Author: Kaluka wanjala

Smartphone users are more likely than PC users to regularly clean up and update their devices. With that said, both groups lag when it comes to essential cybersecurity practices, according to a new global survey by Kaspersky. The 2026 study surveyed 7,200 people across 18 countries and found that 77% of smartphone users regularly update their operating systems and apps, compared with 53% of PC users. Smartphone users were also more likely to remove unused applications. 73% say they delete rarely used apps compared with 47% of PC users. Similarly, 72% of smartphone users regularly manage or delete photos and…

 NTT DATA and Palo Alto Networks have announced a multi-year strategic alliance designed to help organizations securely adopt AI, modernize cybersecurity, simplify complex technology environments and build cyber resilience for the AI era. As Palo Alto Networks first strategic alliance of this kind with a global systems integrator, the agreement, which targets $1 billion in joint business by the end of three years (2029), combines Palo Alto Networks AI-powered cybersecurity platforms with NTT DATA’s consulting, engineering and managed services. Leveraging joint engineering, co-innovation and coordinated global delivery, the alliance will help clients assess cyber risk, deploy AI securely and continuously…

Ticketmaster has entered the Kenyan market through ticketing platform Quicket. The partnership will bring fully digital ticketing to Kenyan events, with the platform integrating M-Pesa and Airtel Money to simplify ticket purchases while helping organisers reduce fraud and speed up entry. Quicket will also leverage Ticketmaster’s global event distribution network across platforms including Spotify, Google, Meta, Bandsintown and Apple Music, allowing Kenyan events to reach audiences where they already discover music and entertainment. The company is also developing WhatsApp-based ticketing and AI-powered tools aimed at making event discovery and ticket purchases easier. Quicket is already working with Kenyan entertainment and…

Visa, _able and Onafriq join forces to help grow Visa Flex Credential across Central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Africa (CEMEA), including the African markets. The collaboration will enable financial institutions to explore offering credit alongside existing prepaid and debit credentials through a single card. Visa Flex Credential allows issuers to provide customers with multiple funding sources through one card, potentially giving existing debit and prepaid cardholders access to credit without requiring a separate card. Under the partnership, _able will provide credit enablement infrastructure, while Onafriq will support payment processing for eligible prepaid card implementations through its pan-African…

NETSCOUT has announced enhancements to its Arbor Edge Defense (AED) solution that helps enterprises maintain the availability of revenue-generating and mission-critical applications against sophisticated DDoS attacks that evade or bypass content delivery network (CDN) DDoS defences. The enhancements identify malicious sources concealed behind shared CDN infrastructure and apply precise, service-specific countermeasures to block attacks without denying access to legitimate customers using the same CDN. “Cybercriminals launch DDoS attacks for many reasons, but the ultimate outcome is to drain the targeted organisation’s resources,” said Christopher Rodriguez, research director, security and trust, IDC. “These attacks pose significant operational and financial risk because…

Equity Group has reported a 32% increase in Profit After Tax (PAT) to KSh45.5 billion for the first half of 2026 from the KSh34.6 billion reported in the same period last year. The growth was driven by stronger income, improved balance sheet quality, growing contributions from regional subsidiaries and increased non-funded income. Total income rose 25% to KSh124.9 billion, while net interest income increased 17% to KSh69.3 billion. Non-funded income grew 36% to KSh55.6 billion, now accounting for 44.5% of the Group’s total income. Equity’s balance sheet expanded 20% to KSh2.16 trillion, supported by a 21% increase in customer deposits…

Diamond Trust Bank (DTB) has reported a 37% year-on-year increase in pre-tax profit to KSh 9.8 billion for the six months ended June 30, 2026. The banking group said its customer base grew by 44% to 5.9 million across Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda during the period. DTB’s total assets rose by more than 10% to KSh 675 billion, while customer deposits increased 11% to KSh 534 billion. Loans and advances grew 14% to KSh 328 billion. The bank also highlighted the growing role of digital channels in its expansion. 99% of new customers acquired over the past year were onboarded…

Kenyan solar energy company SunCulture has launched a new company-wide profit-sharing programme aimed at giving employees a direct financial stake in the company’s growth. Dubbed RainDrops, the programme covers all full-time employees across the company, including engineers, sales managers, credit officers and support staff. If you have a startup you want featured on TechArena, let us know through this contact form here. According to SunCulture COO Jon Saunders, the initiative is designed to strengthen employee ownership and align teams around the company’s long-term growth. “Every team member deserves to share in the value they help create,” Saunders said in a LinkedIn post announcing…

Standard Chartered Kenya has reported a profit before tax of KSh9.6 billion for the six months ended June 30, 2026. The bank’s operating income declined 9% year-on-year, with net interest income falling 20% to KSh12.3 billion amid rate and margin pressures. This was partly offset by a 16% increase in non-interest income, supported by strong performance in Wealth Solutions and higher foreign exchange transaction volumes. Birju Sanghrajka, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, said: “The Bank delivered a profit before tax of KShs 9.6 billion. Our capital remains strong and the directors are pleased to announce an interim dividend of…

Nutanix and accelerated compute platform ChronoScale Holdings Corporation have announced a strategic partnership aimed at helping enterprises deploy and scale artificial intelligence workloads more easily. The partnership will combine Nutanix’s hybrid cloud and enterprise AI capabilities with ChronoScale’s accelerated computing infrastructure and AI Foundry platform. Under the agreement, ChronoScale plans to integrate Nutanix software into its AI infrastructure platform to support services including customer onboarding, tenant management, infrastructure virtualisation, managed Kubernetes and AI service delivery. The companies also plan to provide customers with access to additional GPU capacity through ChronoScale’s GPU-as-a-Service (GPUaaS), alongside its Token Factory offering for AI inference…