Saudi fintech Stream raises $4M seed to automate business billing, solving MENA's major gap in recurring digital payments.
The deal is KCB's second major fintech acquisition in 2025, signaling a massive strategic push to build a "full-stack" financial…
Safaricom's M-PESA Foundation is investing KES 30 billion to digitally upgrade 600+ schools and fund 10,000 scholarships in Kenya.
First Circle Capital has $6 million in backing from the IFC to find and build "Series A ready" startups at…
A WhatsApp joke, "we see you," caused a privacy firestorm as users, distrustful of Meta, feared their encrypted messages were…
Kenyan banks paid KES 195B (8.09% of all government tax) in 2024, with the Affordable Housing Levy surging, a report…
Jiji launched a free "Zero to Profit" business course, in partnership with Mount Kenya University, to empower young Kenyan entrepreneurs.
Interledger Foundation gives Kenyan university USIU-Africa a grant to boost fintech education and open-payment tech for financial inclusion.
To celebrate its 10th anniversary in Kenya, Uber is offering free Uber Boda rides during morning rush hour until October…
Sun King launched its first African factory in Kenya, building solar-powered electronics to boost local manufacturing, reduce imports, and create…
Standard Chartered is selling its Ugandan retail and wealth banking business to Absa to focus on corporate and affluent clients.
Airtel, the UN, and Rwanda are partnering to provide free internet and digital skills training to underserved communities at local…
Visa and Cloudflare launched Trusted Agent Protocol, a "digital passport" helping security systems identify legitimate AI shopping agents and block…
SemaBOX Africa launches YEBO, an encrypted file-sharing platform built for African creators offering free 2.5GB transfers with full privacy protection…
Hayo's white-label eSIM platform enables African telecom operators to launch services faster, cheaper, without building infrastructure from scratch.
