14 Dec 2025
- Visa has graduated 22 startups from 12 African countries from its fourth Africa Fintech Accelerator in Cape Town, lifting the programme’s total to 86…
14 Dec 2025
- By Sellah Bogonko, Co-Founder and CEO, Jacobs Ladder Africa (JLA) COP30 will be remembered less for what it achieved and more for what it avoided.…
12 Dec 2025
- Sun King, the Nairobi-based off-grid solar energy provider, said on Friday it has raised $40 million in equity financing from London-based impact…
12 Dec 2025
- Gigmile, a Nigerian vehicle financing and financial services platform for gig workers has secured funding from Yango Group’s Yango Ventures to equip…
12 Dec 2025
- Investing in Palm Beach real estate has the potential to be immensely rewarding, but managing property comes with its own set of challenges…
11 Dec 2025
- The inaugural Cardano Africa Tech Summit (CATS26), set for February 13, 2026 in Nairobi, is positioning Africa as a leader in community-driven…
11 Dec 2025
- Kenya’s NCBA Bank has partnered with HEVA Fund to roll out a suite of financing products aimed at improving access to credit for artists and creative…
11 Dec 2025
- Safaricom has secured a $138 million loan from Standard Bank to support the expansion of its Ethiopian unit, the operator said on Thursday. The…
11 Dec 2025
- Standard Bank has partnered with Safaricom to provide funding of $138 million (approximately KES 17.94 billion) as part of investment towards…
10 Dec 2025
- Ezeebit, the stablecoin and cryptocurrency payment infrastructure firm, has raised $2.05 million to accelerate product development and merchant…
10 Dec 2025
- Investing in Innovation Africa (i3), a leading African healthtech accelerator, unveiled three transformative partnerships at its 3rd Access to…
10 Dec 2025
- Digital health platform MYDAWA and research-intensive biopharmaceutical company MSD have announced a collaboration aimed at enhancing concierge…
10 Dec 2025
- Thirty-nine-year-old Wellington Juma found himself answering a phone call that changed his life for the better. After a night shift at Chulaimbo…
10 Dec 2025
- Sheila Cheptoo, a 25-year-old poultry farmer in the quiet village of Masare, in Bomet County, rises early before sunrise. The soft rustling of…
10 Dec 2025
- Boehringer Ingelheim’s Social Engagement Fund has invested in Dawa Mkononi, a member of the latest i3 cohort, Kasha, and Reach52 to drive the future…
10 Dec 2025
- Freight, warehouse, and labor expenses now form a major share of logistics budgets. CFOs require financial visibility that connects per-order cost,…
10 Dec 2025
- Safaricom’s debut green bond has raised $320.3 million in just two weeks, well above its $116 million target, highlighting strong demand for…
10 Dec 2025
- Singapore’s InsurTech bolttech, has acquired Kenya’s mTek, a digital insurance platform in a move to advance bolttech’s strategic goals in East…
10 Dec 2025
- NCBA Group has ended the year on a high with Johari Awards after posting KSh 16.4Bn profit after tax, an 8.5% increase year-on-year. The Group’s…
10 Dec 2025
- Fincra, a global payments solutions provider, has been announced as the Headline Supporter for the eighth edition Africa Tech Summit Nairobi , taking…
10 Dec 2025
- Huawei has launched the Huawei DigiTruck Digital Literacy Programme at Lavington Girls Secondary School, to empower youth with digital skills. The…
6 Dec 2025
- KCB Bank Kenya and Visa on Thursday announced a partnership to introduce a Tap-to-Phone contactless payment service that will allow merchants to…
6 Dec 2025
- LOOP, the fintech arm of NCBA Group, on Friday launched a device financing product built with insurtech firm bolttech, aiming to boost access to…
4 Dec 2025
- Building a strong online presence has become essential for every business in Abu Dhabi. Due to the increasing competition within industries, there is…
4 Dec 2025
- Vodafone Group has acquired the Kenyan government’s 15% stake in Safaricom for approximately $1.63 billion, raising its total ownership to 55%, while…
4 Dec 2025
- Vivo Energy Kenya, the local Shell fuel stations operator, and Safaricom have launched Bundle Ya Deree, to offer fuel discounts every Saturday,…
4 Dec 2025
- Uber South Africa has officially rolled out its first fleet of electric vehicles (EVs), marking a major step towards the company’s goal of fully…
4 Dec 2025
- Vodafone Group Plc is tightening its hold on East Africa’s biggest telecommunications market after its South African unit, Vodacom Group Ltd., agreed…
4 Dec 2025
- Wise, UK remittance firm, is launching in South Africa after receiving conditional approval from the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) to launch in…
3 Dec 2025
- Meshack Alloys, the former CEO of Sendy and co-founder of African fintech Boya, has launched TABB, a Silicon Valley–based credit-infrastructure…
3 Dec 2025
- NCBA has reaffirmed its commitment to Kenya’s small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) as it celebrated a new cohort of 24 SME customers who…
3 Dec 2025
- Ringier consolidates its digital marketplaces portfolio across Sub-Saharan Africa and has sold its Kenyan real estate portal, BuyRentKenya, to…
3 Dec 2025
- Safaricom PLC recently floated its KSh 40 billion Domestic Medium-Term Note (DMTN) programme to finance or refinance environmentally eligible…
3 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…
3 Dec 2025
- Taager, an Egyptian e-commerce empowerment platform has officially launched in Morocco to democratize access to e-commerce across the MENA region…
3 Dec 2025
- Taager has officially launched in Morocco, in a major milestone to democratize access to e-commerce across the MENA region. The Morocco launch comes…
3 Dec 2025
- Mobile usage has changed the way people behave online all over the world in the last decade. However, in 2025–2026, emerging markets are going…
3 Dec 2025
- Fuel is a fundamental economic driver, serving as an energy source for several industries. Construction companies, for one, rely on fuel to power…
3 Dec 2025
- The African Economic Research Consortium (AERC), has unveiled its new African Private Sector Platform (APSP) to deepen collaboration between AERC…
2 Dec 2025
- Safaricom Plc is set to launch a token-based home internet and public Wi-Fi service, moving into Kenya’s low-income broadband segment, according to…
1 Dec 2025
- In this day and age, an online casino can easily be considered as a trendy activity. After all, it is one of the most popular activities that most…
29 Nov 2025
- Standard Chartered Kenya, in partnership with @iBizAfrica – Strathmore University, have announced Cohort 8 of the Women in Tech (WiT)…
28 Nov 2025
- FSD Africa has launched a new $30 million fund to invest in the insurtech sector, accelerate insurance innovation and close the continent’s…
28 Nov 2025
- Grofunder Africa, a Kenyan peer-to-peer agri-financing platform enabling investment in smallholder commercial farmers, was crowned overall winner of…
28 Nov 2025
- Chui Ventures, a Pan-African seed-stage venture capital fund has raised $17.3 million to back local African founders building mass-market, tech-…
28 Nov 2025
- Safaricom’s agritech platform DigiFarm has launched a cash-advance product aimed at easing short-term cashflow pressures for Kenya’s smallholder tea…
28 Nov 2025
- Proparco has backed e-mobility start-up BasiGo to scale mass public transport in African cities, reducing emissions significantly across rapidly…
27 Nov 2025
- The financial landscape in Kenya is growing rapidly, and many new traders are exploring forex to build wealth. It doesn’t matter if you’re a…
26 Nov 2025
- OPPO Kenya has launched its new Find X9 flagship smartphone, priced at Ksh 139,999, as the company steps up competition in the premium device segment…
26 Nov 2025
- Safaricom has launched the first $115 million tranche of its $308 million domestic medium-term note programme, marking Kenya’s largest green…