Following the successful integration of 49 Kenyan startups into its portfolio, develoPPP Ventures is proud to announce the opening of Cohort 11. Innovative early-stage startups in Kenya are invited to apply for EUR 100K in non-dilutive funding to scale their impact-driven business models. Funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and implemented by DEG Impulse – a subsidiary of the German development finance institution DEG, develoPPP Ventures provides critical matching-funds to startups that have already achieved proof of concept. To date, the program has committed over €10 Million to the Kenyan ecosystem, supporting pioneers across…
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4G Capital has been named one of Africa’s fastest-growing companies in the Financial Times rankings for 2026. The micro and small enterprise-focused lender placed 77th overall on the FT Africa’s Fastest Growing Companies 2026 list, compiled by the Financial Times in partnership with Statista. Among the 130 companies featured across Africa, 4G Capital stood out in Kenya’s competitive fintech ecosystem. The firm ranked third among six Kenyan companies listed in the Fintech, Financial Services & Insurance category, alongside players such as M-KOPA Holdings, Turaco, KCB Group, MIC Global Risks and Cooperative Bank. Overall, it also placed sixth among nine Kenyan…
Absa Bank has been recognised as the Best Retail Bank in Kenya by the Global Banking and Finance Review 2026, reflecting the bank’s continued investment in customer experience, digital innovation and segment-led banking solutions. This recognition underscores the bank’s strategic transition from a traditional product-led banking model to a customer segment-led approach aimed at delivering more personalized, accessible and digitally enabled banking experiences across Kenya’s evolving retail banking landscape. Over the last few years, the bank has continued strengthening its retail and consumer banking business through enhanced digital capabilities, expanded service access and targeted customer solutions tailored to different market…
oraimo has launched the oraimo SpaceBuds 2 (OTW-631) to the Kenyan market. This latest flagship True Wireless Stereo (TWS) earbuds are designed to redefine immersive audio, intelligent communication, and stylish everyday listening for Kenya’s fast-paced, digitally connected generation. Built on the success of the bestselling oraimo Space series, the new SpaceBuds 2 combines advanced AI-powered features, immersive spatial audio, and powerful noise cancellation. Elevating this launch to a global stage, the SpaceBuds 2 has earned the professional endorsement of Burna Boy’s Grammy Award-winning audio engineer; Jesse Ray. This partnership ensures that the earbuds’ acoustic tuning meets the rigorous standards of…
Red Hat has announced the expansion of its sovereign and private cloud capabilities, empowering global organisations with greater control over their technology and data. As operational independence becomes both a regulatory directive and strategic mandate, Red Hat is defining a future where choice, control and transparency are foundational. This shift provides IT decision-makers and service providers the autonomy to lead rather than react to market shifts. “Whether an organisation is meeting jurisdictional mandates or reclaiming its data from proprietary silos, we are providing the capabilities and platforms to build a more self-determined future.” Ashesh Badani – senior vice president and…
Red Hat announced new milestones in its co-engineered Red Hat AI Factory with NVIDIA software platform—advancing enterprise adoption of AI and autonomous, long-running agents. The latest updates introduce enhanced security capabilities for continuously operating agents and deliver ready-to-deploy solutions that help organisations move from experimentation to production faster and with confidence. Powered by the consistency and integrated AI platform capabilities of Red Hat AI Enterprise along with the open models, advanced tools, and frameworks within NVIDIA AI Enterprise, this solution provides a unified, scalable foundation for production-grade agentic AI. Providing a safe runtime for a new class of agents OpenShell…
Binance today announced the Binance Online, a new global virtual event taking place on May 13 at 11am UTC. The event brings together leading voices from across crypto, institutional finance, blockchain infrastructure, and technology for a live digital program streamed globally on Binance Square. Spanning more than four hours of programming, Binance Online will feature a mix of roundtables, interviews, and community segments focused on the major forces shaping the next phase of the digital asset industry. Discussions will explore topics including institutional adoption, blockchain infrastructure, market developments, the evolving role of stablecoins, and the intersection of crypto and artificial intelligence.…
Liquid Intelligent Technologies brings cloud and cyber security solutions and services to businesses and enterprises of all sizes in Botswana. The announcement comes as Liquid celebrates a decade of operations in the country. These services will be available to existing and potential customers in Botswana, and at the centre of the new offering is Secure360, the company’s integrated security framework that enables organisations to move beyond reactive breach response towards proactive intelligence, protection and assurance. The solution combines local delivery with continental-scale infrastructure and global technology partnerships to provide organisations with enterprise-grade digital security and cloud capabilities aligned with national…
Across Africa, the AI divide is increasingly becoming a language divide. While artificial intelligence continues to reshape access to information, education, healthcare, and public services globally, many African languages remain significantly underrepresented in modern AI systems, limiting participation for millions of people across the continent. To help bridge this gap, Microsoft Research, in partnership with the Gates Foundation, Google.org, and the Masakhane African Languages Hub, has officially launched the LINGUA Africa Open Call for Inclusive AI Language Projects, an initiative designed to support the development of AI tools, datasets, and technologies built around African languages and real-world community needs. The…
By Johnson Idesoh, Group Chief Information and Technology Officer at Absa For the past three or four years, the world has lived through what is probably the fastest adoption of a general-purpose technology in modern economic history, with systems becoming embedded in ordinary working life so quickly that companies, governments, and regulators have often struggled to understand the implications at the same speed that employees and consumers were already adapting their behaviour around them. And the economic implications became impossible to ignore almost immediately. Analysts now estimate that AI could contribute trillions of dollars to global GDP over the next…