Brand Voice
Safaricom Opens Ziidi Shari’ah Investing to 41 Million M-PESA Customers
Safaricom Plc is opening its Ziidi Shari’ah Money Market Fund to its more than 41 million M-PESA customers, allowing them to invest from as little as Ksh 100 through...
Brand Voice
Safaricom Targets Estates as Fibre Customers Rise 35% to 407,080
Safaricom Plc is taking its Home Internet teams into residential estates as the telecom operator seeks to deepen fibre adoption in areas already covered by its network.The company recently...
Startups
Ghana’s Complete Farmer Raises $2.4 Million to Expand Farmer Financing
Ghanaian agri-tech company Complete Farmer has secured a $2.4 million convertible loan from the International Finance Corporation (IFC) to expand financing for smallholder farmers and scale its agricultural input...
Brand Voice
How Technology Is Changing the Way We Move, Recover and Unwind
Wellness technology is moving beyond step counters and workout trackers as consumers increasingly look for connected tools that can help them understand how they move, recover, sleep and spend...
Brand Voice
Safaricom Opens Ziidi Shari’ah Investing to 41 Million M-PESA Customers
Safaricom Plc is opening its Ziidi Shari’ah Money Market Fund to its more than 41 million M-PESA customers, allowing them to invest from as little as Ksh 100 through the mobile-money...
Business
CEO Weekends: PawaPay Secures Kenya Payments Licence After 3 Billion Mobile-Money Transactions
PawaPay has secured a Payment Service Provider licence in Kenya after processing three billion mobile-money transactions and more than €10 billion in payments across...
Business
Bank of Kigali Joins China’s Cross-Border Interbank Payment System to Expand Yuan Payments
Bank of Kigali has become the first bank headquartered in East and Central Africa to join China’s Cross-Border Interbank Payment System (CIPS) as a direct...
Tech
Africa Financial Summit Heads to Luanda as Angola Pushes Financial-Sector Reforms
The Africa Financial Summit will hold its 2026 annual meeting in Luanda on Nov. 3 and 4, bringing more than 1,250 financial-sector executives, regulators,...
Startups
Yellow Card Appoints Former Monzo, Deutsche Bank Exec as Group CFO
Yellow Card, a stablecoin-enabled payments, infrastructure firm has appointed Ross Everett as Group Chief Financial Officer (CFO) to lead the company's global finance function...
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 TAURUSÂ
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...
Safaricom Opens Ziidi Shari’ah Investing to 41 Million M-PESA Customers
Safaricom Plc is opening its Ziidi Shari’ah Money Market Fund to its more than 41 million M-PESA customers, allowing them to invest from as little as Ksh 100 through the mobile-money platform.The rollout gives Safaricom a new channel for reaching customers seeking investments that...
Safaricom Opens Ziidi Shari’ah Investing to 41 Million M-PESA Customers
Safaricom Plc is opening its Ziidi Shari’ah Money Market Fund to its more than 41 million M-PESA customers, allowing them to invest from as...
Safaricom Targets Estates as Fibre Customers Rise 35% to 407,080
Safaricom Plc is taking its Home Internet teams into residential estates as the telecom operator seeks to deepen fibre adoption in areas already covered...
Naulisako, a Digital Fare Collection Platform, Wins GirlCode Kenya Hackathon
Naulisako, a digital fare collection platform, has won the third edition of the GirlCode Kenya Hackathon, with its four-member team developing a solution designed...
Ghana’s Complete Farmer Raises $2.4 Million to Expand Farmer Financing
Ghanaian agri-tech company Complete Farmer has secured a $2.4 million convertible loan from the International Finance Corporation (IFC) to expand financing for smallholder farmers...
Sun King Raises $5 Million Acumen Investment for Zambia Expansion
Nairobi-based off-grid solar company Sun King has secured a $5 million Series D equity investment from Acumen to expand its operations in Zambia and...
CEO Weekends: PawaPay Secures Kenya Payments Licence After 3 Billion Mobile-Money Transactions
PawaPay has secured a Payment Service Provider licence in Kenya after processing three billion mobile-money transactions and more than €10 billion in payments across the continent.The company, operating in Kenya through Quidexplus Kenya Limited, has announced it has been licensed as a payment service...
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...
Startups
Mamor Capital Raises $18.8 Million First Close for South Africa Tech Fund
Mamor Capital has secured R300 million ($18.8 million) in the first close of its debut venture capital fund, giving the black women-owned investment firm capital to begin backing post-revenue...
