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 [...]STIMA One Electric Partner to Deploy Electric Motorcycles in Kenya
STIMA, a battery swapping technology company targeting the deployment of convenient battery swapping infrastructure for electric motorcycles at scale, and One Electric, India’s leading electric motorcycle manufacturer, have announced their partnership [...]MTN Rolls Out 5G Network in Nigeria
MTN Nigeria has commenced a test run of the 5G network in six states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). This followed the failure of Mafab Communications, the second company [...]Google's Equiano Subsea Cable Lands in South Africa
Google has landed its Equiano undersea cable in Melkbosstrand, Western Cape,South Africa, just a month after it landed in Namibia. The cable system, which connects South Africa with Portugal is fully funded [...]Smile Identity Launches their Inaugural State of KYC Report
August 16, 2022 Smile Identity, the leading pan-African identity verification provider has today published its inaugural report on the State of KYC report H1 2022 where they delve into [...]CBK Licenses Virtual Pay to Operate in Kenya
Virtual Pay International Limited has been granted authorization as a Payment Service Provider (PSP) from the Central Bank of Kenya(CBK). The firm will now be able to to carry out [...]Little Announces Plans to Sell 25% of its Stake to Investors
Technology firm, Little has announced plans to sell up to 25% of its stake in three years, seeking to raise capital and scale up expansion. The sale is likely to [...]Kacha Digital Granted Mobile Money Licence to Operate in Ethiopia
Kacha Digital Financial Services has formally been granted a mobile money licence by the National Bank of Ethiopia, making it the first private company to hold such a license. The [...]Virtual Pay Launches Operations in Tanzania
Payments service provider Virtual Pay has launched its operations in Tanzania, extending its regional footprint after launching in Kenya in 2020. This comes after the Bank of Tanzania granted the [...]
