Tende Pay and PesaLink Partner to Power Instant Business Payments in Kenya
September 26, 2025
Tende Pay has announced a strategic partnership with PesaLink to transform how businesses in Kenya handle payments. The collaboration integrates PesaLink’s instant payment infrastructure directly into Tende Pay’s spend management platform. This is meant to…
Verto Opens Nairobi Hub to Strengthen Cross-Border Payments in East Africa
September 26, 2025
Verto has officially launched a new hub in Nairobi as part of its East African growth strategy. The hub, located at The Address on Muthangari Drive, will serve as Verto’s central point for operations in…
Samsung Research Unveils TRUEBench: A New Standard for Evaluating AI in Real-World Workflows
September 26, 2025
Samsung has unveiled TRUEBench (Trustworthy Real-world Usage Evaluation Benchmark), a proprietary benchmark developed by Samsung Research to evaluate AI productivity. TRUEBench provides a comprehensive set of metrics to measure how large language models (LLMs)…
NCBA and Loxea Partner to Finance BYD Shark 6 Hybrid Pickup
September 26, 2025
NCBA Bank and CFAO Mobility Kenya’s leasing arm, Loxea, have announced a partnership to finance BYD electric vehicles, starting with the launch of the BYD Shark 6, Kenya’s first plug-in hybrid pickup. The Shark 6…
PayPal Commits $100 Million to Accelerate Digital Growth Across the Middle East and Africa
September 26, 2025
PayPal has announced a commitment to invest $100 million throughout the Middle East and Africa, fueling innovation, supporting entrepreneurs, and driving inclusive economic growth in one of the world’s fastest-growing digital commerce regions. This strategic…
NETSCOUT Introduces AI-Powered Solutions for Cable Providers
September 26, 2025
NETSCOUT has announced its solutions to support cable providers and multiple service operators (MSOs) in improving their ability to deliver an exceptional customer experience while reducing costs. Competition is driving the development of new methods…
Operation Serengeti 2.0: INTERPOL, Binance and African Authorities nab 1,209 in Major Cybercrime Crackdown
September 25, 2025
Between June and August 2025, African law enforcement, with support from INTERPOL and AFRIPOL, executed one of the largest cybercrime crackdowns to date. Dubbed Operation Serengeti 2.0, the effort disrupted ransomware, BEC scams, and crypto…
Mastercard, Smile ID Partner to Scale Digital Identity in Africa
September 25, 2025
Mastercard has partnered with Smile ID to roll out digital identity solutions across Africa. Mastercard has also made a minority investment in Smile ID. Through this partnership, two companies hope to reduce fraud, make the…
Ilara Health Restructures Amid Funding Strains - Is this a Sign of a Deeper Funding Drought?
September 25, 2025
Ilara Health, a Nairobi-based healthtech, has announced plans to “review and restructure” operations. The startup cites “current market conditions and financing dynamics that include reversal of funding commitments and delays in disbursements.” This signals there…