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CYBER SECURITY
Specops Secure Onboarding Responds to the Rise of AI Hiring Fraud
As cybercriminals continue exploiting artificial intelligence to impersonate job applicants and infiltrate organizations, identity security company, Specops has introduced a…
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Safaricom’s Bigger Ethiopia Stake Comes With an Important Catch
Safaricom’s Ethiopia stake increased to 54.17% after the company led a fresh capital injection into its Ethiopian subsidiary during the…
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Spotify Wants You to Talk to Your Music Instead of Searching for It
Spotify has introduced Talk to Spotify, a new conversational AI feature that lets eligible Premium subscribers control playback, discover music…
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Kenya’s Digital Lending Market Grows Again as CBK Licenses 25 More Firms
The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has licensed 25 additional Digital Credit Providers (DCPs), raising the number of approved digital…
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Kenyan Court Says DTB and Safaricom Share Liability in SIM Swap Fraud Case
A High Court judgment stemming from a SIM swap fraud case in Kenya has clarified where responsibility lies when failures…
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CYBER SECURITY
The Real Reason Small Businesses Keep Getting Targeted Online
Large corporations often dominate headlines when they suffer a cyberattack, creating the impression that cybercriminals are only interested in organisations…
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African ClimateTech Attracted Record Funding in 2025, but Capital Alone Won’t Take Startups Further
African ClimateTech funding reached a record $1.5 billion in 2025, making it the continent’s largest venture-funded sector and accounting for…
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Why the Future-Ready African Lender Starts With Better Data, Not Better Apps
The question facing Africa’s financial sector is no longer whether lending should be digital. Mobile-first credit, automated loan approvals and…
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Why Retailers Should Fix Their Data Before Investing in AI
Retailers looking to adopt artificial intelligence may be asking the wrong first question. Instead of deciding which AI platform to…
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TECNO POVA Curve 2 5G Arrives in Kenya With an 8,000mAh Battery and Slim 7.42mm Design
TECNO has launched the POVA Curve 2 5G in Kenya, bringing one of its most ambitious POVA devices to the…
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Bolt Data Shows South Africans Still Put Affordable Rides First
A new data released by Bolt revealed that South Africans continue to prioritize affordability when booking the ride- hailing services…
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TikTok Brings an AI Literacy Hub to Kenya as It Expands Safety Tools
TikTok has recently launched a new wave of artificial intelligence (AI) safety and education initiatives aimed at improving AI literacy,…
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Liquid Intelligent Technologies Appoints Bernard Beya as DRC CEO
Liquid Intelligent Technologies has appointed Bernard Beya as Chief Executive Officer for its Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) operations, effective…
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Why Crash Games Are Quietly Reshaping Kenya’s Gaming Economy
I’ve been watching Kenya’s gaming sector for three years now, and I didn’t see this coming. Everyone obsessed over sports…
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Samsung, JKUAT Partner to Equip 180 Students with AI and Digital Skills Training
Samsung Electronics East Africa has strengthened its investment in digital skills development by hosting an artificial intelligence (AI) and digital…
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Seven GRC Awards Nominations Highlight Yellow Card’s Compliance Push
Yellow Card, a stablecoin-based digital assets infrastructure provider operating in more than 60 countries, has received seven nominations at the…
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EBRD Extends €270m Financing to Yas for Kenya, Senegal Network Expansion
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is providing a senior loan of up to €270 million to pan-African…
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Kenya’s Economy Is Moving Forward, Though New Risks Are Closing In
Kenya entered the second half of 2026 with encouraging economic data that suggests activity is gaining momentum. Still, fresh warnings…
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Safaricom’s Executive Share Awards Reflect a Deliberate Choice on Shareholder Capital
When investors read that Safaricom transferred 20.1 million shares worth Sh707.5 million to eligible employees during the year ended March…
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Meta Pulls Its Instagram AI Image Feature After Days of Backlash
Meta has removed an Instagram-linked capability from its new AI image generator after criticism over how the feature handled public…
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Canal+ Closes the Book on MultiChoice as Africa’s Biggest TV Deal Enters a New Phase
The MultiChoice acquisition by Canal+ has reached its final chapter, with the French media company completing the legal process that…
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Glovo Wants Your Next Shopping Trip to Start With ChatGPT
Glovo has expanded its use of generative artificial intelligence by introducing an AI-powered shopping assistant on ChatGPT and Claude, enabling…
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The Hub Karen Is Building a Smarter Mall for Kenya’s Next Decade
The Hub Karen’s next chapter is less about adding new stores than redefining what a shopping centre can become. As…
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Mark Mwaniki | Your Money Shouldn’t Have to Travel via New York to Reach Kampala
The first half of 2026 has made one thing clear: African fintech has entered its consolidation era. The acquisition of…
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IBM, Red Hat Launch Lightwell to Tackle Open Source Security Risk
IBM and Red Hat have commercially launched Lightwell, a platform offering automated vulnerability remediation for enterprise open source software, backed…
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Samsung Wants Your TV to Become the Centre of the Connected Home
Televisions have for years competed on familiar territory. Manufacturers promised brighter panels, sharper resolution and larger screens, while the connected…
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Samsung Unveils Vision AI TV Range in Kenya With Mini LED Models and New Payment Plans
Samsung has unveiled its 2026 television lineup in Kenya, introducing new Vision AI TVs in Kenya with a strategy that…
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Visa Wants Banks to Catch Cyber Threats Before They Become Fraud
Visa has recently rolled out a new cybersecurity solution designed to help financial institutions identify and respond to cyber threats…
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Samsung Thinks Football Is the Best Way to Show What Mini LED Can Really Do
Walk into almost any electronics showroom and the conversation usually starts with screen size. Samsung wants it to begin somewhere…
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Nigerian Fintech Gigbanc Winds Down Operations
Nigerian fintech startup Gigbanc has announced it is winding down operations, becoming the latest casualty of the funding downturn affecting…
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Safaricom’s Share Buyback Proposal Reveals a Different Capital Strategy
Safaricom’s proposal to prohibit the use of retained earnings for share buybacks may appear to be a technical amendment to…
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KRA Sets Stage for Web-Based Tax Returns Under Finance Act 2026
KRA is preparing to replace Excel-based income tax returns with a browser-based filing system, marking one of the biggest changes…
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Africa Remains at the Centre of INTERPOL’s Online Fraud Investigations
INTERPOL Operation First Light 2026 has become one of the largest coordinated anti-fraud operations ever announced, with authorities arresting 5,811…
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Kenya Could Be Preparing Yet Another Search for a Telkom Kenya Investor
The government may soon begin searching for a new Telkom Kenya strategic investor, according to people familiar with discussions around…
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Tom Mulwa Takes Over at the NSE With a Bigger Mission Than New Listings
Tom Mulwa begins his tenure as Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) chairman at a time when Kenya’s capital markets are showing…
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KRA Revenue Reaches Record Sh2.84 Trillion After Strong FY2025/26 Performance
The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) collected a record Sh2.84 trillion in taxes during the 2025/26 financial year, lifting annual revenue…
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NYOTA Businesses to Get Two-Year Licence Waiver Under Ruto Directive
President William Ruto has ordered a two-year waiver on county business licence fees for eligible NYOTA enterprises, adding another layer…
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Rafode Advances Solar Cooling-Box Loan Product for Rural Health Centres in Kenya
Rafode Ltd, a Kenyan social enterprise focused on rural finance, renewable energy and farm inputs, is reporting progress on a…
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Kenya’s Sovereign Wealth Fund Act Brings New Limits, Oversight and Long-Term Ambitions
Kenya’s Sovereign Wealth Fund Act 2026 establishes the country’s first permanent legal framework for managing wealth generated from petroleum, mineral…
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EMERGE Platform Launches to Close Africa’s Career Development Gap
TheBoardroom Africa has launched EMERGE, a digital career platform for young African professionals, backed by the Mastercard Foundation. The platform,…
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Kenya Moves to Control Safaricom’s Future Expansion Beyond Ethiopia
Safaricom’s next international expansion may be decided as much in Nairobi as in the boardroom. Among the governance changes due…
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KECOBO’s Move Against KAMP Raises Bigger Questions for Kenya’s Music Industry
The decision by the Kenya Copyright Board (KECOBO) to suspend the operating licence of the Kenya Association of Music Producers…
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KCB Combines Sahl Card and Agency Banking in Islamic Finance Expansion
KCB Bank has expanded its Islamic banking portfolio with the launch of a Shariah-compliant payment card in partnership with Mastercard,…
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Safaricom AGM Vote Puts Board Changes in Focus
Safaricom shareholders will vote on a sweeping set of governance changes later this month that could formally cement Vodafone Kenya…
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NVIDIA Reworks the Business of Building AI Infrastructure
NVIDIA has unveiled a new partnership model with AI cloud providers that aims to make large-scale artificial intelligence infrastructure more…
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Samsung’s July 22nd Galaxy Unpacked Event Is Building Around One Big Design Question
Samsung has confirmed that Galaxy Unpacked will take place in London on July 22, where it is expected to unveil…
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Meta Unveils Muse Image as It Expands Its Generative AI Ambitions
Meta has officially stepped deeper into the generative AI race with the launch of their new model the Muse Image,…
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Why Starlink Has Stopped Taking New Customers in Parts of Kenya
For anyone searching why Starlink has suspended new customer sign-ups in Kenya, the answer is straightforward: demand has exceeded the…
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East African Animation Earns Global Recognition at Annecy’s Biggest Market
East Africa’s animation industry delivered its strongest showing yet at the world’s largest animation market this year, with studios from…
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inDrive Adds Opt-In Trip Audio Recording to Improve Ride Safety
Ride-hailing platform inDrive has rolled out a new Trip Audio Recording feature aimed at enhancing safety for both passengers and…
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How Girls-I Save Africa Is Growing Kenya’s Tech Talent
Across Kenya, schools are increasingly embracing innovation programmes, STEM competitions and technology workshops that encourage students to move beyond textbooks…
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The SpaceXAI Rebrand Was Expected. What It Means Is More Interesting
The SpaceXAI rebrand is now official, bringing the xAI name to an end months after SpaceX acquired the artificial intelligence…
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South Africa Climbs Global AI Outsourcing Rankings as Enterprise Adoption Grows
South Africa has strengthened its position as Africa’s leader in artificial intelligence, with a new global assessment ranking the country…
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Equity, AfricaNenda Partner on Digital Infrastructure Push
Equity Group Holdings has entered a strategic partnership with AfricaNenda Foundation and the Gates Foundation to accelerate the rollout of…
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CMA Opens the Door to More Investment Funds Across Kenya’s Regulated Market
Kenya’s CMA new fund approvals have expanded the country’s regulated investment market after the Capital Markets Authority cleared two new…
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Kenya Creates a New Licence for Uber, Bolt, Glovo and Other Delivery Apps
Kenya has created a new regulatory category for app-based delivery platforms, requiring companies such as Uber, Bolt, Glovo and Little…
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Why Cloud Managed Security Is Changing Africa’s Digital Economy
Africa’s digital economy is expanding at a remarkable pace with mobile money platforms processing billions of dollars in transaction, businesses…
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Kenya’s Cooperatives Bill Could Redefine How SACCOs Manage Money
The Kenya Cooperatives Bill could reshape how millions of SACCO members access financial services by overhauling the legal framework governing…
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YouTube Pushes Back as the UK Considers New Media Rules
YouTube is urging British creators to respond to the YouTube UK media green paper consultation after the UK Government published…
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Why Kenya Wants One Authority for Patents, Copyright and Counterfeit Cases
Parliament has received a Bill that would establish the Kenya Intellectual Property Authority, bringing the country’s patent, copyright and anti-counterfeit…
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Visa, M-PESA and Onafriq Test Stablecoin Payments in DRC
Visa, M-PESA Africa and Onafriq have partnered to pilot stablecoin-enabled cross-border mobile money transactions in the Democratic Republic of the…
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Absa, Unilever Launch KES 4bn Programme to Finance Distributors
Absa Bank Kenya and Unilever Kenya have launched a KES 4 billion financing programme aimed at easing working capital challenges…
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OPPO Opens New Experience Shop at The Hub Karen
OPPO Kenya has opened their new Experience Shop at The Hub Karen, extending its retail network with a location that…
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Kenya Opens Six-Month KRA Tax Amnesty With Full Penalty Waivers for Eligible Taxpayers
Eligible taxpayers have a six-month window to take advantage of the KRA tax amnesty 2026, which waives penalties, interest and…
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Kenya’s NIFC Draws Sh25.8 Billion in New Investments as Tax Reforms Begin to Deliver
Kenya’s ambition to establish Nairobi as a regional financial centre is beginning to produce measurable results. The latest Nairobi International…
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Apple Readies Its Biggest iPhone Launch Yet With a Foldable Debut
Apple is preparing one of its most aggressive iPhone product cycles in recent memory, with reports indicating the company will…
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Amazon’s Project Kuiper Clears a Major Hurdle as It Prepares for Expansion Into Africa
Amazon’s Project Kuiper has reached one of its biggest milestones after deploying enough satellites to begin commercial broadband service, moving…
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Kenya’s Metered Internet Billing Bill Puts Unlimited Fibre Plans Under Scrutiny
A proposal before Parliament could change how many Kenyans pay for home internet. The Kenya Information and Communications (Amendment) Bill,…
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Visa Unveils New Smartphone Payment Solutions for SMEs Across Emerging Markets
Visa is expanding its digital payments ecosystem with new capabilities for Visa Accept and Visa Direct, enabling small businesses to…
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Equity Group Deepens Cross-Border Trade Strategy With Tanzania Investment Mission
More than 50 investors and business leaders from Africa, Europe and North America have arrived in Dar es Salaam for…
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Grey Introduces Local Currency Deposits in Kenya and Ghana
Global payments platform Grey has introduced local currency deposits in Kenya and Ghana, allowing users to fund their accounts directly…
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Tom Mulwa Takes Over at the NSE as Kiprono Kittony Steps Down
Tom Mulwa will become chairman of the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) on July 13, succeeding Kiprono Kittony after six years…
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Why Sony Is Leaving PlayStation Game Discs Behind in 2028
Sony will stop releasing new PlayStation games on physical discs from January 2028, bringing an end to nearly three decades…
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Family Bank Puts a Strategic Investor on Its Post-Listing Agenda
Family Bank’s search for a strategic investor has emerged as the next major step after its debut on the Nairobi…
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Kenya Seeks Faster Recovery of Wrongly Sent Mobile Money
On June 24, the Interior Ministry’s National Computer and Cybercrime Coordination Committee announced plans to work more closely with banks…
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Africa Internet Summit Opens in Nairobi With Focus on Regional Cooperation
Nairobi is hosting the Africa Internet Summit 2026 (AIS’26), bringing together policymakers, regulators, technology experts, industry leaders, civil society organizations,…
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Why Absa Believes More Growth Will Come From Kenya
When Absa Group announced plans to spend Sh30.9 billion to raise its ownership in Absa Bank Kenya from 68.5 percent…
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BFSI Week 2026: African Banks Urged to Focus AI on Value, Security
Financial institutions across Africa must focus on business value, cyber resilience and leadership if they are to successfully harness the…
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What the Rology Ruling Reveals About Kenya’s Digital Health Future
The High Court’s decision to halt the operations of Rology Medical Kenya has become an early test of how Kenya…
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AXIAN Telecom Acquires €170 Million EBRD Loan To Expand Africa Operations
AXIAN Telecom is strengthening its investment to support network expansion and digital infrastructure investments across its markets, in Kenya and…
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Blue Pearl’s Java Upgrade Offers a Glimpse of IBM Bob’s Enterprise Ambitions
As enterprises search for faster ways to modernize ageing software systems, IBM is using a South African customer project to…
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Kenya’s ICT Budget Falls Despite Digital Expansion Plans
Kenya’s ICT sector is entering the new financial year with a smaller budget but no shortage of ambition. Treasury has…
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Kenya’s 2026 Budget Expands the State’s Digital Reach
Kenya’s latest budget is not only a spending plan. It is a blueprint for how the government intends to track…
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CYBER SECURITY
The New Reality of Enterprise Security: Scaling Resilience Amid Complexity
Large enterprises face a cybersecurity mismatch: rising AI-powered attacks and Advanced Persistent Threats (APTs) outpace understaffed teams. Fragmented tools create…
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Absa Renews BAKE Partnership to Boost Digital Creators’ Financial Literacy
Absa Bank Kenya has renewed its strategic partnership with the Bloggers Association of Kenya (BAKE) to advance digital literacy, financial…
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World Cup 2026: One in Six Public Wi-Fi Networks in Mexican Host Cities Unsafe, Kaspersky Warns
With the FIFA World Cup 2026 kicking off on June 11, cybersecurity firm Kaspersky is warning football fans and travellers…
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Signal Tops a New Privacy Study as AI Becomes Common Across Messaging Apps
A new assessment of messaging app privacy has placed Signal at the top of the market while highlighting sharp differences…
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Kenyan Students Win Historic Grand Prize at Huawei ICT Global Final
Kenyan university students have delivered the country’s best-ever performance at the Huawei ICT Competition 2025-2026 Global Final, held in Shenzhen,…
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Solomon Karanja Meru | Startups Do Not Collapse Overnight; They Accumulate Legal Debt
Kenya’s startup ecosystem has matured significantly over the past decade. Founders are building products faster, attracting regional and international capital…
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Smartcomply Joins PCI Security Standards Council to Advance Global Payment Security Standards
Smartcomply is expanding its global footprint in cybersecurity and financial compliance after being admitted as an Associate Participating Organization of…
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Africa’s Data Centres Are Growing Around Finance Demand
Africa’s data centre expansion is increasingly being pulled into the orbit of financial services, with banks, insurers and mobile money…
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Smartcomply Expands UK Footprint Amid Rising Africa Payment Compliance Challenges
Smartcomply is taking its Africa-focused compliance technology to the United Kingdom, targeting the growing compliance burden on institutions processing transactions…
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African Organisations Pivot to Unified Security Platforms, Genetec Report
Organisations across Africa are accelerating the shift from fragmented surveillance infrastructure to unified security platforms, according to new data from…
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BUSINESS
NCBA Group Profit After Tax Rises 9% to KES 6bn
NCBA Group recorded a 9% rise in profit after tax to KES 6 billion for the first quarter ended March…
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East Africa’s AI Infrastructure Push Takes Centre Stage at GITEX Kenya
Kenya’s first Oracle Cloud Infrastructure region will be hosted in Nairobi, iXAfrica Data Centres confirmed on Wednesday, in the headline…
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Kaspersky Warns of Rising AI-Powered Cyber Threats at AI Everything Kenya x GITEX
At AI Everything Kenya x GITEX Kenya, taking place from 19–21 May, global cybersecurity firm Kaspersky highlighted the evolving threat…
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Censys and EVAD to Showcase SOC Modernization Platform in Nairobi
As Kenya prepares to host the first-ever GITEX Kenya 2026 in Nairobi from 19th to 21st May, the conversation is…
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Kenya’s Crypto Industry Is Entering a Harder Compliance Era
Industry executives say Kenya’s virtual asset regulations are creating new pressure around banking, insurance, and licensing readiness Kenya’s emerging framework…
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CBK Data Shows Digital Banking Growth Outpacing Investment in Research Teams
A large section of Kenya’s banking industry went through 2025 without allocating money to research and development, according to findings…
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TRENDING
[Interview] Pwani Teknowgalz on Unlocking Girls’ Potential in STEM
Along Kenya’s coast, cultural barriers, limited infrastructure, and entrenched gender stereotypes have long kept girls out of STEM. Pwani Teknowgalz…
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KNEC Wants Senior Schools Ready for Online Exams by 2027
The Kenya National Examinations Council(KNEC) will begin introducing computer-based assessments in senior schools from 2027, extending a digital testing model…
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