Author: Kaluka wanjala

Keeping costs under control can make a big difference for small businesses. Safaricom’s Pata More Popote Ulipo campaign introduces additional value across services that many businesses already use. These include Pochi la Biashara and Lipa na M-PESA. If you have a small business, here are five ways the changes could you. Lower costs on smaller Pochi transactions Safaricom has doubled the threshold for free transactions from KES 100 to KES 200. On the other hand, transactions above KES 200 will also have fees capped at KES 50 until 31 October 2026. This means the cost of transactions for your customers…

dLocal has announced that its subsidiary, dLocal Ghana Limited, has been granted an Enhanced Payment Service Provider (EPSP) license by the Bank of Ghana.  This regulatory milestone establishes a new foundation for dLocal to directly operate secure, reliable, and efficient digital payments across the country within the local regulatory framework, and further solidifies its commitment to establishing its customer base on the African continent. For many Ghanaians, participating in the modern digital economy, such as shopping online, paying bills, or managing business transactions, requires navigating a complex, often fragmented financial landscape. The new license allows dLocal to operate under the…

Absa Bank Kenya has announced the appointment of Yusuf Omari as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Absa Bank Kenya.  Mr Omari has been the Interim Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Absa Bank Kenya since 1st July 2026. He was previously the Bank’s Chief Financial Officer since 2009. He is a seasoned banking executive with over two decades of experience across finance, treasury, risk management, governance, sustainability, strategy and transformation, and executive management. Commenting on his appointment, Yusuf Omari, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Absa Bank Kenya, said: “I am deeply honoured by the confidence…

Kenya’s next major connectivity opportunity may lie beyond its biggest cities, as growing demand for cloud services and other digital technologies pushes infrastructure providers to expand fibre networks into underserved and emerging areas. According to Neeraj Pradhan, CEO of Liquid Intelligent Technologies Kenya, the country already has significant fibre infrastructure, but connectivity availability changes considerably once you move away from major urban centres. “Kenya has enough fibre,” Pradhan said. “The fibre runs in tens of thousands of kilometres. The demand where we are seeing now is outside the urban centres.” He said that even though fibre infrastructure is relatively widespread…

ARC Ride has completed a $33.3 million funding round to help accelerate the rollout of its battery swapping infrastructure and expand access to affordable electric bikes.  This funding round was led by Novastar Ventures and Norrsken22, with IFC, British International Investment (BII) and Proparco joining as co-investors. Existing investors Musashi Seimitsu, the Japanese Tier-1 automotive supplier, and Talanton, the African impact investor, reaffirmed their conviction, committing further capital in the round. This rouind also included a debt facility from BII’s Kinetic programme and Mirova. Commenting on this, Jo Hurst Croft, Founder of ARC Ride, said, “Our ambition is to make…

Nutanix has announced support for the general availability of Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) Hybrid with Nutanix AHV, giving organisations greater choice over where their virtual desktops and data run. This will enable organisations to run Azure Virtual Desktop session hosts on-premises while continuing to use Microsoft’s cloud-based control plane for identity, access and session brokering. Nutanix has been involved in the Azure Virtual Desktop Hybrid initiative from the outset as a launch ecosystem partner, helping bring Azure Virtual Desktop Hybrid support to the Nutanix AHV hypervisor. This hybrid deployment model is designed for organisations that want to modernise desktop delivery…

M-KOPA has announced it has financed more than 10,000 electric motorbikes in Kenya. The company is now expanding its financing offering to electric tuk-tuks. With this move targeting another important segment of Kenya’s public and commercial transport sector. M-KOPA allows riders to spread the cost of electric vehicles over time through its pay-as-you-go model. This reduces the upfront cost of acquiring an income-generating asset and spread it over time. According to M-KOPA customer data, riders save an average of KSh530 per day through lower energy and maintenance costs, as well as access to battery-swapping infrastructure. This translates to an estimated…

Digital Realty has opened its 6.4-megawatt Nairobi Two Data Center (NBO2). The new facility is located alongside Nairobi One (NBO1).  The new NBO2 also marks the transition from iColo to the Digital Realty brand in Kenya and Mozambique. This brings the local data centre operator into Digital Realty’s region.  According to Digital Realty, NBO2 is designed to support the growing demand for cloud services, enterprise digitisation, data sovereignty and always-on digital applications across East Africa. Customers connecting through the Nairobi campus can access more than 100 networks, two internet exchange points and a satellite teleport. The satellite teleport adds another…

Bolt is marking 10 years of operations in Kenya and has announced it has incested over KSh19 billion in the country. The company says it connected over 8 million riders and has created income opportunities for more than 170,000 drivers and couriers since 2016.  Over the years, Bolt has expanded operations to 19 towns in 6 regions. These are Nairobi, the Coast, Western Kenya, Central and North Rift, and the Mt Kenya region. Dimmy Kanyankole, Senior General Manager, Rides, East Africa, said: “Kenya is not a market we entered lightly, and after ten years, it is certainly not one we…

TCL has sued Samsung in a Los Angeles federal court according to Reuters. TCL is accusing Samsung of falsely advertising some of its televisions as using Mini LED technology but they don’t.  The lawsuit alleges that Samsung marketed its M Series televisions as featuring Mini LED technology which is not true. This technology is designed to improve picture quality. TCL says the M Series televisions do not contain the key technological features associated with Mini LED displays. These include technology such as local dimming among others. TCL alleges that the televisions were based on Samsung’s standard LED television products but…