Startups
Naked Launches Pet Insurance in South Africa From R40 a Month
Naked has launched pet insurance in South Africa, with premiums starting at R40 ($2.20) a month for cats and R55 for dogs, entering a market already served by established...
Startups
Madica Secures $6 Million from Flourish Ventures to Back 30 More African Startups
Madica has secured an additional $6 million from Flourish Ventures to extend its African pre-seed investment pilot by three years, giving the programme capacity to back another 25 to...
How To Guides
How Blockchain Payments Work Across Online Entertainment Platforms
Blockchain payments enable payments to content, game accounts, and digital goods. They can be used to transfer cryptocurrencies through blockchain networks that operate outside of banks and the conventional...
Startups
Saudi Event-Tech Startup INVE Raises $300,000 in Pre-Seed Funding from Outliers VC
Saudi event-technology startup INVE has raised $300,000 in pre-seed funding from Outliers Venture Capital as it expands its digital invitation and event-management platforms for consumers and businesses.The funding will...
Startups
Naked Launches Pet Insurance in South Africa From R40 a Month
Naked has launched pet insurance in South Africa, with premiums starting at R40 ($2.20) a month for cats and R55 for dogs, entering a market already served by established insurers including...
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
Safaricom Dismissed 118 Employees in Fraud Cases as M-PESA Transactions Hit KSh41.7 Trillion
Safaricom dismissed 118 employees in connection with fraud cases during the financial year ended March 2026, while its M-PESA platform processed 46.4 billion transactions...
Tech
Safaricom Bundles Home Fibre With Shared Mobile Plans for Families
Safaricom Plc, Kenya’s largest mobile operator, is bundling home internet with shared mobile allowances as it tries to deepen its fixed-broadband business.Safaricom introduced the...
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...
Naked Launches Pet Insurance in South Africa From R40 a Month
Naked has launched pet insurance in South Africa, with premiums starting at R40 ($2.20) a month for cats and R55 for dogs, entering a market already served by established insurers including OUTsurance, dotsure.co.za, Oneplan, MediPet and PawPaw Pet Insurance.The Johannesburg-based digital insurer said on...
Naked Launches Pet Insurance in South Africa From R40 a Month
Naked has launched pet insurance in South Africa, with premiums starting at R40 ($2.20) a month for cats and R55 for dogs, entering a...
Madica Secures $6 Million from Flourish Ventures to Back 30 More African Startups
Madica has secured an additional $6 million from Flourish Ventures to extend its African pre-seed investment pilot by three years, giving the programme capacity...
Safaricom Dismissed 118 Employees in Fraud Cases as M-PESA Transactions Hit KSh41.7 Trillion
Safaricom dismissed 118 employees in connection with fraud cases during the financial year ended March 2026, while its M-PESA platform processed 46.4 billion transactions...
Safaricom Bundles Home Fibre With Shared Mobile Plans for Families
Safaricom Plc, Kenya’s largest mobile operator, is bundling home internet with shared mobile allowances as it tries to deepen its fixed-broadband business.Safaricom introduced the...
MultiChoice Cuts DStv Prices by Up to 35% in Kenya
MultiChoice Group, now part of France’s Canal+, is cutting the number of DStv packages in Kenya from six to four as the pay-TV operator...
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...
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...
