Finance and Fintech
Delving into different varied fintech innovations that are reshaping banking, investments, and payments globally.
- News
Bitcoin Is Already Running in Kibera. Now Nairobi Hosts the Conference That Could Shape Its Future.
The gap between how Bitcoin is actually used in places like Kibera and how regulators plan to govern it is…
- Business
Verto Now Offers USD Accounts for Businesses Operating Between the US and Africa
Cross-border fintech Verto introduces US-dollar accounts targeting startups and businesses operating between the United States and Africa.
- Startups
Kulipa Raises $6.2M to Help Fintechs Like Flutterwave Turn Stablecoin Balances Into Real Payments
Kulipa raises $6.2M to let fintechs issue payment cards funded directly from stablecoin balances, with Nigeria in its regulated footprint.
- Interesting Reads
More Kenyans Are Earning More β But 4 in 10 Are Still Borrowing to Eat
Old Mutual's 2025 report shows Kenyans are more financially optimistic but still stretched thin by debt and rising costs. Option…
- Startups
A South African Fintech Just Raised $9.5M to Turn African Banks into Merchant Powerhouses β and Kenya Is on the List
South African fintech littlefish raises $9.5M to expand its bank-embedded merchant infrastructure platform to Kenya and across Africa.
- News
How paying rent on M-PESA could unlock your next loan
As Safaricom pushes toward its new My OneApp future, one of the more interesting things Iβve seen tucked inside the…
- Business
Kenswitch and Visa Sign Deal to Modernise Kenya’s Payment Backbone
Kenswitch and Visa sign a framework agreement to modernise Kenya's payments infrastructure, targeting merchants, banks, and settlement systems.
- Business
Consolidated Bank Turned a Profit. But the Audited Numbers Tell a More Complicated Story.
Consolidated Bank posted a KES 217.5 million profit, but severe capital shortfalls and rising bad loans threaten its future survival.
- Interesting Reads
Kenya Mobile Money: We Already Ran the Experiment. It’s Time to Act on the Results.
Kenya's 2020 free mobile money experiment added 2.8 million users. The data is clear. It's time to go back.
- Business
NBK Shrunk Its Loan Book by KES 24 Billion and Still Made 178% More Profit. Hereβs How.
NBK's 178% profit surge proves that lending less, spending smarter, and new ownership can rebuild a broken bank.
- News
Hurupay promises Kenyans the ultimate U.S. bank account. But is it a scam? I signed up to find out
As someone who has spent over a decade tracking the highs and lows of the Kenyan tech scene, from the…
- Business
How 100,000 Kenyan Women are Moving from the Informal Economy to Bankable Businesses
The Stanbic Foundation and KIE are tackling the MSME credit gap by training over 100,000 women-led businesses across 10 Kenyan…
- News
Pesalink Finally Wakes Up: The PAPSS Integration That Bypasses the Dollar and Threatens the Fintech Ecosystem
Pesalink and PAPSS have unlocked instant KES cross-border payments. Discover how bypassing the dollar threatens the entire remittance startup ecosystem.
- News
Sun Kingβs new product isnβt a solar lamp – itβs a smartphone built on debt
Sun King enters the smartphone market with the EZ 1 for KES 60 daily, balancing accessibility with high long-term costs.
- Business
Eveready East Africa Pivots: From “Shika Paka Pawa” to Green Energy Finance
Eveready ditches dry cells for a green platform, offering solar solutions, carbon credits, and financing for electric vehicles in Kenya.
