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WapiPay Gains Canadian License to Expand Cross Border Payments

WapiPay, a Kenyan financial technology firm, has obtained a Money Services Business license from Canada’s Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Center, marking its first regulated entry into North America...

4G Capital Tops $1 Billion in Lending to Small Businesses in Kenya, Uganda

4G Capital has disbursed more than $1 billion in loans to entrepreneurs in Kenya and Uganda, underscoring rising demand for working capital among small businesses typically shut out of...

WapiPay Gains Canadian License to Expand Cross Border Payments

WapiPay, a Kenyan financial technology firm, has obtained a Money Services Business license from Canada’s Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Center, marking its first regulated entry into North America...

World Cup Build-Up Lifts Football Podcast Listening Across Africa-Spotify

Football fans across Sub-Saharan Africa are increasingly turning to podcasts for match analysis, commentary and fan-led discussion, with new Spotify data showing a sharp increase in listening across the...

WapiPay Gains Canadian License to Expand Cross Border Payments

WapiPay, a Kenyan financial technology firm, has obtained a Money Services Business license from Canada’s Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Center, marking its first regulated entry into North America as it...

Dubizzle Invests in Tern to Turn Rent Payments Into Rewards in UAE Push

Dubizzle Group has invested in UAE-based rental rewards platform Tern, betting that incentives and payment flexibility can help it capture more of the value...

Ericsson Names Per Narvinger CEO as Börje Ekholm Steps Down After Decade at Helm

Ericsson named longtime executive Per Narvinger as its next chief executive officer, handing leadership of the Swedish telecom equipment maker to an internal veteran...

These 9 African Organisations Are Joining the AWS Global Social Impact Accelerator

Amazon’s cloud computing subsidiary Amazon Web Services (AWS) has selected nine African organisations for the fourth cohort of its Social Entrepreneur Accelerator programme, the...

Pauline Namwakira Becomes Kenya’s Second AWS Golden Jacket Recipient

Pauline Namwakira, 23, an AWS Authorized Instructor, cloud educator, and technology mentor, has become the second Kenyan to receive the prestigious AWS Golden Jacket,...

Harnessing AI in Cybersecurity: Ways Companies Can Stay Ahead of AI-Driven Threats

While cybersecurity companies leverage Artificial Intelligence (AI) to enhance threat detection, cybercriminals are weaponising the same technology for automated phishing and malware attacks —...

What Does Home Wi-Fi Add to Digital Convenience?

The world that we are living in today is digitally driven, and convenience isn’t defined by physical comfort alone; it is also shaped by...

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 Kenya Six 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...

Safaricom Shangwe @25 Promotion Concludes | Creates 25 Millionaires

 Safaricom has unveiled the final five winners of KES 1 million in its Shangwe @25 nationwide consumer promotion, bringing the total number of new...

How Buying Data on M-PESA Opened New Doors for Sheila

Sheila Cheptoo, a 25-year-old poultry farmer in the quiet village of Masare, in Bomet County, rises early before sunrise. The soft rustling of her 132...

WapiPay Gains Canadian License to Expand Cross Border Payments

WapiPay, a Kenyan financial technology firm, has obtained a Money Services Business license from Canada’s Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Center, marking its first regulated entry into North America as it scales its global payments network. The license allows the Nairobi based company to offer...

Binance Commits $250,000 to Support Ebola Response in Uganda and DRC

Binance has pledged $250,000 in emergency humanitarian funding to support frontline efforts responding to an ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo...

Binance Marks Africa Month With Push for Digital Inclusion Across Continent

Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, used Africa Month to deepen its engagement on the continent, positioning digital assets and blockchain...

Hamilton Labs Secures AXIAN Backing to Expand Digital Dollar Access in Africa

Hamilton Labs has secured an undisclosed strategic investment from AXIAN Investment to accelerate the rollout of its dollar-pegged stablecoin across Africa, the companies said. The...

Nedbank Partners with Crypto.com to Explore Blockchain Payments Across Africa

Nedbank Group said on Thursday it had entered a strategic partnership with Crypto.com to explore blockchain-based payment, settlement and liquidity solutions across Africa, in...

Kenya Confirms Deletion of Worldcoin Biometric Data

Worldcoin’s parent company, Tools for Humanity, has deleted all biometric data collected from Kenyan citizens, Kenya’s Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (ODPC) has...

CEO Weekends: Mawingu’s CEO Farouk Ramji on Why Africa’s Next Tech Revolution May Come From Rural Communities

For decades, Africa's technology story has been centred on major cities such as Nairobi, Lagos, Cape Town, and Kigali. These urban hubs have attracted investment, startups, and digital talent, becoming symbols of the continent's growing innovation economy. However, Mawingu, Kenya's largest ISP for rural...

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