Rose Mambo appointed Chair of Airtel Money Kenya Limited
July 27, 2022
Airtel Money has announced the appointment of Rose Mambo as its chairperson. This appointment comes after Airtel Kenya announced that Airtel Money will start operating as a separate entity. “We wish to congratulate Rose Mambo…
Equity partners with NALA to facilitate diaspora remittances to Kenya
July 27, 2022
Equity Bank has announced a new partnership with NALA to allow Kenyans in the diaspora to send money back home. This partnership was announced last week and will make it possible for Kenyans in the…
New initiative launched to curb online abuse and harassment of female politicians
July 27, 2022
The Kenya Women Parliamentary Association (KeWoPa) has launched a video campaign calling on the public to avoid and curb online abuse and harassment as well as physical violence against female politicians. The campaign, dubbed #HeshimuDada,…
Liquid Cloud announces access to Oracle Cloud via FastConnect
July 26, 2022
Liquid Cloud today announced it will offer connectivity to Oracle Cloud through Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) Fast Connect in South Africa within the Oracle Cloud Johannesburg Region. The collaboration with Oracle will allow Liquid Cloud…
Kwikstore launches to help African Merchants Sell Online from their Smartphones
July 25, 2022
Kwik is expanding its offer of digital services today with the launch of KwikStore – adding yet another exciting service to the already sensational offer it brings to African business owners and social vendors. KwikStore…
Airtel Kenya acquires additional Spectrum to push 4G expansion and future 5G roll out in Kenya
July 25, 2022
Airtel Kenya has today announced that it has acquired 60 MHz of additional spectrum in the 2600 MHz band from the Communications Authority of Kenya. The company has acquired this additional spectrum for $40 million. …
Driving Africa's Payments Transformation Through Partnerships
July 22, 2022
Payments have traditionally been a challenge for African businesses and their banks. Businesses must work with a huge number of partners, for instance, to handle the many forms of payments that customers use, as each…
Website that encourages tree planting propels students to win Season 3 of Game of Learners Competition
July 22, 2022
A student’s innovation featuring a website that encourages the public to plant trees has been named the winner of this year’s Game of Learners competition, which has been hosted by Microsoft’s Africa Development Center (ADC)…
Airtel Kenya Spins its Mobile Money business into a separate entity
July 22, 2022
Airtel Kenya has announced the split of its mobile money business into a separate entity. The separate entity will be known as Airtel Money Kenya Limited and comes alive after the entry of a minority…