Author: Brand Spot

Bolt Food was launched in Nairobi in March 2021, at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic which was characterised by lockdowns, curfews and takeaways options for most restaurants. Bolt Food’s entry into the market gave users access to a wide array of restaurants and menus at the tap of a button, as well as offered a needed boost to the customer base for various restaurants. To mark their first anniversary, Bolt Food is celebrating its customers, couriers and restaurant partners, for their commitment to quality operations, including exemplary customer experience, short delivery times, creation of viable economic opportunities, and the…

LG Electronics East Africa has today unveiled its biggest Easter Campaign ever in 2022 dubbed Celebrate PASAKA na LG aimed at improving customers’ shopping experience for more value and more benefits. Customers who purchase products from LG branded shops will however receive more value and benefits in line with LGs Something Better Campaign that is currently running in the LG Brandshops. The Easter campaign is set to run between April and May in Kenya. During this period, customers will have access to quality products and services discounted for up to 35 percent. This will see them save from as low as Ksh 2,000 to as…

Safaricom and  Gulf African Bank have partnered to launch Halal Pesa, a Shari’ah-compliant mobile financing solution. Halal Pesa becomes the first Shariah-compliant mobile and digital financial solution in the country. Customers accessing financing through the service will receive the amount requested in full with a repayment period of 30 days at a 5% commodity Murabaha margin. “Kenya is now a highly innovative, interconnected and fast-paced community that requires solutions on the go. All our digital offerings, including Halal Pesa, seek to directly address this aspect. Our current strategy is focused on digitization for financial inclusion. Our aim is to provide…

Telkom and the PEACE Cable company have successfully landed this new submarine cable in Mombasa. The PEACE Cable will bring faster and more stable communication services connecting Africa, Europe, and Asia. This new cable will connect France to Pakistan via the Europe-Asia route, and Mombasa, Kenya, via an Indian Ocean route, providing the most direct connectivity route from Asia and East Africa to Europe, as well as reducing existing communication delays between the continents. The 15,000km long PEACE cable will give Kenya a strategic boost with respect to more flexible digital connection options, including high-speeds of 200 Gbps per single…

Microsoft has opened a new research institute in Nairobi, its first in the continent, which will be housed at the newly opened African Development Centre (ADC) offices in Wetlands’ Dunhill Towers. “Digital technology is transforming work, and deep scientific innovation is required to enable productive and sustainable futures for everyone,” said Jaime Teevan, Chief Scientist for Microsoft. The Microsoft Africa Research Institute (MARI) will be at the forefront of inventing new technologies to advance scientific knowledge in the field of computer science. It will conduct cutting edge research in the fields of Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML), Systems and…

Zalego Academy has announced that it is working with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to deliver training and certification for cloud skills to learners in Kenya. Zalego Academy has joined the cloud provider’s Training Partner Program and will concentrate on social impact initiatives. This training will not only enable cloud fluency for unemployed youth and graduates to leverage the power of the cloud but will also create a new pathway of economic opportunity for young people to partake in cloud computing jobs. This Training Partner Program is designed for organizations like Zalego Academy, that meet or exceed rigorous criteria for delivering and…

Bolt has kicked off its second phase of the #Drive4WITech internship program that seeks to empower women in technology across Africa. The #Drive4WITech is a program by Bolt that aims to train, mentor and empower young women seeking to jumpstart their careers in the tech space regardless of their fields of study. The program is designed to offer women at the start of their careers access to Top Bolt executives with years of experience across Europe and Africa for mentorship and guidance.  Upon completion of the programme, successful candidates also get the chance to be employed by Bolt and work across its…

By Jack Ngare We have observed a significant march toward complete digitization of the world in recent years. The usage of and reliance on technology has expanded considerably since the start of the COVID-19 epidemic. Furthermore, technological advances have become increasingly vital to enterprises and a big section of the worldwide population’s daily lives. As a result, cloud services are being used by organizations such as governments, companies, and small businesses to modernize and innovate. Without a doubt, the pandemic has shown that digitally fortified businesses are more adaptable, resilient, and capable of transforming when faced with a crisis. Several…

Leading African digital payments company DPO Group has announced three partnerships with companies in the digital payments sector. The increased momentum for partnerships follows last year’s landmark acquisition by Network International, a globally renowned enabler of digital commerce. Following the acquisition, DPO Group has increased its operations in new markets both in Africa, partnering with businesses in key African territories, from local businesses to continental airlines. DPO began 2022 with more than 60,000 active registered merchants and is set to increase this number through tactical partnerships and new territory launches. These new partnerships will allow customers to access efficient eCommerce…

After three years of successful operation in Kenya, Microsoft’s premier engineering hub, the African Development Centre (ADC), is relocating to its own offices in Nairobi, demonstrating the company’s commitment to the continent. The ADC will now be based at Dunhill Towers along Waiyaki Way in its new ultra-modern state-of-the-art facility, the first of its kind serving the East African region. The facility will house the engineering, design, research, and innovation teams, as well as the Microsoft Garage, an incubation hub launched as part of the ongoing efforts to scale tech innovation in the continent. The facility was officially launched by…