NALA Obtains an IMTO Licence in Uganda
September 4, 2024
NALA has been granted an IMTO licence from the Bank of Uganda. The IMTO license will enable us to integrate directly with mobile money services and enable users to conveniently pay into local mobile wallets,…
Red Hat Helps Nationwide Building Society Power Digital Customer Experience Transformation
September 4, 2024
Red Hat has announced it has collaborated with Nationwide Building Society to build and scale its new Business Integration Platform (BIP) to improve customer engagement for 16 million members. Red Hat OpenShift, the industry’s leading…
Canon Celebrates 10 Years Of Miraisha Programme
September 4, 2024
Canon Central and North Africa proudly commemorated the 10th anniversary of its Miraisha programme, celebrating a decade of transformative impact and achievements across Africa. The milestone event, titled “10 Years of Miraisha”, highlighted the programme’s…
OPPO Reno12 Series with AI LinkBoost for a Connection You Can Rely On
September 4, 2024
Smartphones help us stay connected, keep us in touch, empower work on the go and so much more, but the more we rely on our phones, the more important a reliable, robust smartphone connection is….
Absa Bank Launches New Corporate and Investment Banking campaign themed "Invested in Your Story"
September 3, 2024
Absa Bank Kenya has announced the launch of a new Corporate and Investment Banking (CIB) campaign themed “Invested in Your Story” that emphasizes moving beyond simply delivering competitive solutions and services to a deeper understanding…
VC4A set to co-host the Africa Early Stage Investor Summit (#AESIS2024) at Africa Investor Week
September 2, 2024
VC4A has announced that it will co-host the Africa Early Stage Investor Summit (#AESIS2024) on November 28-29, 2024 in Cape Town. Now in its 11th year, the Summit remains Africa’s premier gathering for early stage investors…
Kenya's Conversational Commerce Platform, Chpter, Closes a $1.2 Million Pre-Seed Round
September 2, 2024
Chpter, the AI-powered conversational commerce platform that enables businesses to sell more on social platforms like WhatsApp and Instagram, announced today that it has secured $1.2 million in their Pre-Seed round. The round was led…
Can AI help us better prepare for climate-related disasters in Kenya?
September 2, 2024
By: Phyllis Migwi, Country Manager,and Dr Girmaw Abebe Tadesse. After years of drought, the sudden arrival of heavy rain that began in Kenya late last year seemed like a long-awaited turn in fortune. However, as…
Subterranea, Kenya's First Sci-Fi Series, to Premiere on Showmax on 26 September
September 2, 2024
Kenyan director Likarion Wainaina directed Supa Modo, Kenya’s first-ever superhero film and most successful film ever, which won more than 50 international awards, including Best European Film For Children, European Children’s Film Association, 2019; Generation…