Real-time payment systems have become increasingly popular around the world due to the rise of digital payments and the need for faster and more efficient...
Safaricom and Kenya’s Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) have partnered on a mobile wallet and a mini app. The new HELB Mobile Wallet will allow...
Nokia will deploy new digital infrastructure connecting Southern and Eastern Africa. The Finnish telecommunications company announced on Thursday (Feb. 2) that it has been selected...
The Kenyan government is pushing for a nationwide digital ID scheme. But the years-long implementation so far has been beset with complications. The government’s attempts...
Kenya has taken center stage as governments worldwide debate how to regulate social media algorithms. Specifically, all eyes are on the Kenyan High Court, where...
After reaching new heights in 2021, VC funding in EMEA slowed sharply in 2022. While final full-year tallies are not settled yet, data from the...
B2B cross-border automotive trading platform Trade X has opened a Kenyan trading corridor. This addition, which includes a shared bonded warehouse in Mombasa and an...
With 8.5% of its population now owning cryptocurrencies, Kenya is reportedly considering taxing crypto exchanges, digital wallets and transactions. Legislators in the African country are...
With presidential assent marking its final passage into law, the Nigeria Startup Bill has become the Nigeria Startup Act as of Wednesday (Oct. 19). Intended...