South Africa’s Verascient Raises $1.2 Million to Build Infrastructure for AI-Native Businesses

South African AI infrastructure startup Verascient has raised $1.2 million in an oversubscribed seed round as it builds technology designed to help businesses move from experimenting with artificial intelligence...

ASUS ROG Targets Kenya’s Growing Gaming and Creator Economy at Otamatsuri 2026

ASUS Republic of Gamers is stepping up its focus on Kenya’s gaming and digital-creation market, using Nairobi’s Otamatsuri 2026 to put high-performance hardware in front of a growing community...

Powered by People Raises Funding to Connect African Makers to the AI-Driven Global Marketplace

Powered by People, a commerce technology company with deep roots in Africa, has raised new funding led by the BESTSELLER Foundation as it seeks to build infrastructure that could...

Telegram Seeks .gram Domain in Push Beyond Messaging

Instant messaging platform Telegram could give more than 1 billion users personalized web addresses and AI-generated interactive websites if its application clears ICANN’s approval process Telegram, the instant messaging platform...

South Africa’s Verascient Raises $1.2 Million to Build Infrastructure for AI-Native Businesses

South African AI infrastructure startup Verascient has raised $1.2 million in an oversubscribed seed round as it builds technology designed to help businesses move from experimenting with artificial intelligence to deploying...

SBM Bank Kenya Launches 34th Branch in Nanyuki Town

SBM Bank Kenya has opened its 34th branch in Nanyuki, Laikipia County, expanding its physical footprint into the Mt. Kenya region as the lender...

Uber’s $966 Million GDPR Fine Puts Algorithmic Management Under Scrutiny

Uber Technologies Inc. has been hit with an €825 million ($966 million) fine by the Dutch data protection regulator over the use of automated...

ASUS ROG Targets Kenya’s Growing Gaming and Creator Economy at Otamatsuri 2026

ASUS Republic of Gamers is stepping up its focus on Kenya’s gaming and digital-creation market, using Nairobi’s Otamatsuri 2026 to put high-performance hardware in...

Samsung Pushes Connected Home Strategy in Kenya

Samsung Electronics is taking its connected-home strategy directly to Kenyan consumers, using three Nairobi shopping malls to demonstrate how smartphones, televisions, wearables and AI-enabled...

3 Problems Women in Business Face and How to Fix Them

As a woman, you may have noticed that the obstacles in your career do not always appear discriminatory on their own. They tend to...

NCBA Offers Free PesaLink Transfers Up to KES 1,000

NCBA Bank has introduced free PesaLink transfers of up to KES 1,000 through its NCBA NOW App, while transactions above that amount will attract...

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...

South Africa’s Verascient Raises $1.2 Million to Build Infrastructure for AI-Native Businesses

South African AI infrastructure startup Verascient has raised $1.2 million in an oversubscribed seed round as it builds technology designed to help businesses move from experimenting with artificial intelligence to deploying AI agents across everyday operations. The round was led by Founder Collective, an early...

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...

3 Problems Women in Business Face and How to Fix Them

As a woman, you may have noticed that the obstacles in your career do not always appear discriminatory on their own. They tend to look like a manager who...

TechMoran Launches StartupEast Conference & Awards to Find East Africa’s Next Generation of Startups

TechMoran, Africa's pioneer startups and technology news media, is launching StartupEast Conference & Awards, a new platform aimed at identifying East Africa's early-stage startups and connecting them with investors,...