Huawei Technologies is angling for a slice of the multi-billion-shilling cloud computing industry in Kenya with a new...
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The number of regulated digital lenders in Kenya has risen to 32 after 10 more were granted licences...
Huawei has announced its ‘Non-Stop Banking’ initiative at the Intelligent Finance Summit for Africa 2023, to ramp up...
TOP TRENDING
Six African startups presented their businesses at the Mobile World Congress (MWC), the largest connectivity event in the...
Standard Chartered Bank will launch the 6th cohort of its Women in Tech Program at its head office...
Visa has announced a $1 billion investment in its African operations over the next five years to promote...
Huawei Technologies is angling for a slice of the multi-billion-shilling cloud computing industry in Kenya with a new...
The number of regulated digital lenders in Kenya has risen to 32 after 10 more were granted licences...
South Africa-based payments infrastructure company, Stitch, has announced its expansion to become an end-to-end Payments Service Provider (PSP)....
Huawei has announced its ‘Non-Stop Banking’ initiative at the Intelligent Finance Summit for Africa 2023, to ramp up...
NAPAfrica, the largest internet exchange point in Africa,experienced a surge in data traffic that reached a peak of...
Amazon Web Services’ Startup Loft Accelerator team has announced the inaugural launch of its AWS FinTech Africa Accelerator....
FUTURISM
Gaming and betting collections yield higher profits for KRA
The taxman has a target collection of Sh24 billion and has collected Sh15.8 billion so far from betting, lottery, and gaming.
List of 32 digital lenders approved by Central Bank of Kenya
The convenience of being able to access cash via M-Pesa on their phones in a matter of seconds has made digital lenders highly successful in the country.
Fintech firm NALA receives PSP license from Tanzania’s central bank
This allows the company to develop new offerings such as business payments, merchant services, and outbound payments from Tanzania, as well as integration with banks and mobile money operators.
Kenya sees significant surge in digital payments as Visa expands its presence
Visa has been a big champion of cashless payments and notes that it wants to empower merchants worldwide by creating more convenient, safe, and faster ways to pay.
Huawei angles for piece of Kenya’s Sh17 billion data, cloud industry
With Intelligent Cloud Network, the tech giant says firm will slash operating expenses by up to 30 percent.
10 more Kenyan digital lenders get Central Bank approval
The newly licensed lenders are Zenka Digital, Okolea International, Giando Africa (Flash Credit Africa) and Risine Credit
South African firm Stitch expands its digital payment services
Through a single API integration, today Stitch clients can accept payments via Instant EFT, Debit + Credit Card, Direct Deposit, Debit Order and Cash; track, manage and reconcile payments received across multiple methods, providers and geographies via PayOS; and easily disburse funds via Payouts
4IR STARTUPS
List of 32 digital lenders approved by Central Bank of Kenya
The convenience of being able to access cash via M-Pesa on their phones in a matter of seconds has made digital lenders highly successful in the country.
Fintech firm NALA receives PSP license from Tanzania’s central bank
This allows the company to develop new offerings such as business payments, merchant services, and outbound payments from Tanzania, as well as integration with banks and mobile money operators.
Spotify gives Ghana’s emerging artists a shot in the arm with multi-year investment deal
The donation will be administered from Spotify's Creator Equity Fund, which will assist Vibrate Space to expand to include accommodation and an artist-in-residence program.
How six African startups seized Mobile World Congress chance to showcase innovations
During the event, the African companies, representing Benin, Senegal, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia, participated in the 4YFN innovation hall, which stands for "4 Years From Now," reflecting the vision of looking to the future.
Standard Chartered Bank partners with Strathmore University to launch the 6th cohort of its Women in Tech Program
The program aims to address the under-representation of women in technology and entrepreneurship by providing female-founded businesses with access to incubation, funding, and resources.
Kenya sees significant surge in digital payments as Visa expands its presence
Visa has been a big champion of cashless payments and notes that it wants to empower merchants worldwide by creating more convenient, safe, and faster ways to pay.
10 more Kenyan digital lenders get Central Bank approval
The newly licensed lenders are Zenka Digital, Okolea International, Giando Africa (Flash Credit Africa) and Risine Credit
METAVERSE
Businesses in logistics, retail and field industries are set to benefit from durable connectivity after American mobile computing...
Your data purchased using Bonga points now have a deadline. Safaricom has limited the period in which subscribers...
After identifying more than 100 data leaks with credit card information and finding over 1,000 broken verificati0n issues...
The World Economic Forum is drawing up integrated strategies for streamlining and digitization of the world’s cities. The...
It is no news that the story and adoption of Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) spread rapidly throughout Africa and...
The manufacturing’s share of gross domestic product (GDP) has for long stagnated at about 10 percent. And as...
Tech company MediaTek is the brainchild behind MediaTek Dimensity 9000, a power-efficient 5G smartphone chip for next-generation flagship...
Elon Musk is the billionaire with the highest net worth in the world according to Forbes’ annual billionaires list,...
On the back of the now easing Covid-19 pandemic a new study conducted by deep job platform, ​MBO...
BLOCKCHAIN
Number of unique Ethereum NFT traders surges 276% in 2022, Q1 2023 is promising
According to a recent report from BestBrokers, the number of unique active NFT traders on the Ethereum blockchain rose to over 2.07 million in 2022, which represents a 276% increase compared to the previous year.
Explainer: What is NFT rarity?
Rare NFTs may become more expensive in NFT marketplaces as a result of their rising value and collector demand.
Zone unveils first e-sport blockchain gaming platform with $250 monthly prize
The web-based gamefi platform has been built on blockchain technology ensuring that the games are completely transparent and fair, with no room for cheating or fraud.
Binance: ways to identify crypto scammers
On the surface, investment con artists may appear legitimate, posing as crypto financial advisers, employees of major financial firms, or even celebrities.
Istanbul forum to track how blockchain is revolutionising football
Trends in sport tech will be the subject of a conference set to take in Istanbul on 10 June 2023, right before the Champions League in the same city
Blockfinex buys Nigerian crypto payment gateway Fluidcoins
The merger will ensure the founding team of Fluidcoins continues to work on the Flip and Fluidshops products.
Centbee raises $1 million to expand blockchain payments
The investment by Ayre Group will be used for scaling and growth as well as strengthening technical and operating capacity
AI / BIG DATA
Huawei angles for piece of Kenya’s Sh17 billion data, cloud industry
With Intelligent Cloud Network, the tech giant says firm will slash operating expenses by up to 30 percent.
Bill Gates bets on AI to revolutionise virtually all facets of life
Mr Gates equated AI with the invention of microprocessor, the personal computer, the Internet, and the mobile phone, noting that it will change the way people work, learn, travel, get health care, and communicate with each other
Huawei’s AI-enabled security tech OptiX Sense to curb infrastructure vandalism
OptiX Sense, the security technology, is a set that will be connected to physical infrastructure including oil pipelines, fiber cables, railway lines and even power lines to help monitor them in real time, detect possible vandalism and ensure faster repair in cases of damage.
Why MediaTek Dimensity 9000 is chip for next-generation smartphones
The chip offers the most advanced high-performance features and the latest mobile technologies
ChatGPT now gives way to GPT-4
The novelty in the new version is that it can respond to images, providing suggestion for photos and writing captions and descriptions.
Kenya’s Konza smart city dream inches closer to reality as South Korea takes up key projects
Seoul will through a grant finance four projects under the Economic Innovation Partnership Program
CYBER SECURITY
The festive season is here with us again! And this means shopping online goes up exponentially. As you...
It was an astonishing interview for recruiter Elliott Garlock. While screening candidate engineers for a crypto firm in...
Liquid C2 has launched its first Cyber Security Fusion Centre (CSFC) in Nairobi, making this the second centre...
As the coronavirus pandemic hits the world hard, cyber attackers are capitalising on the upsurge of online searches...
The global cybercrime landscape has reached a new level of commercialization and convenience for would-be attackers, with nearly...
Cyber criminals attack users with 400,000 new malicious files daily over the past 10 months, which is 5%...
Ransomware continues to remain a top cyber risk for organizations globally while business emails’ compromise incidents are on...
The ability to protect the data of partners and clients is today one of the fundamentals behind every...
Tanzanian firm moved money before SVB collapsed African start-ups are waiting to see what happens after the collapse...