - Bolt has started rolling out electric ride-hailing services in Cape Town, opening a new phase in the company’s African expansion as competition…

20 May 2026 - The Kenya Revenue Authority says it has collected Sh7.8 billion from 97,000 individuals and businesses that had not previously paid direct taxes,…

20 May 2026 - Sending money from one bank to another in Kenya is becoming significantly cheaper after a group of lenders agreed to reduce Pesalink transfer charges…

20 May 2026 - Africa’s long expansion in mobile money services is creating the foundation for a broader digital finance system, according to Ralph Mupita, who says…

20 May 2026 - Kenya Airways has introduced a new AI-driven pricing platform aimed at improving how the airline adjusts fares across its network, as carriers face…

20 May 2026 - Google is widening the role of its paid AI subscriptions beyond chatbot access and cloud storage, adding YouTube Premium Lite to its Google AI Pro…

20 May 2026 - Google is expanding Android beyond the smartphone with Android 17, introducing a wave of consumer-facing features built around AI assistance, tighter…

20 May 2026 - Internet traffic inside the Democratic Republic of the Congo will now move through multiple exchange locations in Kinshasa after the Africa Congo…

20 May 2026 - A legal dispute has surfaced over the appointment of former Cabinet Secretary Adan Mohamed as commissioner general of the Kenya Revenue Authority,…