Bolt, a taxi hailing app, has officially announced the appointment of Edgar Kipng'etich Kitur as the Country Manager for Bolt Food in Kenya.
Bolt recently la...
Amitruck, and Sky.Garden have partnered to form an end-to-end digital chain for goods pick-up and deliveries. The collaboration between the two tech start-up co...
Vodacom Tanzania has partnered with East African insurance group, Britam, to launch VodaBima. VodaBima is a micro insurance platform accessible on Vodacom’s M-P...
UNICEF has launched the 2021 cohort of the UNICEF StartUp Lab, a co-creation space and incubator. The incubator engages young startups in the development of inn...
These days, the internet has made it easier than ever before to connect with people around the world. For consumers, this has transformed the way people view sh...
HEVA Fund, in collaboration with Agence Française de Développement (AFD), has opened the round 2 of its Growth Fund facility for creative businesses.
Startin...
Andela, a global talent network company, has announced the global expansion of their engineering talent. Andela plans to expand into new regions to allow its cl...
The High Court in Machakos has granted an injunction against the implementation of the Minimum Tax. The case was filed in Machakos by Kitengela Bar Owners Assoc...
Insurance and investment firm, CIC Group, has been emerged top as the winner of the Decade of Excellence Insurance Kenya 2021 Award during the 2021 Global Banki...
Gulf African Bank has partnered with Toyota Kenya to enable its customers get loans to buy cars.
The bank's corporate and SME customers will now get loans to...
CDC Group, the United Kingdom's development finance institution and impact investor, has launched the Access Insights Platform (AIP). AIP is an open-source data...
Techbuild.africa, a pan-African digital news and information platform, has instituted a pan-African advisory board comprising Sheilah Birgen (Kenya), Lanre Basa...
The Kenya Private Sector Alliance and The Canada-Africa Chamber of Business have announced a collaboration to promote, support and facilitate bilateral trade an...
Premier Shariah compliant bank, Gulf African Bank and Toyota Kenya have entered into a strategic financing partnership that will enable the bank’s Corporate and...
International airline, Emirates, has started trials of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) Travel Pass, a mobile app to help passengers manage th...
Kenya has been lauded as the continent’s startup hub thanks to the youthful, tech-savvy, and creative population in the country. Many have gone into entrepreneu...
Truecaller a caller ID service, , has introduced a new identity solution for businesses to bolster safety and eliminate fraud. The enterprise solution, dubbed T...
Equity Ngara Branch recently worked with the Ministry of Interior and Coordination of National Government to plant 3,300 tree seedlings at Mathari National Teac...
Safaricom and the Nakuru County Government have partnered to improve health services for over 100,000 people through an integrated electronic medical records pr...
Telkom Kenya has announced plans to develop a youth-focused digital wallet in a bid to relieve them from financial exclusion during the pandemic. To realize thi...
The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has approved the liquidation of the assets of Chase Bank which were left out in the SBM Bank takeover. Chase Bank was placed und...
Air pollution has been named as a major environmental hazard that has contributed to some respiratory diseases and illnesses. The initiation of clean energy and...
Cryptocurrency platform, Luno, has announced that it has reached a milestone of 7 million customers worldwide, registering a 60% increase in the number of app i...
Absa Bank Kenya has launched the Absa Asset Management Limited (AAML), a subsidiary of the bank aimed to offer fund and wealth management solutions for its cust...
Investment firm Harith General Partners, one of the largest investors in African Infrastructure, has injected a Ksh. 21.4 billion ($200 million) capital raise i...
DPL Festive, a bread and buns producer company, has received a Food Safety System Certification 22000 (FSSC 22000), becoming the first bakery to do so in East A...
Africanhair, trading as BeautyClick, a beauty e-commerce company, has announced its intention to raise new equity by listing at the Nairobi Securities Exchange ...
OPPO has revealed that the OPPO Reno5 has been selected as the official smartphone partner for the PUBG Mobile Middle East and Africa Esports 2021. The OPPO Ren...
Scale, a digital platform for SMEs to discover and navigate through tender opportunities, has officially launched to facilitate broader participation of SMEs in...
The Angaza Awards; Women to Watch in Banking and Finance program has unveiled its list of Top 10 women who are steering and shaping the financial services secto...
The East African Business Council (EABC) in partnership with GIZ, a Business Scouts for Development Program recently held a webinar to explore challenges and ri...
I&M Bank has announced the retirement of Mr. Suresh Bhagwanji Raja (SBR) Shah, its Founder and Chairman since 1974. Mr. Suresh has been subsequently succeed...
The GIS (Geographic Information Systems) space in Kenya is a relatively new field, encompassing the field of geospatial information including Geospatial Informa...
Telkom and the Standard Group have partnered to enable customers access the Group’s digital versions of their print content, the Standard newspaper and the Nair...
Absa Bank has initiated a contactless payment solution with the launch of a new vertical card, with an aim of enhancing their customer experience.
The new so...
Eat'N'Go has launched into the Kenyan market. The launch follows the successful acquisition of the Domino’s Pizza and Cold Stone Creamery franchises in Kenya.
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Following the launch of his Non-Fungible Token (NFT) last week, World Marathon Champion, Eliud Kipchoge's record has sold for over Ksh. 3,966,030 ($37,000).
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As insurers race to embrace digital technology, the thinking has been that the insurance brokers and agents might lose their jobs.
However intermediaries wil...
On-demand delivery platform, Glovo, has announced that it will be reducing its service charges to make it more affordable for users to order their favourite mea...
Spire Bank which is a subsidiary of Mwalimu National Sacco has announced the appointment of Fredrick Omondi Nyasaka as the new Head of Finance and Administratio...
Telkom has announced the exit of Steve Okeyo and Kris Senanu from managerial positions in the company. The exit comes after the company launched a new strategic...
More than 30 heads of state and global leaders have expressed support for the Africa Adaptation Acceleration Program in a virtual Leaders’ Dialogue. The dialogu...
