- Kenyan Electric Vehicle (EV) maker Roam has secured $24M in a Series A round to scale its operations in the country. Additionally, the U.S. Government through the International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) has committed to provide Roam with an up to $10M debt facility. This funding round…
- Xiaomi recently introduced the Redmi Note 13 Series in Kenya. The series comprises the Redmi Note 13 Pro+ 5G, Redmi Note 13 Pro and Redmi Note 13. The Redmi Note 13 Pro+ 5G is the big brother here featuring a crystal-clear viewing with a 1.5K AMOLED display and 1800 nits peak brightness With…
- Airtel Africa has announced plans to build a data centre in Nairobi, its second in the continent after Nigeria. The telco said the Nairobi data centre, which will serve telecoms and other sectors, will have a capacity of seven megawatts. “We will break ground in Nigeria in the next couple of weeks…
- Following its initial announcement in January, businesses across Africa can now use Google’s Gemini AI-powered chat-like tool for Search Ads. This intuitive tool is now fully operational and designed to help businesses in Africa and across the world boost their online visibility. In regions like…
- Opera has announced that its MiniPay wallet has surpassed 1 million users across Nigeria, Kenya, and Ghana. Launched in September 2023, Opera MiniPay is a stablecoin wallet built by Opera on the Celo blockchain in partnership with Mento Labs. The wallet is integrated into the Opera Mini browser for…
- It’s just a few weeks before ALX, a leading global provider of training in the tech industry closes applications for its 2024 cohort. ALX offers training programmes in various on-demand technology courses including Artificial Intelligence (AI) Essentials, and software engineering front-end among…
- In recent years, Africa has emerged as a hotbed for innovation and entrepreneurship, with its rapidly growing population and increasing access to technology. This is driving remarkable advancements across various sectors. One with one area where this progress is particularly notable is in financial…
- Mastercard has partnered with Glovo to address hunger and foster education in underserved communities. Together, they are set to provide over 300,000 meals for school children in Kenya and Nigeria for an entire school year, marking a significant step in combating poverty, malnutrition and…
- Africa’s tech scene is experiencing a vibrant boom, and Kenya stands at the forefront, earning the moniker “Silicon Savanna.” Today, Kenya ranks 3rd in sub-Saharan Africa for innovation and 85th globally, surpassing regional peers in technological advancements. This transformation reflects a surge…
- In an event held at the company’s head office, Odibets, one of Kenya’s leading sports betting firms, celebrated the winners of their highly anticipated promotion, “Omoka na AFCON.” Amongst cheers and applause, ten lucky punters were awarded their prizes for participating in the thrilling campaign…
- Britam has launched Beta Lab, a new insurance innovation and acceleration programme to nurture budding insurtech and fintech startups. The program, launched recently also seeks to fast track product development in the industry for the startups. Beta Lab incorporates a corporate acceleration program…
- Absa Bank Kenya has opened its doors to customers at its newest branch located at the BBS Mall, one of Kenya’s largest shopping malls located in the commercial area of Eastleigh, Nairobi. Whereas this branch will serve all customers in the area, it also becomes Absa’s flagship La Riba center,…
- OX Delivers, a UK-based emobility startup, has received a £1.2 million funding grant from Energy Catalyst as the company readies its next-generation affordable all-electric OX4 truck for production. The £1.2 million Energy Catalyst grant will fund the development of a sustainable energy…
- African streaming platform Showmax has appointed Emma Gichonge as its first-ever General Manager of Operations for East Africa. Gichonge is a Kenyan tech and product executive with a reputation for building high-performance teams. She has previously worked at Yutap, where she led the implementation…
- Flourish Ventures, an early-stage global fintech venture capital firm has announced the launch of a first-of-its-kind research effort named The African Founder Well-being Survey. The research has been launched in collaboration with local ecosystem partners and research partner Startup Snapshot,…
- Samsung has announced the official availability of the new Galaxy S24 series in Kenya. The device was launched globally last month and has been available for pre-orders until yesterday. Samsung says the Galaxy S24 series achieved a double-digit increase in pre-order sales compared to its…
- The Catalyst Fund today announced an investment of $1.8 million in 9 early-stage climate tech startups across Africa. This brings their total portfolio to 19 companies driving climate adaptation and resilience on the continent across 8 different markets: Kenya, Egypt, Morocco, Nigeria, Senegal,…
- Bolt has launched a Valentine’s campaign dubbed ‘Mapenzi Ni ’ to allow users on its platform to express love with Bolt as the connector. The campaign which runs for two weeks on social media, will see Bolt users sharing “funniest and quirkiest” ways they have ever expressed their love, with the…
- Valentine’s day is here, yaani ile siku ya wapendanao, and couples all over the world will celebrate with romantic dinners and thoughtful gifts. Odibets, one of Kenya’s leading betting firms, has unveiled a new promo christened ‘Mapenzi ni 50/50’ that will see punters receive Valentine’s bonuses.…
- Visa held its Africa Fintech Accelerator program first demo day on February 13th in Nairobi to showcase innovations from emerging Fintech startups from 18 countries across Africa. Launched in June 2023, the program aims to enable Africa’s expanding startup community by bringing expertise,…
- Global Technology company Epson has announced plans to construct the company’s first biomass power plant, in Iida City, in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. Epson hopes to have the plant in operation in the 2026 fiscal year [ending March 2027] and is moving to secure the land and buildings, contract…
- Equity Bank has announced that it will discontinue its EazzyBanking App, which was its pioneer mobile banking application, first unveiled in 2016. In a message sent to customers, the lender says that the application will be unavailable from March 15th, 2024, and urged its customers who are still…
- Multi-category app, Glovo, has entered into a strategic partnership with the renowned international pizza brand, Pizza Inn. Effective immediately through the Glovo app, Kenyan customers in all the cities Glovo is present will be able to choose from an expansive menu featuring Pizza Inn’s diverse…
- Ilara Health, the healthtech company digitising and consolidating highly fragmented primary care in Kenya, has today announced the close of a $4.2M pre-series A round of equity and debt. The latest capital injection will be used to scale the firm’s tech-enabled primary care model across Kenya…
- Sophos has been ranked a Leader in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Modern Endpoint Security for Midsize Businesses 2024 Vendor Assessment, which evaluates the solutions and business strategies of 16 modern endpoint security [MES] vendors. Sophos Endpoint defends more than 300,000 organizations…
- ALX, a leading global provider of training in the tech industry has opened applications for its 2024 cohort as it seeks to bridge the digital skills gap in Africa. Applications are open to young Africans between the ages of 18-34. Selected trainees and benefit from training programmes in various on…
- OPPO recently unveiled its Reno11 Series in Kenya. The Series comes in two variants – Reno11 5G and Reno11 Pro 5G and features the latest ColorOS 14 based on Android 14. ColorOS is OPPO’s custom skin and with the introduction of ColorOS 14, OPPO brings a new way of how we look at modern…
- Across Central and East Africa, healthcare systems and providers face challenges in procuring and keeping key medical equipment and supplies in stock. As a result, there is a lack of access to important diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, ultimately leading to preventable deaths and other…
- Airtel Money customers can now receive money directly into their mobile money wallet from any network without the withdrawal code that carried 7-day validity. This development effected on February 6, 2024 comes in response to the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) and industry players collaborative…
- Kenyan startup Wowzi has been selected to join the first cohort of Diageo PLC’s growth accelerator programme through Diageo’s work with East African Breweries PLC (EABL). The accelerator programme known as Fusion by Diageo, aims to identify leading innovators to co-develop the next generation of…
- Nutanix, a leader in hybrid multicloud computing has appointed IT industry veteran Reshma Naik as its Director of Systems Engineering, Emerging Markets. Reshma will report directly to Paulo Pereira, VP, Systems Engineering, EMEA and will oversee the expanding team of systems engineers in emerging…
- The strategic collaboration between Bangbet and StarTimes marks a pivotal moment in the African digital landscape, heralding a new era of integrated entertainment and sports betting. Spanning across key markets like Tanzania, Uganda, Ghana, Nigeria, and Kenya, this partnership aims to revolutionize…
- Xiaomi has today introduced the Redmi Note 13 Series in Kenya. The series comprises the Redmi Note 13 Pro+ 5G, Redmi Note 13 Pro and Redmi Note 13. With significant upgrades to the camera system, design, display and processor, Xiaomi says the Redmi Note 13 Series continues to close the gap between…
- Airtel Africa today announces the launch of a new fibre bandwidth service to provide data connectivity across Africa. Known as Airtel Africa Telesonic Limited (‘Telesonic’), Airtel said the service fibre bandwidth service, leverages ground fibre assets and submarine cable systems to meet the…
- Issuing and payment processing firm in the Middle East and Africa MDP, has appointed Frank Molla as Managing Director for Africa. In this role, Molla will lead MDP’s efforts to deepen growth and explore new and localized opportunities for scale and partnerships on the continent. His priorities…
- Global payment-technology corporation Mastercard has completed the acquisition of a minority stake in MTN Group’s fintech business. The acquisition comes six months after TechCrunch reported that Mastercard has agreed to invest in MTN Group. MTN said in a statement that it has signed a definitive…
- Xion Global, a Web3 payments provider, has announced a strategic partnership with Callpay, a major player in South Africa’s payments industry. This alliance aims to boost Web3 payments adoption in South Africa, blending Xion’s innovative technology with Callpay’s strong market presence. This…
- Impact Amplifier has launched an African Online Safety Platform (AOSP), an Africa-wide project and part of its broader intention to address African Online Safety at a systemic level. The platform was launched with the financial support of Google.org. The African internet safety ecosystem is…
- Branch MFB has entered into a strategic partnership with Solv Kenya to extend loans, business development support and market linkages to Kenyan MSMEs. The partnership aims to unlock new growth potential for MSMEs by bridging the credit gap, providing financial guidance and accelerating business…
- Incentro Africa has been elevated to Gold Partner status with monday.com, underscoring its position as the leading work transformation specialist in the region. This significant achievement emphasizes Incentro’s unwavering commitment to innovation, efficiency, unparalleled client success, and its…
- On-demand delivery platform Glovo has launched an Africa Graduate Program targeting young talent in Kenya. Known as Glovo Africa Graduate Program, Glovo says the initiative is designed to boost the potential of young Kenyan talent while extending to other countries in Africa, forging the leaders of…
- Sophos has revealed how sha zhu pan scammers—those conducting elaborate, romance-based cryptocurrency fraud—are leveraging a business model similar to cybercrime “as-a-service” by selling sha zhu pan kits on the dark web, globally expanding to new markets. Sophos details these advanced sha zhu pan…
- The Blockchain Association of Kenya (BAK) has announced the country’s first-ever Virtual Assets Service Provider (VASP) draft Bill for Kenya’s digital asset industry. The VASP draft bill comes three months after Kenyan lawmakers mandated the industry lobby group to develop a draft bill to regulate…
- Kenya has one of the fastest-growing gambling industries in Africa. Statista studies show the market will hit €115.50m in 2028 with a projected 6.10% growth. This is caused by the increased popularity of sports betting amongst the citizens, and 1xbet-kenya.ke is one of the most visited betting…
- Kenya’s leading telco Safaricom will no longer allow unregistered mobile money users to receive money from users of its M-Pesa platform. ‘’Effective February 5th, M-Pesa users will no longer be able to send money to unregistered mobile money customers.’’ the company said in a statement. It added…
- In the dynamic landscape of Africa’s economic growth, small businesses and startups stand as the backbone of innovation and employment generation. However, a glaring obstacle obstructs their path to prosperity: the reluctance of banks to extend lending opportunities. This hesitance stems from a…
- If you are eagerly eyeing the latest Samsung Galaxy S24 series, brands like ABSA, Kenya Airways, Safaricom and Jamii Telecom have sweetened the deal for pre-orders. Whether you’re a tech enthusiast or just in need of an upgrade, here are five unique things you’ll get when you pre-order the Galaxy…
- In the second episode of 2024, we delve into the rapidly evolving world of Artificial Intelligence (AI). We unpack the current state of AI, exploring its myriad applications and the ethical quandaries they present. From the use of generative AI in crafting advertisements to the profound ways AI…
- Xiaomi Kenya takes centre stage on February 10th, 2024, unveiling the highly-anticipated Redmi Note 13 Series. The company is describing this series as an epitome of innovation and iconic excellence. The series transcends the boundaries between mid-range and flagship smartphones, delivering an…
- Samsung Electronics and Google Cloud have announced a new partnership to bring Google Cloud’s generative artificial intelligence (AI) technology to Samsung smartphone users around the globe. Starting with the Samsung Galaxy S24 series announced today at Galaxy Unpacked in San Jose, California,…