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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 technology as tools for economic...

TRIFIC Launches $37.3 Million Green USD I-REIT to Fund Expansion of Nairobi SEZ Towers

The Two Rivers International Finance and Innovation Centre (TRIFIC), a Special Economic Zone operator within Nairobi’s Two Rivers Development, has launched a USD 37.3 million green, dollar-denominated Income Real...

How Pittsburgh Small Businesses Can Maximize ROI with PPC Advertising

In the competitive Pittsburgh business landscape, small businesses face a unique challenge: standing out in a crowded market while managing limited marketing budgets. Pay-per-click (PPC) advertising has emerged as...

KCB Shareholders Approve Record KSh22.5 Billion Dividend After Profit Growth

KCB Group Plc shareholders approved a dividend payout of KSh22.5 billion ($174 million) for the financial year ended Dec. 31, 2025, as East Africa’s largest lender by assets posted...

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 technology as tools for economic inclusion and...

TRIFIC Launches $37.3 Million Green USD I-REIT to Fund Expansion of Nairobi SEZ Towers

The Two Rivers International Finance and Innovation Centre (TRIFIC), a Special Economic Zone operator within Nairobi’s Two Rivers Development, has launched a USD 37.3...

Spotify Hits 761 Million Users, Bets on AI to Reach 1 Billion

Spotify Technology SA is betting that artificial intelligence and higher-value subscriptions will power its next stage of growth, as the streaming company moves to...

Spotify Hits 761 Million Users, Bets on AI to Reach 1 Billion

Spotify Technology SA is betting that artificial intelligence and higher-value subscriptions will power its next stage of growth, as the streaming company moves to...

CEO Weekends: Tolga Özdil, Regional Director ASUS on Kenya As A Gateway For East Africa

As Kenya positions itself as a growing technology and artificial intelligence hub in East Africa, global device makers are sharpening their focus on the...

Why Younger Consumers Are Choosing Lab-Grown Diamond Engagement Rings

Shifting Preferences in Modern Engagements Younger generations are reshaping traditions, and one of the most striking changes lies in how they approach engagement rings. Millennials...

How Pittsburgh Small Businesses Can Maximize ROI with PPC Advertising

In the competitive Pittsburgh business landscape, small businesses face a unique challenge: standing out in a crowded market while managing limited marketing budgets. Pay-per-click...

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...

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 technology as tools for economic inclusion and community development. The company said it ran a month-long campaign from April 25 to...

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...

Kenya Confirms Deletion of Worldcoin Biometric Data

Worldcoin’s parent company, Tools for Humanity, has deleted all biometric data collected from Kenyan citizens, Kenya’s Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (ODPC) has...

From Muddy Roots to Digital Boots: How MangroveCoin is Tokenizing Kenya’s Coastline Restoration Efforts

Forget "mining" for Bitcoin in a dark room; the next big thing in the Kenyan coastal tech scene involves getting your feet wet in...

CEO Weekends: Equity Group CEO Dr James Mwangi Urges Tech-finance Integration to Accelerate Africa’s Digital Trade

Equity Group CEO Dr James Mwangi has called for stronger collaboration between governments, financial institutions and technology firms to unlock Africa’s digital economy and boost intra-African trade. Speaking at a high-level Tech Breakfast hosted by Equity Group on the sidelines of the Africa CEO...

Safaricom’s Pochi Generates $12.9 Million as Women Traders Fuel Growth

Safaricom’s merchant payments platform, Pochi la Biashara, generated 1.68 billion Kenyan shillings ($12.9 million) in revenue in the first half of fiscal 2026, as women micro-entrepreneurs emerged as the...

Rockefeller Foundation Channels $133 Mln into Africa as Development Financing Tightens

The Rockefeller Foundation deployed more than $350 million in 2025 and reached 731 million people worldwide, as it scaled investments in energy access, food systems, climate resilience and...