As mentioned in our Discovering African Women in Tech article, we found that despite the industry growing rapidly, women still…
Latest in Kenya
-
-
BusinessEntrepreneurshipStartupsTechTechnologyVenture Capital
What Happened to Kune Foods?
by Contributorby ContributorKune foods has been besieged by controversy from the moment the company launched in Kenya. A couple of days after…
-
BusinessEntrepreneurshipFinanceFintechInnovationMoney
Fintech Startup Ideas for 2022
by Contributorby ContributorIn 2020/2021 I had the pleasure of working with The Worldbank to evaluate small businesses that were eligible for funding.…
-
ColumnistsFeaturedHow ToWomen
How Women Can Break Into The Tech Industry
by Contributorby ContributorBecause technology has become so prevalent in so many industries, tech jobs are always in high demand. Though it is…
-
Tech
Mastercard and PesaLink sign MoU to drive payments sector digital transformation in Kenya
by Nixon Kanaliby Nixon KanaliIntegrated Payment Services Limited (IPSL) which runs the PesaLink payments ecosystem has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Mastercard…
-
Visa, a global digital payments firm has opened an innovation studio in Kenya that is aimed at accelerating technological innovations…
-
Itel A58 is the latest smartphone from iTel to be unveiled in the Kenyan market and it’s the direct successor…
-
Cellulant, a leading Pan African payments company has reported that digital payments in Kenya have grown as more consumers prefer…
-
BankingDigital
I&M Bank Kenya partners with global banking software provider Backbase to launch omni-channel platform for digital banking
As part of its strategic intent to bolster its customers’ access to digital banking services, I&M Bank Kenya has partnered…
-
Tech
According to a Liquid Research, 90% of IT decision-makers in Kenya, South Africa, and Zimbabwe are concerned about cyber security.
by Yvone Kendiby Yvone KendiAccording to a 2021 study conducted by Liquid Intelligent Technologies, more than 90% of IT decision-makers in Kenya, South Africa,…
-
Startups
Pngme Raises $15M in Series A Funding to Power the Future of Financial Services in Africa
by James Musobaby James MusobaUS-based African-focused fintech Pngme, a financial data infrastructure and machine learning-as-a-service platform has raised $15 million in funding to allow…
-
Startups
Kwara, Wellthi, Layer & KarriPay accepted into Mastercard Start Path global network to scale innovation
Kenya’s Kwara and Wellthi and Nigeria’s Layer and South Africa’s KarriPay, are part of the 11 fintech companies accepted into…
-
Tech
Kaspersky report indicates that 29% of corporate users in Kenya have experienced malware attacks in the first half of 2021.
by Yvone Kendiby Yvone KendiAlthough Kaspersky’s research shows that the overall number of financial malware attacks in Kenya decreased in the first half of…
-
How To
How to Take Advantage of the Opportunity As ImpactHER Provides Free Websites to African Women-Owned Businesses.
by Yvone Kendiby Yvone KendiDue to the Covid-19 pandemic’s constraints, online visibility and the capacity to advertise brands digitally have become critical to the…
-
Columnists
Online Harassment Still On The Rise; Why We Need To Be Open About The Dangers
by James Irunguby James IrunguHaving an array of digital platforms have massively influenced how, when, where and why we communicate with each other partaking…
-
Columnists
Kenya Should Invest in People and Harness Technology to Take on the Country’s big Challenges
by James Irunguby James IrunguKenya is embracing technological disruption in a way that sets it apart from other countries, this has proved that the…
-
Bitcoin is one of the cryptos that is available at bits.africa. bits.africa is the first Cryptocurrency exchange in East and Central Africa.…
-
The Infinix Note 10 Pro is now available in Kenya. Since Sauti Sol became their new brand ambassador earlier this…
-
The results of the KCPE for 2020 (technically, 2021) were revealed a few weeks ago. This meant that the students…
-
cryptocurrencies
Yellow Card Arrives in Kenya, Aims to Change the Cryptocurrency Game
by Yvone Kendiby Yvone KendiYellow Card, Africa’s leading cryptocurrency buying, selling, and trading platform, has finally arrived in Kenya. Nigeria, South Africa, Botswana, and…
-
Instagram’s Stories feature is still being tweaked. Last year, they started displaying two Stories on the home tab, in a…
-
Columnists
Kenya Remains Untapped Technologically Despite Rising Number of Internet Users
by James Irunguby James IrunguKenya’s internet penetration has remained all-time high becoming an important sector for economic growth in both the e-commerce and start-up…
-
More and more businesses are turning to recruitment services to fill their open positions. This is because it is a…
-
The repayment period for Direct Cash loans varies between 91 and 365 days, depending on the amount borrowed. The repayment…
-
BusinessInfrastructure
Mi Vida Leveraging Over 200 Years Real Estate Experience to Bring Affordable Housing to Kenya
by Val Lukhanyuby Val LukhanyuLeveraging on an ongoing and incredibly successful partnership between Actis and Shapoorji Pallonji Real Estate (SPRE) in India, these two…
-
Android
Huawei Announces Easter Sales on Selected Products and Services.
by Yvone Kendiby Yvone KendiFor those looking for an upgrade, particularly on accessories, Huawei Mobile Kenya is offering discounts on a wide range of…
-
In addition to using the Mpesa KPLC pay bill number to purchase electricity tokens, the E-bill can be used to…
-
The music and podcasts that you listen to serve as an incredible reflection of your interests and tastes.Similar to social…
-
The collaboration was in an attempt to help the country’s Ministry of Health in fighting against COVID-19. The Japanese government funded the creation of the three robots named Tumaini, Jasiri and Shujaa
-
Streaming giant, Netflix, could soon start accepting payment from Kenyan subscribers via mobile money. The move is aimed at establishing…