Business
Safaricom Net Income Jumps 36% to KES 58.2 Billion as Ethiopia Losses Narrow to KES 434 Million
Safaricom PLC's net income rose 35.9% to KES 58.2 billion in the six months ended September 30, 2026, as strong growth in Kenya and Ethiopia lifted the group's financial...
Startups
Circle Appoints Ghanaian Gillian Darko to Lead Africa Expansion
Circle Internet Group, the US financial technology company behind the USDC dollar-backed stablecoin, has appointed Ghanaian fintech executive Gillian Darko as Vice President and Head of Africa, as it...
Brand Voice
Yellow Card Wins Top Money20/20 Award for Second Consecutive Year
Yellow Card has won Gold in the Diamond category at the 2026 Money Awards, extending its winning streak at one of the global fintech industry's major events as the...
Brand Voice
Samsung Bets on AI to Make Laundry Easier
Laundry is one of the household chores that rarely goes away, but Samsung is looking to make it less demanding by bringing washing and drying together in a single...
Business
Safaricom Net Income Jumps 36% to KES 58.2 Billion as Ethiopia Losses Narrow to KES 434 Million
Safaricom PLC's net income rose 35.9% to KES 58.2 billion in the six months ended September 30, 2026, as strong growth in Kenya and Ethiopia lifted the group's financial performance.Group service...
Business
Mastercard, Interswitch Bring Google Pay to Nigeria
Mastercard and Interswitch said eligible Mastercard cardholders in Nigeria can now use Google Pay for contactless payments on Android phones, adding a major mobile...
Business
Safaricom Bets on M-Pesa to Become Kenya’s Digital Economy Operating System
Safaricom is positioning M-Pesa as the operating system for Kenya’s digital economy, expanding the mobile money platform into investments, savings, insurance and business services...
Tech
GSMA Says Climate Damage to Mobile Networks Could Cost $3 Billion Annually by 2050
GSMA has said that climate-related damage to mobile telecommunications infrastructure could cost operators more than $3 billion annually by 2050, nearly double current losses,...
Tech
Samsung Retains No. 5 Spot in Interbrand’s Best Global Brands 2026 Ranking
Samsung Electronics has retained fifth place in Interbrand’s 2026 Best Global Brands ranking, becoming the only Asia-based company to remain in the global top...
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...
Safaricom Net Income Jumps 36% to KES 58.2 Billion as Ethiopia Losses Narrow to KES 434 Million
Safaricom PLC's net income rose 35.9% to KES 58.2 billion in the six months ended September 30, 2026, as strong growth in Kenya and Ethiopia lifted the group's financial performance.Group service revenue increased 13.1% to KES 226.1 billion, while EBITDA grew 27.5% to KES...
Safaricom Net Income Jumps 36% to KES 58.2 Billion as Ethiopia Losses Narrow to KES 434 Million
Safaricom PLC's net income rose 35.9% to KES 58.2 billion in the six months ended September 30, 2026, as strong growth in Kenya and...
Circle Appoints Ghanaian Gillian Darko to Lead Africa Expansion
Circle Internet Group, the US financial technology company behind the USDC dollar-backed stablecoin, has appointed Ghanaian fintech executive Gillian Darko as Vice President and...
GSMA Says Climate Damage to Mobile Networks Could Cost $3 Billion Annually by 2050
GSMA has said that climate-related damage to mobile telecommunications infrastructure could cost operators more than $3 billion annually by 2050, nearly double current losses,...
The Cost of Going Green: Inside Safaricom’s KSh20 Billion Energy Transition
Safaricom is committing billions of shillings to transform how it powers its telecommunications network, replacing diesel generators with solar energy and raising green financing...
Samsung Retains No. 5 Spot in Interbrand’s Best Global Brands 2026 Ranking
Samsung Electronics has retained fifth place in Interbrand’s 2026 Best Global Brands ranking, becoming the only Asia-based company to remain in the global top...
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 & 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...
