Kenya has passed a new data protection law in the hopes of attracting more foreign technology companies into the country. The law, which was approved...
The Kenyan National Assembly is considering a law that would make mobile lenders in the country subject to central bank oversight, which would force them...
Kountable announced it has launched credit bureau reporting for SMBs in Rwanda and Kenya based on how well they execute on projects. “Kountable is pleased...
Kenya is deploying mobile lending initiatives in an effort to address the small business credit gap. Reports in Reuters on Monday (May 20) said five...
SimbaPay announced Wednesday (November 28) that Family Bank Limited, a bank located in Kenya, has partnered with the London-based FinTech to launch an instant money...
This past week, several collaborations between large tech firms, traditional FIs and FinTech upstarts stood out, with some blockchain projects thrown in for good measure....
The next great tech frontier? That would be Africa, according to recent comments from Alibaba Group Holding’s founder and chairman Jack Ma. “The opportunity in...
Bloomberg reports that banks in Kenya are pursuing regulatory approval to use distributed ledger technologies (DLT) to help facilitate payments and create credit scoring models....
In an effort to take advantage of mobile phone penetration, Postbank Kenya has launched a new banking service. The mobile offering, which is called M-Chama,...