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M-PESA is finally getting Tap-to-Pay, wallet sharing & AI fraud detection with major ‘Fintech 2.0’ upgrade
Safaricom is revamping its cornerstone mobile money platform, M-PESA, to meet the escalating demands of the modern digital economy. Group…
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TECNO Black Friday discounts: KES 25K off Phantom V Fold, KES 13K off Camon 30, KES 1,500 cashback on Camon 40, Spark 40, & more
TECNO Mobile Kenya has officially kicked off its Black Friday limited-time sale, offering substantial price cuts and cashback on some…
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Your Samsung Galaxy A or M phone reportedly has unremovable Israeli spyware
Samsung is facing online scrutiny after fresh claims accused AppCloud, a pre-installed system app on Galaxy A, M, and F…
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Jumia Is Winning a Rural War It Can’t Seem to Afford
Jumia's report claims rural victory, but shrinking margins reveal a two-front war. An analysis of Kenyan e-commerce.
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Vodacom and Starlink Partnership Expands African Broadband Access
Vodacom partners with Starlink for satellite broadband across Africa, targeting 260 million mobile and 120 million financial services users by…
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Safaricom aware of major Lipa na M-PESA bug in SIM Toolkit menu, fix in the works
For more than a year, I’ve been dealing with a strange but deeply inconvenient issue whenever I try to use…
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Safaricom Plans One Hour Fuliza Upgrade On 17 November 2025
Fuliza will undergo maintenance on 17 November, with intermittent service between 1 am and 2 am.
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Poll: How old is your current smartphone?
Smartphone makers are now pushing long-term software support harder than ever. Apple, Google and Samsung are leading the charge with…
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Spotify Kenya Gets DMs, But It’s Not the Lossless Update We’re Waiting For
Spotify launches DMs in Kenya, adding bloat while users still wait for its high-fidelity lossless audio.
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Katiba Shuleni 2026: Kenyans petitioning to make the Constitution a mandatory school subject; should Parliament act?
A Change.org petition to incorporate the Kenyan Constitution, 2010, into the national school curriculum as a mandatory, examinable subject is…
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Google is giving Kenyan university students 12 months of its most powerful AI for free
Google's Gemini Pro Plan is now in Kenya, offering students free 12-month access to its most advanced AI tools.
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Visa and Mojaloop have an AI-powered plan to stop instant payment fraud
Visa adds its AI anti-fraud tech to the Mojaloop platform to secure instant payments and boost financial inclusion.
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Apple’s Digital ID Puts Your Passport in Wallet for TSA, Plus iOS 26.2 Adds ‘Urgent’ Reminders
Apple launches Digital ID, putting U.S. passports in Wallet for TSA, and details new iOS 26.2 features.
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Amazon Fire TV blocks sideloaded live sports streaming apps as Google eases Android sideloading restrictions
Amazon is officially moving to shut down the golden age of cheap content streaming on its Fire TV devices. In…
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RCS is unlikely coming back in Kenya as Safaricom starts urging users to turn it off
For months, the status of Rich Communication Services (RCS) in Kenya and several other countries has been a frustrating mystery,…
