Tech
Airtel Money Adds Pesalink Transfers to 30 Banks, SACCOs and Microfinance Institutions
Airtel Money Kenya has integrated its mobile money platform with Pesalink, allowing customers to transfer funds directly to accounts at 30 banks, SACCOs and microfinance institutions across Kenya.The integration...
AI
Kenya’s Satlyt Among 10 African Startups Selected for Google’s Inaugural Applied AI Lab
Kenya’s Satlyt has been selected among 10 startups joining the inaugural Google Africa Applied AI Lab cohort, gaining access to Google’s artificial intelligence models, technical mentorship and venture capital...
Startups
Yoco Raises $100 Million from Victory Park Capital to Expand Merchant Financing
South African fintech company Yoco has secured a $100 million credit facility from US investment firm Victory Park Capital to expand working capital financing for small businesses using its...
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 of its M-PESA and financial...
Tech
Airtel Money Adds Pesalink Transfers to 30 Banks, SACCOs and Microfinance Institutions
Airtel Money Kenya has integrated its mobile money platform with Pesalink, allowing customers to transfer funds directly to accounts at 30 banks, SACCOs and microfinance institutions across Kenya.The integration with Integrated...
Business
Safaricom’s Ziidi Trader Handles 68% of Retail Applications in Quickmart’s KSh 15 Billion IPO
Safaricom's Ziidi Trader accounted for more than two-thirds of retail applications in Quickmart Plc's KSh 15 billion initial public offering, underscoring the growing role...
Business
Vodacom Retains 55% Safaricom Stake as Kenya Court Appeal Continues
Vodacom Group has confirmed that it remains the registered holder of its 55% stake in Safaricom as Kenya's Court of Appeal considers a challenge...
Tech
Airtel Money Adds Pesalink Transfers to 30 Banks, SACCOs and Microfinance Institutions
Airtel Money Kenya has integrated its mobile money platform with Pesalink, allowing customers to transfer funds directly to accounts at 30 banks, SACCOs and...
Tech
Ruto Nominates Lydia Chelagat as Kenya’s Next Data Protection Commissioner
President William Ruto has nominated Lydia Sitienei Chelagat, the Director of Legal Services and Corporation Secretary at the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA), as...
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...
Airtel Money Adds Pesalink Transfers to 30 Banks, SACCOs and Microfinance Institutions
Airtel Money Kenya has integrated its mobile money platform with Pesalink, allowing customers to transfer funds directly to accounts at 30 banks, SACCOs and microfinance institutions across Kenya.The integration with Integrated Payment Services Limited (IPSL), which operates Pesalink, allows Airtel Money customers to move...
Airtel Money Adds Pesalink Transfers to 30 Banks, SACCOs and Microfinance Institutions
Airtel Money Kenya has integrated its mobile money platform with Pesalink, allowing customers to transfer funds directly to accounts at 30 banks, SACCOs and...
Kenya’s Satlyt Among 10 African Startups Selected for Google’s Inaugural Applied AI Lab
Kenya’s Satlyt has been selected among 10 startups joining the inaugural Google Africa Applied AI Lab cohort, gaining access to Google’s artificial intelligence models,...
StartupEast Awards 2026 Extends Nominations to December 12 as Awards Ceremony Moves to April 2027
StartupEast has extended nominations for the StartupEast Awards 2026 to December 12, 2026, following the rescheduling of the awards ceremony to April 15, 2027.The...
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang Resigns After 33 Years as AI Chip Giant Names Interim Successor
Nvidia founder Jensen Huang has stepped down from the company he helped establish in 1993, ending a 33-year tenure during which he transformed the...
Swedfund Invests $15 Million in Lightrock Africa Fund to Back Growth-Stage Businesses
Sweden’s development finance institution, Swedfund, has committed $15 million to Lightrock Africa Growth Fund II, targeting technology-driven businesses expanding access to financial services, healthcare,...
CEO Weekends: After Losing 32 Goats, Tendai Gavaza Built StokData Africa to Help Farmers Track Their Businesses
StokData Africa grew out of a problem its founder, Tendai Gavaza, knew firsthand: managing a farm in Zimbabwe while living thousands of kilometres away in Melbourne. Expenses were difficult to verify, devices containing farm records were stolen, and 32 goats were lost without an...
Women
Kenya’s Diana Waithanji Appointed Interim Dean of Cybersecurity at Touro University Berlin
Kenyan cybersecurity professional Diana Waithanji has been appointed Interim Dean of Cybersecurity at Touro University Berlin, marking a new chapter in her career as she takes on an academic...
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...
