KCB Bank Kenya and Airtel Money Kenya Limited have announced an interoperability partnership where Airtel Money customers will now be able to make payments directly to KCB merchants’ tills through the Lipa Na KCB service. This marks a key milestone…
Uncap launches €30 Million Fund to help African SMEs scale. SMEs account for about 90% of African businesses, yet they face many challenges in raising capital. Uncap has launched Unconventional Capital, a €30 million fund aimed at providing revenue-based financing…
NBA Africa has announced the selection of 10 startups from seven African countries to pitch their products at a Demo Day on September 25 at NBA headquarters in New York City. This event is part of the “Triple-Double: NBA Africa…
Salesforce has introduced Agentforce, a new suite of autonomous AI agents designed to enhance efficiency across service, sales, marketing, and commerce. This innovative platform allows companies to scale their workforces on demand, with AI agents handling tasks like customer service…
Zoho Corporation, a leading global technology company, today launched a new version of Zoho Analytics—Zoho’s self-service Business Intelligence and analytics platform. Among more than 100 other enhancements, Zoho Analytics has developed powerful new AI and Machine Learning capabilities, enabling diagnostic insights,…
Sophos, a global cybersecurity firm, has released a report detailing a nearly two-year-long Chinese cyberespionage campaign in Southeast Asia. The operation, named “Crimson Palace,” was first identified by Sophos X-Ops in June and involves three clusters of Chinese state-sponsored activity—Cluster…
Talk360, the international calling app that connects with reliable and affordable calls to any landline or mobile phone, has successfully raised $1.4 million in a Pre-Series A funding round. This round was led by its long-standing investor, Havaic. This capital injection…
For OPPO Reno12 Series customers using two SIM cards, AI LinkBoost improves SIM card switching speed by 52%. When network signal is weak, phone slowdown can make using data-intensive apps incredibly frustrating. Smartphones help us stay connected, keep us in…
Bayobab Kenya, which is part of Bayobab Group, the digital infrastructure business arm of MTN Group, is thrilled to announce the completion of a multi-million-shilling long-distance fibre network, connecting Mombasa to Malaba and Busia. The long-distance fibre runs up to…
Students of Menyenya Secondary School in Nyamira County, Bradford Nyangiri and Felix Makori have emerged as the overall winners of the seventh edition of the Annual Young Scientists Kenya [YSK] National Science and Technology Exhibition. Their project, titled “Sunken Cooking…
