Author: John Nyabuto

Old Mutual Life Assurance Kenya (OMLAK) has revamped its life and savings solutions to strengthen long-term savings, education planning and financial security among Kenyan households. The revamp comes as access to financial services in Kenya is high, but many households still struggle to turn that access into sustained savings for long-term goals. According to the 2024 FinAccess Household Survey, conducted by the Central Bank of Kenya in collaboration with the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) and FSD Kenya, formal financial access rose to 84.8% in 2024, up from 83.7% in 2021. However, Old Mutual’s 2025 Financial Wellness Monitor shows…

The Samsung Galaxy A37 5G is one of the company’s latest devices under the Galaxy A family. It features a large AMOLED display, 5G connectivity, upgraded cameras, a bigger battery and long-term software support. The phone also introduces Samsung’s newer Awesome Intelligence features to the A-series. These include tools such as Circle to Search, Object Eraser and Edit Suggestion. Here are five things you need to know about the Galaxy A37 5G. Read: Samsung Galaxy A36 5G Review: The Midrange Phone That Finally Feels Just Right 6.7-inch Super AMOLED display The Galaxy A37 5G comes with a 6.7-inch FHD+ Super…

For a small business, digital payments are more than giving customers another way to pay. The cost of receiving and moving money can also affect how much a business is left with at the end of the day. If not properly checked, you may lose a significant part of your profit just by moving money around. Safaricom’s Pata More campaign is adding value to the Lipa na M-PESA Business Till. It is giving small businesses more room to manage their digital transactions. Receive payments of up to KES 500 for free One of the changes highlighted in the campaign is…

Every small business owner knows that receiving payments is only one part of running a business. You also have to track your sales, manage cash flow and find ways to grow the business. This is where Pochi la Biashara is positioning itself as more than a payment wallet. It is bundling additional business-related services together in one place to help your business succeed.  Separating Personal and Business Finances One of the challenges you may face as a small trader is separating the business finances from your personal spending. With no proper structure, you may end up mixing your personal finances…

Binance today announced a $100 million equity investment in Circle and the expansion and renewal of its strategic partnership to promote USDC across Binance’s global platform. The new arrangement has a term of five years. Under the expanded partnership, Binance will promote USDC across its global platform, especially in emerging markets. Circle will provide the infrastructure services that support holding and using USDC. In connection with the partnership, Binance purchased $100 million worth of shares of Circle Class A common stock, through a private placement at a purchase price reflecting a five percent discount to the market price of CRCL…

Kaspersky’s Global Research and Analysis Team (GReAT) has uncovered a sophisticated new multi-stage campaign targeting both individual users and organisations. The campaign relies on a previously unknown malware strain distributed through torrent trackers disguised as popular films, including The Odyssey. One of the popular public archives of torrent files was compromised and was then used to deliver the malicious payload. Several hundred victims have been identified in a multitude of countries, including Russia, Türkiye, Japan, Kenya, Uganda, and Colombia, as well as in several European countries such as Spain, the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and others. Victims already identified include organisations…

Bolt’s premium ride category in Kenya, Bolt Comfort’s monthly ride volume has grown more than sixfold in a year, reaching its highest total since the category launched in Kenya in June 2025. Monthly passengers using the category have also grown more than fivefold over the same period. The growth, sustained over twelve months and now spanning Nairobi and Mombasa, reflects growing demand among Kenyan passengers for a ride experience that offers more space, newer vehicles and highly rated drivers. Notably, the category has maintained a passenger rating of approximately 4.9 out of 5 throughout the year as it has scaled…

ASK Tech Ventures has launched ODIGO CMS – a field execution and activation management platform – in Africa to help businesses operating across the continent to maintain visibility and control of dispersed operations. As African businesses expand across countries, having a single digital platform to manage, verify and measure activity across dispersed teams and locations has emerged as a major challenge. To close that gap, ODIGO CMS will connect managers with sales teams, activation teams, promoters, merchandisers, field agents and other distributed operations through a single, secure digital platform. The move comes as African businesses become more dependent on digital…

AMACO Energy Group, through its AMACO–HERCULES unit, has entered into a cooperation agreement with GE Vernova to explore the integration of gas turbine technology into its planned HERCULES power barge facility in Kenya. The partnership is part of AMACO’s broader strategy to develop integrated energy infrastructure for industrial and digital applications, with a particular focus on the growing power requirements of data centres and AI infrastructure. Under the agreement, HERCULES will integrate GE Vernova gas turbines into the planned power barge, with the potential for additional GE Vernova electrification and digital technologies to be incorporated as the platform develops. The…

The East African submarine cable landscape reached a defining milestone today as LuLu, the Kenyan coast’s first fully protected coastal cable system, was announced at ITW Africa 2026. The LuLu Coastal Cable System is a submarine cable designed to strengthen connectivity along Kenya’s 500km Indian Ocean coast, linking five strategic landing points from Mombasa to Lamu, including Vipingo SEZ, Kilifi and Malindi. It is an integrated system combining a submarine cable running along the Indian Ocean seabed with a parallel, protected terrestrial pathway -engineered to deliver the highest levels of resilience, redundancy, and availability that mission-critical industries, governments, and international…