CEO Weekends
CEO Weekends: ChamaBox Wants to Digitise Kenya’s Chama Economy
ChamaBox, a Nairobi-based fintech startup founded by David Esabwa Makotsi, is building a digital platform to help Kenya’s savings groups, investment clubs and table-banking associations manage their money, loans...
Startups
WayaWaya Partners With Choice Bank to Launch a Digital Bank in Kenya
WayaWaya has partnered with Choice Bank to launch WayaWaya Banking, a digital bank that will allow customers to open bank accounts, hold multiple currencies, transfer money locally and internationally,...
Tech
Safaricom Extends Family Share to Home Fibre Customers in Kisumu
Safaricom has extended its Family Share offering to Home Fibre customers in Lolwe Estate, Kisumu County, just days after announcing the package in Nairobi, in a move expected to...
Sustainability
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 to reduce its carbon footprint...
CEO Weekends
CEO Weekends: ChamaBox Wants to Digitise Kenya’s Chama Economy
ChamaBox, a Nairobi-based fintech startup founded by David Esabwa Makotsi, is building a digital platform to help Kenya’s savings groups, investment clubs and table-banking associations manage their money, loans and membership...
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
Samsung Named Among Kenya’s Three Strongest Brands in 2026 Superbrands Rankings
Samsung has been ranked among Kenya’s three strongest brands in the 2026 Superbrands East Africa rankings, emerging as the country’s leading electronics brand and...
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...
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...
CEO Weekends: ChamaBox Wants to Digitise Kenya’s Chama Economy
ChamaBox, a Nairobi-based fintech startup founded by David Esabwa Makotsi, is building a digital platform to help Kenya’s savings groups, investment clubs and table-banking associations manage their money, loans and membership without relying on paper records and spreadsheets.The platform brings together M-Pesa payments, automated...
CEO Weekends: ChamaBox Wants to Digitise Kenya’s Chama Economy
ChamaBox, a Nairobi-based fintech startup founded by David Esabwa Makotsi, is building a digital platform to help Kenya’s savings groups, investment clubs and table-banking...
WayaWaya Partners With Choice Bank to Launch a Digital Bank in Kenya
WayaWaya has partnered with Choice Bank to launch WayaWaya Banking, a digital bank that will allow customers to open bank accounts, hold multiple currencies,...
Zipline Raises $1.5 Billion at $21.5 Billion Valuation to Expand U.S. Drone Delivery Network
Zipline has raised $1.5 billion at a post-money valuation of $21.5 billion as the drone delivery company moves to build a nationwide delivery network...
Samsung Named Among Kenya’s Three Strongest Brands in 2026 Superbrands Rankings
Samsung has been ranked among Kenya’s three strongest brands in the 2026 Superbrands East Africa rankings, emerging as the country’s leading electronics brand and...
How to Avoid Fuliza Deepfake Scams
Fuliza is Safaricom’s M-PESA overdraft service allowing users to complete a payment, send money, buy airtime or pay a bill even when their M-PESA balance...
CEO Weekends: ChamaBox Wants to Digitise Kenya’s Chama Economy
ChamaBox, a Nairobi-based fintech startup founded by David Esabwa Makotsi, is building a digital platform to help Kenya’s savings groups, investment clubs and table-banking associations manage their money, loans and membership without relying on paper records and spreadsheets.The platform brings together M-Pesa payments, automated...
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...
