Eddie Kago Appointed as Base East Africa Lead for Coinbase
March 10, 2025
Eddie Kago has been appointed as the Base East Africa Lead for Coinbase, where he will focus on onboarding Africans to Ethereum. In a statement on LinkedIn, Eddie said, “I’ll be executing this alongside Derrick…
Safaricom Completes First Phase of Construction for Tier 3 Data Centre in Limuru
March 10, 2025
Safaricom has announced the completion of the first phase of construction for a Tier 3 data centre in Redhill, Limuru. This is one of three planned Tier 3+ data centres the telco intends to develop…
M-Pesa Turns 18
March 7, 2025
M-Pesa has today marked 18 years since its launch in March 2007. The service is currently available in more than 170 countries globally serving over 70 million customers. The mobile financial services provider has grown…
Visa and Citi Unveil Citi Optimized Pay to Facilitate Small Business Cash Flow in Kenya
March 7, 2025
Visa and Citi have announced the launch of Citi Optimized Pay, a unique card payments capability developed in collaboration with Cellulant. The solution, which leverages Tingg, Cellulant’s robust payment gateway, is designed to provide reliable…
Binance to Host International Women’s Day 2025 Event in Nairobi
March 7, 2025
Binance is celebrating International Women’s Day (IWD) 2025 with a special event in Nairobi, Kenya, designed to promote financial empowerment and increase female participation in crypto. Taking place on 8 March 2025 in the suburb…
Red Hat and Axiom Space Partner to Launch Orbital Data Center Prototype to the International Space Station
March 7, 2025
Red Hat and Axiom Space have announced a new collaboration on Axiom Space’s Data Center Unit-1 (AxDCU-1), targeted to launch in spring 2025 to the International Space Station. Powered by Red Hat Device Edge, the…
Standard Chartered and Village Capital Expand Futuremakers Women in Tech Accelerator
March 7, 2025
Standard Chartered has announced a partnership with Village Capital to continue and expand its Futuremakers Women in Tech Accelerator across Africa, the Middle East, and Pakistan. Part of Futuremakers by Standard Chartered (Futuremakers), the Bank’s global…
Konza and Kenya Film Commission to Train 100 Animators in Virtual Production
March 7, 2025
Konza Technopolis in partnership with the Kenya Film Commission (KFC) will train 100 2D and 3D animators in Virtual Production with focus on Virtual Studios, Extended Reality (XR) and Augmented Reality (AR). “This training initiative…
LoftyInc Capital Secures $43M First Close for Alpha Fund
March 7, 2025
LoftyInc Capital Management has announced the first close of $43m for its new LoftyInc Alpha Fund, a late-seed focused investment vehicle that will drive growth for Africa’s most promising tech startups across key geographies, including…