Search Results for: financial inclusion
- News
Safaricom to reward customers as M-Pesa celebrates 15 years
Safaricom is celebrating 15 years of M-Pesa, and will be rewarding 15 customers randomly every hour for using the M-Pesa…
- News
Paul Russo named KCB Group CEO as Joshua Oigara exits
Paul Russo has today been appointed KCB Group PLC Chief Executive Officer replacing Joshua Oigara. This is effective May 25th…
- Business
Huawei partners with Kenya Bankers Association to foster Financial Inclusion
Huawei Kenya has today announced the signing of a an agreement with the Kenyan Bankers Association (KBA) that will seek…
- News
Equity, Microsoft launch virtual hackathon in UoN and Meru University
Equity in partnership with Microsoft, has launched a virtual hackathon open to students from University of Nairobi and Meru University
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Finverity has launched Emerging Leaders Programme to train future finance leaders
Finverity has announced the launch of its Emerging Leaders Programme that aims to identify, nurture, and grow future trade finance…
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I&M Bank rolls out unsecured loans of up to KES 3 Million
I&M Bank customers will access a minimum of 50K up to a maximum of 3 million without providing any collateral…
- Opinion
Why Africa’s Next Banking Revolution Won’t Be Led by Banks
Expert James Booth analyses how embedded finance, cross-border payments, and AI-driven risk models will redefine African fintech by 2026.
- Startups
Moove raises $105 Million in Oversubscibed Series A2, to scale globally
A few weeks after announcing $10 Million from NBK Capital, Moove has announced it has raised $105 Million in an…
- Startups
Afrikrea rebrands to ANKA after successful $6.2 million Pre-Series A Round
The e-commerce platform Afrikrea is now rebranding to “ANKA”, its all-in-one solution for selling anywhere and hipping globally
- Startups
Fonbnk raises $3.5 million Seed to serve the underbanked across Africa, Latin America & Asia
Fonbnk allows anyone that uses prepaid mobile SIM cards can easily obtain cryptocurrency assets by exchanging their airtime credits.
- News
Airtel Africa and Standard Chartered Bank announce partnership to drive financial inclusion
Mobile banking transfers between Airtel Money and Standard Chartered Bank are now live in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia. Remaining…
- News
Huawei Graduates 210 Youth in Migori Through Digitruck, Targets Rural Digital Transformation
Huawei’s Digitruck program trained 210 youth in Migori with digital, entrepreneurship, and financial skills, advancing rural digital inclusion.
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World Bank’s GIIF announces Winners of AgTech & Inclusive Insurance Challenge
World Bank's GIIF program has announced the three top winners of the Africa AgTech & Inclusive Insurance Challenge
- Opinion
How the Cost of Smartphones Is Widening Africa’s Digital Divide
Africa's digital divide persists due to smartphone affordability, data costs, and regulations. Public-private partnerships and financing solutions can enhance digital…
- Startups
Kenya’s Digital Divide Push Gets KES 517M Boost Through Poa Internet’s Finnfund Deal
Poa Internet, Kenya’s fastest-growing internet service provider, has secured a $4 million debt investment from Finnfund, a Finnish development financier,…
