Tech
Jumia Sees 67% of Customers Outside Nairobi After Copia Collapse
Jumia Kenya is expanding its reach beyond Nairobi as online retail demand grows across the country, putting the spotlight on a market opportunity left exposed by the collapse of...
Startups
Tanzanian Health Startup Medikea Raises $1.2 Million to Own Care, Not Just Connect It
Medikea, a Tanzanian healthtech company that runs its own clinics, labs and pharmacies, raised $1.2 million in pre-seed funding to open sites in Arusha and Morogoro, bringing its network...
Tech
Inside Safaricom’s New M-PESA Scan-to-Pay, Tap-to-Pay and AI Pay
Safaricom is expanding how customers use M-PESA at the point of sale, introducing QR-code payments, contactless smartphone transactions and an artificial intelligence-powered feature designed to reduce the manual entry...
Tech
Meta Backs 10 Kenyan AI Startups With $10,000 Funding Pool
Meta and This Is Digital have brought together 10 Kenyan startups developing artificial intelligence applications for local industries through the inaugural AI Academy Kenya Pitchathon, a competition offering two...
Tech
Jumia Sees 67% of Customers Outside Nairobi After Copia Collapse
Jumia Kenya is expanding its reach beyond Nairobi as online retail demand grows across the country, putting the spotlight on a market opportunity left exposed by the collapse of Copia Global,...
Business
Safaricom CEO Says M-PESA to Expand Into Savings, Investment and Insurance
Safaricom Plc is expanding M-PESA from a payments service into savings, investment and insurance, Chief Executive Officer Peter Ndegwa said, while a court dispute...
Business
Nedbank Completes Acquisition of 66% of Kenya’s NCBA in $850 Million-Plus Deal
Nedbank Group Ltd. has completed its takeover offer for a 66% controlling stake in NCBA Group Plc, giving the South African lender a base...
Tech
Jumia Sees 67% of Customers Outside Nairobi After Copia Collapse
Jumia Kenya is expanding its reach beyond Nairobi as online retail demand grows across the country, putting the spotlight on a market opportunity left...
Tech
NCBA’s LOOP Launches LOOP BIZ+, a Square-Like Platform for Payments, Inventory & SME Loans
NCBA Group’s digital financial services subsidiary, LOOP Digital Financial Services, has launched LOOP BIZ+, a business platform that combines payment processing, inventory management, customer...
How
Factors to Compare Before Applying for a Credit Card in South Africa
A credit card is a crucial financial tool. Apart from providing instant revolving cash, it can help you improve your credit score if you...
Business
AvadaPay’s All-in-One Payment and SMS Solution for Growing Businesses
Ask a growing business how it manages its payments and customer communication, and you'll often hear a familiar story.One provider handles collections.Another handles payouts.Bulk...
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...
Jumia Sees 67% of Customers Outside Nairobi After Copia Collapse
Jumia Kenya is expanding its reach beyond Nairobi as online retail demand grows across the country, putting the spotlight on a market opportunity left exposed by the collapse of Copia Global, which built its business around delivering consumer goods to underserved communities.The e-commerce platform’s...
Jumia Sees 67% of Customers Outside Nairobi After Copia Collapse
Jumia Kenya is expanding its reach beyond Nairobi as online retail demand grows across the country, putting the spotlight on a market opportunity left...
Tanzanian Health Startup Medikea Raises $1.2 Million to Own Care, Not Just Connect It
Medikea, a Tanzanian healthtech company that runs its own clinics, labs and pharmacies, raised $1.2 million in pre-seed funding to open sites in Arusha...
Building a Multi Account Trading Workflow That Scales
Copying futures trades in real time from one lead account to multiple accounts and brokers is no longer a niche requirement. It is a...
NCBA’s LOOP Launches LOOP BIZ+, a Square-Like Platform for Payments, Inventory & SME Loans
NCBA Group’s digital financial services subsidiary, LOOP Digital Financial Services, has launched LOOP BIZ+, a business platform that combines payment processing, inventory management, customer...
Browser Lockdown Is Only One Layer of Exam Security
Online examination security becomes more effective when assessment leaders can explain what each safeguard establishes and how those safeguards work together. Browser restrictions protect...
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 and 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...
