Device Financing
Exploring device financing options and trends for purchasing mobile and other devices in Kenya and across Africa
- Announcements
AliExpress Co-Founder joins Lipa Later as CTO
Lipa Later, the buy-now-pay-later company operating in Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda & Nigeria, has appointed a new CTO, Tom Gong from…
- News
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…
- News
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…
- Startups
Sokowatch closes $125 Million Series B, Rebrands to “Wasoko”
The company says with its rapidly growing pan-African operations, it is rebranding to "WASOKO" a Swahili word for "People of…
- Startups
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…
- Startups
Moove Mobility Fintech Expands to Kenya; Partners with Uber, Lori & Sendy
Moove provides asset-backed vehicle financing by embedding its alternative credit-scoring technology onto ride-hailing and e-logistics platforms.
- News
TECNO, itel phones now available through Safaricom Lipa Mdogo Mdogo
Safaricom has announced it has partnered with Google and Transsion - the company behind TECNO, Infinix and itel brands -…
- Announcements
DTB launches ‘Beba Leo’ Nissan Vehicle Financing targeting SMEs
DTB has announced a new partnership with the official distributor of the Nissan brand in Kenya, Crown Motors Group
- News
Safaricom expanding Device Financing to include more expensive phones
The TECNO Camon 17 and the TECNO Spark 7 will be part of the Safaricom Lipa Mdogo Mdogo plan in…
- Startups
Moove announces deal with Lori Systems for Affordable Truck Financing
Moove says the partnership with Lori Systems will be available in the Kenyan market, with Nigerian rollout planned for a…
- Best Lists
All the M-Kopa Phones you can get in Kenya, Uganda & Nigeria in 2021
Despite unfair markups, M-Kopa devices remain crazy popular. Here are all the devices you can pick up in Kenya, Uganda…
- News
Over 250,000 Kenyans have acquired phones through Safaricom ‘Lipa Mdogo Mdogo’
Through its 'Lipa Mdogo Mdogo' campaign, Kenyans can acquire a smartphone by paying as little as KES 20 a day.
- Opinion
M-Kopa devices remain popular despite being crazily overpriced
For a long time - while we had our number listed on Google Business - we would receive calls from…
- Opinion
‘OverHere’ allows you to buy now, pay later while using device
'OverHere' allows you to buy now, pay later while using device should you trust them? What data do they want…
- News
How Safaricom’s Lipa Mdogo Mdogo KES. 20-a-day Smartphone Plan Works
There are two things: First one needs to qualify for the plan, then there's a payment plan. Qualification is checked…
