Airtel Money customers can now make payments directly to DTB Till Moja merchants, following a strategic partnership aimed at empowering Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) with more flexible and convenient ways to receive payments. In addition, the partnership now allows customers to deposit money directly from their Airtel Money wallets […]
Year: 2025
The government is set to sell 15 cent stake in Safaricom worth Sh240.5 billion. The National Treasury CS, John Mbadi, says the funds will be used as seed capital for the National Infrastructure Fund. “This is a well considered decision that has earned the government a 26.6 per cent premium,” […]
For the past two years, Bien, Sauti Sol, and Wakadinali have been the flagbearers of Kenyan music, consistently appearing in Spotify’s Top 10 most-streamed local artists. They’ve held their own alongside global heavyweights like Drake, who continues to dominate Kenya’s younger generation (18–24) as their most-streamed artist, and Kendrick Lamar, […]
Zoho, a global technology company, has expanded its Young Creators Program (YCP) across East Africa, empowering students and professionals with hands-on digital skills in low-code application development. Through workshops conducted across Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, and Madagascar, Zoho trained more than 150 participants to design and deploy business-ready applications using Zoho […]
International and local Economic Policy leaders and stakeholders have kicked off a three-day high-level Research and Policy summit, hosted by the African Economic Research Consortium (AERC), to explore pathways to sustainable and inclusive economic growth. The eminent Economists, Policymakers, Scholars, Private Sector leaders and development partners are attending this year’s […]
NCBA Bank has announced a major shift in the pricing of its variable-rate Kenya Shilling loans following the Central Bank of Kenya’s (CBK) revised Risk-Based Credit Pricing Model. The lender in a statement said the new pricing framework will take effect on December 1, 2025, and will apply to all […]
TECNO, the Official Global Partner of the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations (“AFCON”) Morocco 2025 , just unveiled its continent-wide 2025 campaign, “Power Your Moment”, celebrating the joy, passion, and defining triumphs that shape this iconic tournament. Built to highlight how TECNO’s cutting-edge AI ecosystem elevates every meaningful moment […]
A London court has dismissed a lawsuit filed by SportPesa shareholder and former chairman Paul Wanderi Ndung’u, ruling that his claims of fraud, forgery, conspiracy, and illegal dilution of his shares in SportPesa Global Holdings Limited (SPGHL) were entirely unsupported by evidence. Ndung’u had accused several SPGHL directors and shareholders—including […]
Sanlam Kenya has officially adopted a new identity, now operating as SanlamAllianz Kenya, following a joint venture between Sanlam and Allianz. The partnership creates the largest non-banking financial services group in Africa, drawing on more than two centuries of combined experience. Speaking on the rebrand, Group CEO Dr. Nyamemba Patrick […]
DigiFarm, Safaricom’s (NSE: SCOM) flagship Agritech platform, today launched Jipange Cash Advance, a facility designed to help smallholder tea farmers access funds ahead of their factory payments. The cash advance offered in partnership with Access Bank and local tea factories is expected to bridge short-term cashflow gaps caused by delayed […]
