Africa’s Venture Capital Funding on track for another record-breaking year, Defying Global Trends
In one of the strongest half-year of private capital activity ever recorded, private capital investment in Africa in the first half of 2022 saw a total deal volume of 338 [...]
Ride Hailing App Bolt Appoints Linda Ndungu as Country Manager for Kenya
Bolt, an on-demand transport platform has announced the appointment of Linda Ndungu as the new Country Manager for Bolt Ride hailing in Kenya effective, 1st October 2022. Prior to joining [...]StepWise Brings Cloud-Based Services Closer Home to Marginalized Communities
StepWise, a technology company focused on ICT Training and Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) has announced the launch of its Software Development Center, ‘Zalda’- focused on leveraging technology to enable and promote inclusion [...]Digital Fraud Attempts Coming from Kenya Decrease in Q2
The rate of suspected digital fraud attempts from Kenya in Q2 2022 decreased by -27% compared to the same period last year, compared to a -14% decline shown globally. A quarterly [...]Why becoming a Neobank is paying off for Branch
Branch International, a fintech company that pioneered personal loans via smartphones, raised eyebrows early this year when it announced that it was buying Century Microfinance Bank. The company’s majority acquisition [...]
Nairobi-Based IT Firm Helps Firms migrate and operate in the Cloud
The use of cloud technology is on the rise, as businesses are becoming increasingly aware of the multiple benefits cloud computing can have in terms of efficiency and profitability. Rather [...]Vodacom Rolls Out 5G Network in Tanzania
Tanzania’s leading telecom operator by subscriptions, Vodacom has launched the country’s first 5G technology. The roll out will start with the establishment of over 200 5G sites in several sites [...]A Comprehensive Guide to the Different Deposit Options for Betting Websites
Betting websites offer a variety of deposit options such as using BetWinner registration, to make it easy for their customers to fund their accounts. From traditional banking methods like debit [...]Microsoft appoints Kunle Awosika as new MD for its Africa Transformation Office
Technology giant Microsoft has named Kunle Awosika as the new Managing Director of the Africa Transformation Office (ATO), its subsidiary charged with driving digital transformation initiatives across the continent. Kunle [...]Meta Partners with Jio to Lauch 1st Grocery Shopping on WhatsApp
Meta and an e-commerce venture between India’s Reliance Retail and Jio Platforms are bringing grocery shopping to WhatsApp in what they said was a global-first end-to-end shopping experience on the [...]Safaricom Ethiopia Begins Large Scale Customer Pilot of its Network in Dire Dawa
Safaricom Ethiopia has begun a large-scale customer pilot of its network in Dire Dawa City. This is part of the company's phased city-by-city regional network roll-out and service tests building [...]DPO Group Kenya Granted PSP License as Co-Founder and CEO Eran Feinstein Retires
DPO Group Kenya has received official approval from the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) to operate as a Payment Service Provider (PSP). DPO Group is 100% owned by London Stock [...]
