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- News
Mastercard and Enza Collaborate to Accelerate Fintech Innovation Across Africa
Mastercard partners with enza to enable African fintech companies to easily integrate payment solutions, accelerating digital transformation.
- Announcements
Hayo Launches National Mobile Registry Platform: Revolutionizing Digital Tax Collection in Emerging Markets
Hayo launched National Mobile Registry platform helping emerging market governments regulate mobile imports, combat counterfeits, and boost digital tax revenues.
- Startups
Peach Cars Secures $11M Series A Led by Suzuki Global Ventures to Transform Africa’s Used Car Market
Peach Cars raised $11M Series A led by Suzuki Global Ventures to expand Africa's digital used car marketplace infrastructure.
- Opinion
Space-Saving Business Printers: How SMEs Save Money with Compact Multifunction Solutions
Discover why compact business printers are revolutionizing SME operations through space-saving design, cost efficiency, and hybrid work compatibility
- Announcements
CAK Cracks Down on Estate ISP Monopolies, Urges Kenyans to Report Non-Compliance
Insights At a Glance: CAK has outlawed exclusive internet service agreements between ISPs and residential estate managers or developers. The…
- News
Standard Chartered Completes Strategic Transfer of Wealth & Retail Business to Access Bank PLC in Tanzania
Standard Chartered completed transfer of Tanzania retail banking operations to Access Bank PLC, maintaining corporate banking presence.
- Opinion
How Did Apple’s Back-to-School Ad Backfire So Spectacularly?
Apple's marketing team faces another crisis after controversial Parent Presentation ad teaches children to manipulate parents for expensive Mac purchases
- News
Airtel Africa Powers Digital Revolution: 73.4M Data Users Transform Sub-Saharan Connectivity
Airtel Africa's 2025 sustainability report reveals 73.4M data customers, 44.6M mobile money users, and 1.6M students connected.
- Startups
Britam’s BetaLab Invests KES 5 Million in Oye to Transform Boda Boda Insurance and Fuel Access
Britam BetaLab invests KES 5M in Oye fintech to provide insurance and fuel credit for Kenya's 2M boda riders.
- News
Massive Internet Outage Cripples Google, Spotify, Discord as Millions Face Service Disruptions
Massive Google Cloud outage on June 12 disrupted Spotify, Discord, Gmail globally for hours, affecting millions of users worldwide.
- News
Protests Cast Shadow Over Nairobi’s Upcoming M-PESA Sokoni Festival
Insights At a Glance: The upcoming Safaricom’s M-PESA Sokoni Festival Nairobi edition, scheduled for June 16, may face delays or…
- Interesting Reads
EU Adds Kenya to List of High-Risk Countries for Money Laundering, Removes Uganda
Insights At a Glance: Kenya blacklisted by EU for weak anti-money laundering systems—while Uganda is removed from the list, signaling…
- News
CDSC Achieves Major Milestone with Immobilization of 16 Billion Safaricom Shares
CDSC successfully immobilized 16 billion Safaricom shares from Vodafone, advancing Kenya's capital markets toward full electronic securities digitization.
- Startups
Mimi Alemayehou and Kurankye Sekyi-Otu join leading African VC firm to enhance global network and support portfolio growth
4DX Ventures appoints Mimi Alemayehou and Kurankye Sekyi-Otu as Senior Advisors to strengthen global network and support African tech portfolio…
- News
Tyler Perry Studios, NBA Africa Join Forces with Kenya in Landmark Creative Economy Partnership
Kenya positions itself as Africa's premier creative economy investment destination following successful U.S.-Kenya Creative Economy Forum, targeting 10% GDP contribution…
