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Airtel Kenya also collecting facial data in new re-registration drive

Airtel Kenya is collecting facial recognition data in a new re-registration drive they say is part of meeting CA Kenya's…

Samsung may not ship chargers even with their cheaper smartphones

Samsung may stop shipping chargers across all their smartphones, even the cheaper models. This is according to information from SamMobile.

Glovo launches competition for early-stage tech startups in Kenya

Glovo has organised a tech-startup competition seeking early-stage startups in Kenya who have not received more than 20,000 USD funding

M-Pesa Super App bags awards at the Mobile World Congress

Safaricom's M-Pesa super app has been awarded "Best Mobile Innovation for Connected Living" award at the Mobile World Congress (MWC).

Co-operative Bank reverses on M-Pesa fees after Twitter Uproar

The Co-operative Bank of Kenya has gone back on a decision to charge KES 42 fees on M-Pesa deposits. This…

Solv, a B2B Marketplace by Standard Chartered, is launching in Kenya

Solv a marketplace for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) by Standard Chartered is expanding to Kenya

M-Kopa raises KES 8.5 Billion equity funding to expand to more countries

Launched in 2011, M-KOPA’s financing platform enables underbanked customers to access a broad range of products and services without collateral…

M-Pesa foundation launches Daktari Smart in Samburu County

The Daktari Smart initiative will enable doctors in Samburu County to connect with their counterparts at Gertrude’s Children’s Hospital

DSTv App Streaming now limited to one device at a time, across Africa

Multichoice has announced changes to the DSTV App. Only one user can stream on the app at a time going…

Realme 9i launches with Snapdragon 680, 6GB RAM, 128GB Storage for KES 22,999

realme has today officially launched the realme 9i in the Kenyan market. It was the world’s first smartphone to feature…

Sauti Sol, Nviiri, Top Charts as Spotify Celebrates One Year in Kenya

Sauti Sol, Nviiri the Storyteller, Otile Brown, Nikita Kering and more Top Spotify Charts as the music platform celebrates one…

Facebook Reels now available in Africa with lots of placements options and Ads

Facebook is expanding its TikTok clone - Facebook Reels (which is similar to Instagram Reels, but now on Facebook) to…

vivo brings two new phones to the Kenyan market starting at KES 34,000

Vivo Kenya has launched the vivo V23 5G and the V23e with headliner features around the cameras, the design and…

Flutterwave promises more than payments in latest rebrand

Africa's highest valued startup, Flutterwave, has unveiled a significant rebrand following the $250M Series D funding last week.

54gene awards  $64,000 to PhD candidates in Nigeria, Uganda & South Africa

54gene is a health technology company advancing African genomics research for improved global health outcomes

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