Year: 2022
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Dec- 2022 -16 DecemberAnnouncements
KCB Bank completes acquisition of DRC’s Trust Merchant Bank
KCB Bank has announced the completion of the acquisition of Trust Merchant Bank SA (TMB) after receiving all the regulatory…
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16 DecemberAnnouncements
Kenya’s first Christmas feature film is now streaming on Showmax
"A Familiar Christmas" Kenya's first feature Christmas Film captures a very relatable Kenyan Christmas, now streaming on Showmax
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16 DecemberNews
K-Pop had a great year in Africa in 2022, Spotify Wrapped
There’s been a 93% year-on-year increase in K-pop streams in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2022, accounted for by over 3 billion…
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16 DecemberAnnouncements
Samsung wins 2022 SEAL Award for recycling of fishing nets
Samsung has won the 2022 SEAL Business Sustainability Awards for transforming discarded fishing nets into material for Galaxy devices
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16 DecemberNews
Standard Chartered awards 5 Women in Tech Businesses KES 1.2 Million Each
The Standard Chartered Bank Women in Tech program has awarded 5 participating businesses KES 1.2 million each
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16 DecemberStartups
Pan-African VC firm Ventures Platform closes fund at oversubscribed $46M
Ventures Platform has announced the final close of its early-stage and intercontinental fund, at $46M which Is above its targeted…
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14 DecemberNews
iOS 16.2 brings 5G Support for iPhones in Kenya
iOS 16.2 has dropped in Kenya bringing 5G Support to iPhones. Check out the software update section to update your…
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13 DecemberAnnouncements
Beko Appliances rolls out WhatsApp Purchases in Kenya
Beko Kenya has announced its entry to what it calls the mobile commerce space with the roll out of a…
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8 DecemberStartups
VENCO property management platform raises $670k pre-seed
VENCO says it has recorded over 200 percent growth over the last 9 months and is currently in 6 cities…
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8 DecemberAnnouncements
KCB Bank, Kodris partner for 50% discount on coding lessons
Subscription for the Kodris Coding lessons is now retailing at 50% discount, that is KES 9860 per year, down from…
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8 DecemberNews
TECNO unveils Phantom X2 Series with HUGE rear cameras
Phantom X2 Series is the world's first to feature a retractable portrait lens, which TECNO says is comparable to a…
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6 DecemberStartups
Kenyan-based skin-care firm, Uncover, raises $1 Million Seed
Nairobi-based skincare firm, Uncover has raised USD 1 million in seed capital, which it says it will use to scale up…
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6 DecemberNews
Safaricom backtracks on Post Pay Expiry with New Revamped Plans
Safaricom has revamped Post Pay backtracking on resources expiry and introducing 30 days validity 'Go Monthly' package with reduced prices.
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6 DecemberNews
Central Bank reintroduces charges for Mobile Money to Bank Transactions
Central Bank has announced that effective 1st January, Kenyans will be charged transaction fees between Banks and Mobile Money wallets.
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6 DecemberNews
Kenya Innovation Week 2022 kicks off
Visit the UK-Kenya pavilion at the Kenya Innovation Week 2022 exhibition to view exciting innovations by UK-based and UK-funded start-ups.