Safaricom Partners with Gulf African Bank to Launch Halal Pesa
By Brand Spot
March 31, 2022
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…
Andela Unveils A New Platform to Power the Future of Customized Work
March 31, 2022
Andela announced the launch of its new platform, designed to create a more direct, personalized, and successful hiring experience for both talent and recruiters. The company, already known for its focus on high-quality global engineering…
EazzyNet transactions Up by over 500% in FY 2021
March 30, 2022
Equity’s business transformation through innovation and digitization efforts continues to face off the legacy banking model, the number transactions via digital channels stood at 1,247.6M while 40.8M transactions accounted for branches and ATMs in 2021…
Telkom and PEACE Cable Company land a new submarine cable in Kenya
By Brand Spot
March 30, 2022
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…
Safaricom revamps its data plans Giving customers up to 100% more data at no extra cost
March 29, 2022
Safaricom has today announced a revamp of its data plans with customers set to enjoy up to 100% more data on their favourite daily, weekly, monthly and select all-in-one plans. This will see both postpay…
Xiaomi Unveils the 5G Variants of the Redmi Note 11 and Redmi 10 Series
March 29, 2022
Xiaomi has announced the official launch of Redmi Note 11 Pro+ 5G, complementing its popular Redmi Note 11 Series with more 5G power. Also announced today is Redmi 10 5G, which is also the first…
Microsoft Africa Research Institute Opens at the ADC offices in Nairobi
By Brand Spot
March 29, 2022
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…
Zalego Academy is now part of the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Training Partner Program
By Brand Spot
March 29, 2022
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…
Bolt Kicks off the 2nd edition of the #Drive4WITech internship programme
By Brand Spot
March 28, 2022
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…