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Jubilee Partners With FSD Africa’s BimaLab to Build Insurance Products for Underserved Markets

Jubilee Group is partnering with BimaLab, FSD Africa's insurtech accelerator, to develop and test new insurance products aimed at reaching low-income consumers and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), targeting...

Sanara Deploys $9.3 Million, Trains 20,000 Young Creatives in Kenya

Sanara has deployed more than $9.3 million (KES 1.2 billion) in commercial financing and grants to Kenya’s creative economy, while demand for its Ota loan facilities has climbed to...

Binance Surpasses $1 Billion in Assets Under Management for Stock Trading Within 30 Days

Binance announced that its stock-trading platform has surpassed $1 billion in assets under management (AUM) within 30 days of launch, marking a milestone for the company’s expansion into equity...

Daya Secures $2.4 Million to Expand Stablecoin Rails for African Cross-Border Payments

Daya, a startup building stablecoin-based payment infrastructure for African businesses, has raised $2.4 million in pre-seed funding as it seeks to simplify how companies move money across borders. The round...

Jubilee Partners With FSD Africa’s BimaLab to Build Insurance Products for Underserved Markets

Jubilee Group is partnering with BimaLab, FSD Africa's insurtech accelerator, to develop and test new insurance products aimed at reaching low-income consumers and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), targeting one of...

Nairobi International Financial Centre Certifies 15 New Startups | Targets $200M in Investments

Nairobi International Financial Centre (NIFC) has certified 15 new firms in a move expected to mobilize more than $200 million in investment and create...

Binance Surpasses $1 Billion in Assets Under Management for Stock Trading Within 30 Days

Binance announced that its stock-trading platform has surpassed $1 billion in assets under management (AUM) within 30 days of launch, marking a milestone for...

Dimension Data Uganda Rebrands to NTT DATA Seven Years After Global Shift

Dimension Data Uganda has officially transitioned to the NTT DATA brand, seven years after the global rebranding process began, aligning the local business with...

Google and Akuna Group Launch $1 Million Initiative for African Creative Talent

Google and Akuna Group have announced a new partnership aimed at expanding opportunities for underrepresented creators across Africa through artificial intelligence education and access...

Finding Focus: A Strategic Approach to Cybersecurity for Small and Medium Companies

Small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) hold valuable data, serve as entry points into larger supply chains and often lack the cybersecurity defences of enterprise...

Why Kenyan Creators Are Turning to Chatalystar: The OnlyFans Alternative Built on Crypto Payments

For Kenyan content creators, a painful contradiction has become unavoidable. Creator platforms like OnlyFans and ManyVids are accessible. A Kenyan creator can sign up....

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 Kenya Six 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 Shangwe @25 Promotion Concludes | Creates 25 Millionaires

 Safaricom has unveiled the final five winners of KES 1 million in its Shangwe @25 nationwide consumer promotion, bringing the total number of new...

How Buying Data on M-PESA Opened New Doors for Sheila

Sheila Cheptoo, a 25-year-old poultry farmer in the quiet village of Masare, in Bomet County, rises early before sunrise. The soft rustling of her 132...

Jubilee Partners With FSD Africa’s BimaLab to Build Insurance Products for Underserved Markets

Jubilee Group is partnering with BimaLab, FSD Africa's insurtech accelerator, to develop and test new insurance products aimed at reaching low-income consumers and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), targeting one of the largest untapped segments in East Africa's financial sector. The initiative marks a shift...

Binance Surpasses $1 Billion in Assets Under Management for Stock Trading Within 30 Days

Binance announced that its stock-trading platform has surpassed $1 billion in assets under management (AUM) within 30 days of launch, marking a milestone for...

Binance Commits $250,000 to Support Ebola Response in Uganda and DRC

Binance has pledged $250,000 in emergency humanitarian funding to support frontline efforts responding to an ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo...

Binance Marks Africa Month With Push for Digital Inclusion Across Continent

Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, used Africa Month to deepen its engagement on the continent, positioning digital assets and blockchain...

Hamilton Labs Secures AXIAN Backing to Expand Digital Dollar Access in Africa

Hamilton Labs has secured an undisclosed strategic investment from AXIAN Investment to accelerate the rollout of its dollar-pegged stablecoin across Africa, the companies said. The...

Nedbank Partners with Crypto.com to Explore Blockchain Payments Across Africa

Nedbank Group said on Thursday it had entered a strategic partnership with Crypto.com to explore blockchain-based payment, settlement and liquidity solutions across Africa, in...

CEO Weekends: Inside Mawingu’s Mission to Connect One Million Africans by 2028

For years, Africa's digital transformation story has largely centered on cities, where infrastructure investment, technology adoption, and innovation ecosystems have grown rapidly. Yet beyond these urban centers, millions of people across rural and peri-urban communities still remain under-connected, limiting access to education, healthcare, entrepreneurship...

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Aruwa Capital Leads $2 Million Seed Extension Investment in Sika Financial Group

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