Vivo Y53s To Launch in Kenya Bringing Clarity Into Life
vivo is set to launch its latest smartphone, the vivo Y53s on the 4th of August in Kenyan stores. The device, which goes by the slogan ‘Clear shot, Unlock more...
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Kenya’s Cloud Productivity Solutions Limited feted at global Microsoft’s Partner of the Year Awards
Cloud Productivity Solutions Limited, a Kenyan IT company was among 9 African companies that were feted at this year’s Microsoft Partner Awards event. The Microsoft Partner of the Year Awards...
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LG Electronics to open 20 new stores in East Africa as demand for home appliances soar
LG Electronics is expanding its market footprint in East Africa by opening new shops in four countries in response to growing demand for home appliances, entertainment and air conditioning solutions. ...
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CIC Group launches a self-service portal for Garages and Assessors to increase efficiency
The CIC Group, an Insurance and financial services provider headquartered in Nairobi Kenya, has launched a claim’s self-service provider portal for Garages and Assessors to increase efficiency in the claims’ reconciliation...
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Kenya’s M-KOPA, A Connected Asset Financing Platform, Expands Into Nigeria
M-KOPA, a connected asset financing platform, has finally expanded its operation into the Nigerian market. M-KOPA's Nigeria launch, according to an earlier report by TechMoran, follows a successful pilot test...
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Kenya Airways Launches Fahari Innovation Hub to Disrupt its Business Model
Kenya Airways PLC (KQ) has today launched the Fahari Innovation Hub, a centre for innovation that acts as a springboard for new ideas and data-driven innovations to accelerate impact-driven solutions...
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Facebook launches Reels Ads on Instagram across Africa
Today, Facebook has announced the launch of Reels Ads in 25 African countries that had the Reels feature on Instagram. Reel Ads will enable businesses on Instagram to reach greater...
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Facebook appoints Uganda’s Neema Iyer on its Global Women’s Safety Advisory Board
Facebook has today announced the launch of a Global Women’s Safety Advisory Board and a new women’s safety hub in the Facebook Safety Centre. Uganda’s Neema Iyer, founder of Policy, a civic...
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Trulioo extends biometric ID verification to Kenya
Trulioo, an online verification company has announced its entry into the Kenyan market thus expanding its list of African countries supported by GlobalGateway, the market-leading global identity verification platform. Trulioo...
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Carbon teams up with Visa to enable payments across Africa
Carbon , a pan-African fintech company providing access to basic financial services for Africans, has today announced a strategic five-year partnership with Visa, the world leader in digital payments, to offer...
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Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) South Africa opens application for the 2021 cohort.
Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) South Africa program is officially open for application for the 2021 cohort. The U.S. Embassy in South Africa and the Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) are once...
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Wimbart Launches Third Edition of PR Office Hours
Wimbart, the Public Relations agency specializing in Africa & emerging markets has launched its third PR Office Hours programme. The programme has been designed to equip African and Africa-focused startups...
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African Messaging App Ayoba Celebrates 2 years With 5.5m Users, Launches Voice , Video Calling and Web Access
Ayoba, the African messaging app, has announced the launch of a new version of its android app (0.38) which offers users access to voice and video calling. This comes as the...
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West Africa’s MainOne set to unveil data center in Appolonia City, Accra
MainOne the leading provider of connectivity, cloud and data center solutions in West Africa is set to launch the Appolonia Data Center of its subsidiary, MDXi.The new facility which is located...
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Meeula Digital Introduces a Smart Business Card That will Revolutionalise the way people connect
Meeula Digital Inc. a leading business-tech enterprise, has come up with the Meeula smart lead generating business card; a card that employs an intelligent technology to allow you to share...
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Empress Shoken Fund , Kenya Red Cross Partner Create a Digital Platform To Boost Humanitarian Voluntarism
Empress Shôken Fund of Japan and the Kenya Red Cross Society have announced a partnership to boost youth volunteerism in humanitarian work. Under the partnership, Kenya Red Cross will create...
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Britam partners with KOA to enable more Kenyans access savings and investment
Britam Asset Managers and Kenya-based fintech startup KOA, have announced a partnership to offer customers access to low risk investment opportunities. This partnership is the first of its kind in the market...
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InsurTech startups receive Ksh 1.25 million each from IRA, Prudential innovation hub
AiCare, Chamasure and Sprout Insure have each received Ksh 1.25 million in cash awards from an innovation hub steered by the Insurance Regulatory Authority (IRA) in collaboration with Prudential Life...
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Pesapal Kenya Authorized by Central Bank to Provide Payment Services
Pesapal has been granted authorization by Central Bank of Kenya to act as a Payment Service Provider (PSP) to carry out Payment Gateway Services in compliance with the National Payment...
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Ed Partners Africa raises Ksh 205 million to fund affordable private schools in Kenya
Ed Partners Africa, an affordable private schools financing company, has raised US $1.9m equivalent of Ksh205 million in a bid to expand its presence and enable the unserved affordable private schools market...
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E-Livestock Global Launches Mastercard Blockchain-Based Solution to Bring Visibility to the Cattle Industry in Zimbabwe
E-Livestock Global today launched a first-of-its kind solution powered by Mastercard’s blockchain-based Provenance solution, aimed at empowering Zimbabwean farmers to prove the origin and health records of their cattle, while...
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Truecaller launches Smart SMS Feature in Africa
Truecaller, the world's most trusted and accurate Caller ID and telephone search engine, is rolling out a new feature to further augment the user experience. The new feature Smart SMS...
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South Africa’s Payment24 introduces ‘vehicle biometrics’ to fast track refueling
Payment24 Fuel management and payment solutions specialists have launched a new module in their comprehensive solutions suite, bringing contactless, cardless and secure fuel payments to market.Payment24’s latest innovation, FastLane, is...
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Spotify Announces Grammy nominee Somi to Join Its Equal Music Program
Spotify has announced Rwandan-Ugandan jazz singer and songwriter Somi as the latest African singer to join its EQUAL Music Program. Spotify created EQUAL as a global initiative to cultivate gender...
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Nigeria’s Healthcare technology provider Helium Health Launches in Kenya
Helium Health a Nigerian healthcare technology provider has launched its services in Kenya. The move was prompted after securing $ 10 million Series A funding round back in May 2020....
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Ethiopia unveils tender process to sell 40per cent stake in Ethio Telecom
Ethiopia government has announced the sell- off of a 40 percent stake of Ethio Telecom to private investors. The move is part of the government's broader plan to open up...
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TIK TOK Launches Anti Bullying Campaign
Tik Tok has selected its top animators to create videos for a campaign against bullying dubbed #CreateKindness The campaign is a series of videos aimed at raising awareness on how...
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Mastercard Foundation Gives $1.3 billion to boost Africa’s coronavirus response
Mastercard Foundation has donated $1.3 billion in a bid to acquire vaccines for more than 50 million people ,boost the continent’s vaccine manufacturing as well as strengthen public health institutions....
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Posta and Directorate of Immigration Kenya sign door-to-door passports delivery agreement
The Directorate of Immigration Services and Postal Corporation of Kenya (PCK) have today launched passports delivery service that will see PCK deliver passports to applicants at a convenient physical address of...
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Mastercard Unveils New Carbon Calculator Tool for Banks in Kenya and the Region
Amidst the growing trend toward eco-conscious spending and consumption among people who want to pursue more sustainable choices and practices, Mastercard has released its Mastercard Carbon Calculator for Kenya and...
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