Absa Kenya Launches 110% Home Financing Solution
April 15, 2025
Absa Bank has unveiled an enhanced home loan solution offering 110% financing to help Kenyans step confidently onto the property ladder. The new facility is available at competitive interest rates, with a repayment period of…
Vertiv Restructures Africa Operations to Strengthen Regional Focus
April 15, 2025
Vertiv has announced a strategic restructuring of its operations across Africa to enhance and expand its market presence and customer engagement. Under this new structure, the organisation streamlined its focus on Africa into four distinct regions,…
Hayo Secures Key Licences to Accelerate Digital Service Delivery in Kenya
April 14, 2025
Hayo has been granted the Content Service Provider (CSP) and Applications Service Provider (ASP) licences by the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA). These licences enable Hayo to deliver digital solutions and communications services in Kenya, enabling…
KRA Launches Electronic Rental Income Tax System (eRITS)
April 11, 2025
Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has unveiled an Electronic Rental Income Tax System (eRITS) to foster voluntary compliance among landlords and property owners. The system built on KRA’s Enterprise Integration Platform Gava Connect is set to…
Fixo Solution Launches Kenya’s First Handyman E-Hailing Platform
April 11, 2025
Kenyan startup Fixo Solutions wants to bring structure, trust, and convenience to the informal handyman services market. The company has officially launched Fixo!, a mobile-first e-hailing platform that connects households and businesses with vetted fundis…
Africa Tech Summit Returns to London on June 6
April 11, 2025
The 9th Africa Tech Summit London will convene at the London Stock Exchange on 6 June 2025, reinforcing the critical role of London as a gateway for capital and partnerships in Africa’s continuously evolving tech ecosystem. This year’s summit…
Purple Elephant Ventures Closes $5M Seed Round with New $500K Investment from Alphatron
April 11, 2025
Purple Elephant Ventures (PEV) has secured an additional $500,000 investment from Alphatron, bringing its total seed round to $5 million. PEV had previously announced a $4.5M Seed Round in January, led by Clear Creek Investments…
Muthoni Wachira Appointed Country Manager for Fulgo Mobile Kenya
April 10, 2025
Fulgo Mobile has announced the appointment of Muthoni Wachira as its new Country Manager for Kenya, effective April 7th, 2025. Muthoni’s appointment is expected to strengthen Fulgo Mobile’s local presence. She has over 14 years…
Moroccan Fintech PayTic Raises $4M to Scale Banking Automation
April 10, 2025
PayTic, a Moroccan fintech, PayTic, has secured $4 million extension to its Series Seed funding round. PayTic was founded in 2020 and offers advanced technological solutions that automate traditionally manual and complex banking processes. These…