Author: Brand Spot

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…

Kenya has the opportunity to become a continental leader in FinTech and dramatically boost financial inclusion by enhancing the existing ecosystem, according to a new research from TheCityUK and the Nairobi International Financial Centre (NIFC) developed by PwC. Doing so will take a renewed focus by the public and private sector to addressing barriers to entry and growth for start-ups, helping start-ups to access more capital and achieve scale, and adopting a cross-sector approach to FinTech regulation. The research, set out in a report ‘FinTech in Kenya: Toward an enhanced policy and regulatory framework’, found that Kenya is already well-established…

If there is one thing that Covid-19 taught humanity was the need to appreciate life. It taught us that life is unpredictable and things can change at any moment and that it is better to enjoy life to the fullest whenever one can. At the peak of the Covid-19 pandemic, millions of people were confined indoors. And during that isolation, many longed for something that could soothe them. Something that could hit them, and instead of feeling pain, feel some kind of vibration that will instill some hope in them. It was at that time that music came in handy.…

The 2022 season of Microsoft’s Africa Development Center (ADC)-sponsored Game of Learners (GOL) competition has officially begun. The GOL initiative, now in its third year, aims to improve digital and coding abilities among African university students. It’s organized as a 5-week hackathon around a theme, with teams led by Microsoft Learn Student Ambassadors tackling a current issue. The objective this year is to propose a solution that reduces or reverses gas emissions and footprints, based on the important theme of Climate Change & Sustainability. Before the hackathon, the teams receive instruction on the technologies they will use to answer the challenge. The participants’ journeys,…

MediaTek has launched the Dimensity 700 and Dimensity 1200 chips across the African market with unrivalled AI, camera and multimedia features for powerful 5G experiences. This launch of chipsets will give device makers a full suite of options for 5G smartphone models – from premium to mainstream market devices – making 5G more accessible for consumers everywhere. “MediaTek continues to expand its 5G portfolio with highly integrated solutions for a range of devices from the high end to the mid-tier,” said Rami Osman, director for corporate sales and marketing, MediaTek Middle East. “MediaTek Dimensity 1200 and 700 5G chips integrate our latest technologies for…

For those looking for a smartphone under Ksh 5,000 in Kenya, you do have some reliable options to choose from. Within this price range, you have to make sure you get a device from a well-known brand that has had a presence in the country for a few years. If you are looking for a smartphone under 5K, you want a phone that will last long and perform as you expect it to. You are not looking for the most powerful phone or the greatest cameras but rather a phone that handles day-to-day tasks with ease. Below are the cheapest…

 BasiGo has flagged off the first electric buses in the country for passenger use. The guest of honour at the event was the Permanent Secretary in the State Department of Transport, Ministry of Transport, Infrastructure, Housing and Urban Development and Public Works, Dr. Eng. Joseph K. Njoroge, CBS. The event was also attended by representatives of BasiGo’s pilot partners, Citi Hoppa and East Shuttle. There were also representatives from BYD Automotive and Kenya Power and Lighting Company (KPLC). BYD and KPLC are BasiGo’s key strategic partners in the deployment of electric buses and charging infrastructure. “Today marks an important step…

Day in day out, unemployment in Kenya remains a key challenge especially among the youth in Kenya and the large east Africa region. According to the latest labour data by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics released last year in September, at least 1.7 million Kenyans had lost their jobs during the pandemic between April and June. This raised the unemployment rate among the qualified working population to 10.4% from 5.2% as of March the same year. With this in mind, LG East Africa has kicked off a campaign to empower 1,000 entrepreneurs eyeing the fast-growing on-demand laundry market in…

Equity Group has launched a private sector focused stimulus package to accelerate economic recovery and resilience in the Eastern and Central Africa region as it recovers from the devastating health, social, humanitarian, and economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Equity’s Eastern and Central Africa Recovery and Resilience plan is envisaged to provide financing of up-to 2% of the combined GDP of the six economies, in which the Group operates, to the private sector in the form of blended financing of short-term overdrafts, medium term loans and credit facilities which require long-term project and development financing. While launching the Recovery and…