Uber One Membership in Kenya: Benefits, Cost, and More
March 11, 2025
Earlier today, Uber announced the launch of Uber One in Kenya. This is the company’s new subscription option, which offers discounts and exclusive experiences for both rides and deliveries. The service costs Ksh 280 per…
Airtel Partners with Mastercard to Launch Airtel Money GlobalPay Card in Uganda
March 10, 2025
Airtel has partnered with Mastercard to launch the Airtel Money GlobalPay Card in Uganda. According to the company, this payment solution is designed to connect Airtel money customers with global online marketplaces. Through this partnership,…
B2B payment platform, Nilos, Announces Expansion to West Africa
March 10, 2025
Nilos, a global payment platform powered by stablecoin, has announced expansion to West Africa. This was announced on LinkedIn by Eytan Messika, one of its co-founders This expansion will start with Ivory Coast, Senegal, Benin…
Eddie Kago Appointed as Base East Africa Lead for Coinbase
March 10, 2025
Eddie Kago has been appointed as the Base East Africa Lead for Coinbase, where he will focus on onboarding Africans to Ethereum. In a statement on LinkedIn, Eddie said, “I’ll be executing this alongside Derrick…
How to Invest in U.S. Stocks from Kenya with Just Ksh 1,000 Using Ndovu
March 10, 2025
Investing in U.S. stocks can be daunting to most Kenyans. The high barriers to entry such as high minimum investment amounts and lack of enough information available to the general public haven’t made it easier. …
Safaricom Completes First Phase of Construction for Tier 3 Data Centre in Limuru
March 10, 2025
Safaricom has announced the completion of the first phase of construction for a Tier 3 data centre in Redhill, Limuru. This is one of three planned Tier 3+ data centres the telco intends to develop…
M-Pesa Turns 18
March 7, 2025
M-Pesa has today marked 18 years since its launch in March 2007. The service is currently available in more than 170 countries globally serving over 70 million customers. The mobile financial services provider has grown…
Standard Chartered and Village Capital Expand Futuremakers Women in Tech Accelerator
March 7, 2025
Standard Chartered has announced a partnership with Village Capital to continue and expand its Futuremakers Women in Tech Accelerator across Africa, the Middle East, and Pakistan. Part of Futuremakers by Standard Chartered (Futuremakers), the Bank’s global…
BasiGo Expands in Rwanda with 28 New Electric Buses, Targets 100 by 2025
March 6, 2025
Electric bus company, BasiGo, has announced plans to expand its operations in Rwanda with the addition of 28 new electric buses. The first batch is expected to arrive in Kigali next month and will serve…