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Visa opens its first Innovation Studio in Africa in Nairobi in bid to advance payment solutions
Visa has launched its first dedicated innovation site in Sub-Saharan Africa with the opening of the Innovation Studio in Nairobi.
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Samsung Freestyle Pre-orders open in Kenya
The Samsung Freestyle Projector slash Television Replacement is now available for Pre-Order in Kenya starting at KES 139,995.
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Infinix Zero 5G to be available from April 8th for KES 33,000
Infinix today announced its first 5G smartphone, Infinix ZERO 5G, delivering the benefits of 5G – such as higher speeds and faster…
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Elon Musk is now Twitter’s largest shareholder
Elon Musk has acquired over 73 million Twitter shares, making him the company's largest shareholder in a bid to better…
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Nokia G21 now available from KES 20,000; Should you get it?
The Nokia G21 is now available in the Kenyan market. It comes with 4GB RAM and 64GB eMMC storage for…
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How to access Safaricom Halal Pesa, a Sharīʿah-compliant loan facility
Safaricom and Gulf Bank have partnered to launch a Sharīʿah-compliant loan facility called Halal Pesa here's how to access it.
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StarTimes partners with Bboxx to bundle Digital TV to pay-as-you-go Solar Users
Bboxx Kenya and StarTimes have partnered to bring the digital tv experience to solar customers on the Bboxx pay as…
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Equity’s digital transactions up by 598% overtaking legacy banking
Equity has reported that its transformation efforts continue to face off the legacy banking model with over 590% jump in…
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Kenya’s Twiga Foods part of TIME’s 100 Most Influential Companies in 2022
Twiga Foods listed alongside Shein, TikTok and Opibus as the Top 100 Most Influential Companies worldwide on TIME's 2022 List.
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Xiaomi unveils affordable 5G phones with fast charging; 0-100% in 15 mins
Xiaomi is making 5G more accessible with its new Redmi devices. The company has unveiled the Redmi NOTE 11 Pro+…
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Equiano Subsea Cable lands in Nigeria & South Africa
Liquid Intelligent has announced it has acquired a fibre pair on Equiano Subsea cable allowing them transport up to 12…
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Microsoft launches Research Institute in Nairobi housed at the new ADC Offices
Microsoft has announced the establishment of the Microsoft Research Institute, its first in the continent, housed at the ADC offices.
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$425 Million Undersea cable linking Asia, Europe and Africa lands in Kenya
Telkom Kenya and the PEACE Cable Company have announced the landing of a new undersea cable in Mombasa linking Asia,…
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Hotpoint Appliances now part of the Lipa Later Payment Program
Lipa Later has announced today it has on-boarded Hotpoint as a new partner. The program allows customers buy stuff in…
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Bolt launches 2nd Phase of its Internship Program that supports Women in Tech
Bolt says the internship program is designed to offer women at the start of their careers access to top Bolt…














