Startups
Zipline Raises $1.5 Billion at $21.5 Billion Valuation to Expand U.S. Drone Delivery Network
Zipline has raised $1.5 billion at a post-money valuation of $21.5 billion as the drone delivery company moves to build a nationwide delivery network in the United States, expand...
How-to Guides
How to Avoid Fuliza Deepfake Scams
Fuliza is Safaricom’s M-PESA overdraft service allowing users to complete a payment, send money, buy airtime or pay a bill even when their M-PESA balance is low, up to a...
Startups
Zipline Raises $1.5 Billion at $21.5 Billion Valuation to Expand U.S. Drone Delivery Network
Zipline has raised $1.5 billion at a post-money valuation of $21.5 billion as the drone delivery company moves to build a nationwide delivery network in the United States, expand...
Brand Voice
Samsung Looks to AI and Advanced Chips as It Marks 57 Years
Samsung, the South Korean technology group has evolved from a consumer electronics manufacturer into a global technology leader spanning semiconductors, smartphones, displays and connected devices, with AI shaping its...
Startups
Zipline Raises $1.5 Billion at $21.5 Billion Valuation to Expand U.S. Drone Delivery Network
Zipline has raised $1.5 billion at a post-money valuation of $21.5 billion as the drone delivery company moves to build a nationwide delivery network in the United States, expand manufacturing capacity...
Business
Mastercard, Interswitch Bring Google Pay to Nigeria
Mastercard and Interswitch said eligible Mastercard cardholders in Nigeria can now use Google Pay for contactless payments on Android phones, adding a major mobile...
Business
Safaricom Bets on M-Pesa to Become Kenya’s Digital Economy Operating System
Safaricom is positioning M-Pesa as the operating system for Kenya’s digital economy, expanding the mobile money platform into investments, savings, insurance and business services...
Tech
Safaricom Appoints Boniface Mungania Financial Services Chief in Leadership Changes
Safaricom Plc has appointed Boniface Mungania as Chief Financial Services Officer, effective Nov. 1, following regulatory approval, placing a longtime company executive in charge...
Tech
Kenya Moves to Operationalise Cybersecurity Agency as Threats Hit 2.6 Billion
Kenya is moving to operationalise its National Cybersecurity Agency and strengthen coordination among national security institutions after detecting approximately 2.6 billion cyber threat events...
How
How to Make Data Privacy Your Competitive Advantage
For years, data privacy was largely owned by legal teams, reviewed by leadership from time to time, and often seen by employees as another...
How
Best eSIM for Kenya 2026
In Nairobi, Malindi, Mombasa, and other major cities, mobile signals range from 5G, with 4G in coastal locations like Diani Beach, supported by 3G...
Samsung Care+ Offers Affordable Damage Cover in East Africa
Samsung has expanded access to Care+, a service plan built to help owners of eligible Galaxy smartphones in East Africa manage the cost of...
TECNO Wins Two IFA Global Product Technology Innovation Awards for Modular Phone and Tonino Lamborghini TECNO TAURUS
Earlier this month TECNO, a global AI-driven innovative technology brand, achieved two IFA Global Product Technology Innovation Awards at IFA 2026 for its products:...
iGaming AFRIKA Summit Opens in Nairobi with Focus on Regulation, Taxation & Growth
The inaugural iGaming AFRIKA Summit opened in Nairobi on Monday, bringing together regulators, operators, investors and technology firms to discuss the future of Africa’s...
The Trust Economy: Why the Data Protection Act is the New SME Gold Standard
By Veerakumar Natarajan, Country Head, Zoho KenyaSix years ago, Kenya enacted the Data Protection Act (DPA), becoming the first East African country to establish...
Safaricom’s Daraja 3.0 Platform Speeds Up API Integration for Kenyan Businesses
Faster integration of payment systems is emerging as a competitive advantage for businesses operating in Kenya’s digital economy.Developers say improvements introduced under Safaricom’s Daraja...
Zipline Raises $1.5 Billion at $21.5 Billion Valuation to Expand U.S. Drone Delivery Network
Zipline has raised $1.5 billion at a post-money valuation of $21.5 billion as the drone delivery company moves to build a nationwide delivery network in the United States, expand manufacturing capacity and accelerate hiring.The funding round was led by Paradigm, WCM Investment Management and...
Zipline Raises $1.5 Billion at $21.5 Billion Valuation to Expand U.S. Drone Delivery Network
Zipline has raised $1.5 billion at a post-money valuation of $21.5 billion as the drone delivery company moves to build a nationwide delivery network...
How to Avoid Fuliza Deepfake Scams
Fuliza is Safaricom’s M-PESA overdraft service allowing users to complete a payment, send money, buy airtime or pay a bill even when their M-PESA balance...
Helium Health Secures Google.org Funding to Deploy AI in Nigeria’s Maternal Healthcare
Helium Health has secured funding from Google.org to deploy artificial intelligence models across primary maternal healthcare services in Nigeria, targeting 1.9 million additional women...
Safaricom Appoints Boniface Mungania Financial Services Chief in Leadership Changes
Safaricom Plc has appointed Boniface Mungania as Chief Financial Services Officer, effective Nov. 1, following regulatory approval, placing a longtime company executive in charge...
Kenya Moves to Operationalise Cybersecurity Agency as Threats Hit 2.6 Billion
Kenya is moving to operationalise its National Cybersecurity Agency and strengthen coordination among national security institutions after detecting approximately 2.6 billion cyber threat events...
CEO Weekends: Pakstoor Wants to Make Online Marketplaces Safer by Putting Payments at the Centre
A failed purchase of a SMEG kettle has prompted Cape Town entrepreneur Tertius Wait to build Pakstoor, a new kind of online marketplace, one designed around the transaction itself rather than simply connecting buyers and sellers.Wait, a cybersecurity engineer with about 25 years of...
Women
Yvonne Okwara Joins Shuga Global as Head of Investments & Partnerships
Yvonne Okwara has joined Shuga Global as Head of Investments and Partnerships, moving into a leadership role focused on fundraising, strategic partnerships and expanding the organisation’s reach following her...
Startups
Standard Chartered Backs Seven Kenyan Women-Led Startups With $70,000 in Grants
Standard Chartered Plc's charitable arm awarded 9 million Kenyan shillings (about $70,000) in grants to seven women-led technology startups, part of a program aimed at closing the funding gap...
