Startup Applications For DEMO Africa 2015 Open Until May 31
This year’s edition of DEMO Africa is now open to applications, with startups being invited to send their applications starting…
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Orange And Airtel Collaborate To Enable CrossBorder Transfers In West Africa
Customers of Airtel’s mobile money platform Airtel Money in Burkina Faso will now be able to send money to friends…
M-Pesa Customers To Now Borrow More Money At Lower Rates
Safaricom has been making baby steps into partnerships lately, with CEO Bob Collymore saying the telecom is planning on more…
M-Pesa Customers To Transact Between Kenya And Tanzania
Have you waited for this day like I have? When Safaricom will allow M-Pesa transfers to family and friends between…
Safaricom Unveils M-Pesa SurePay For Corporates
Kenya’s Safaricom has introduced a new service that is aimed at helping Corporates and Public Benefit Organisations (PBOs) to track…
Airtel Money App For Android Is Now In Uganda
Airtel customers in Uganda are set to benefit from the telecom’s mobile money application for Android users, which allows anyone…
Samsung At Apple’s Heels With Mobile Wallet Solution
Everyone is realizing that payments by mobile is the current market disruptor, and with that there are new mobile wallet…
East Africa Gets Boost In Digital Payments With Umoja Switch
While most Kenyans may know of KenSwitch and Ugandans may know of Inter-Switch, those in Rwanda know of R-Switch. What…
Kenyan BitPesa To Expand Operations After 99 Million Close In Funding
BitPesa, the Bitcoin exchange service company based in Kenya’s capital Nairobi, is planning to expand its operations to neighbouring Uganda…
Startups And Mobile Money Among Reasons Why Nairobi Is Africa’s Best
Earlier in the week, Kenya’s capital Nairobi was listed among the top 21 most intelligent cities around the world, making…
Uganda’s Ensibuuko Gets Global Recognition And 1 Million in Funding
Last year, Unilever held a contest for young entrepreneurs with the most innovative solutions that seek to change the way…
Kenyan OkHi Among African Startups Competing At Seedstars World
Seedstars World is a global startup competition where new opportunities that are expected to disrupt the economy are showcased. The…
MPesa Proves Again That Mobile Wallets Are Indeed The Future
A recent survey listing the top most powerful brands in Kenya has put Safaricom’s mobile money platform MPesa in first…
Mobile Wallets Are Now A Necessity For All Merchants
Kenya is doing well in the mobile money sector, thanks to Safaricom’s mobile wallet MPesa that has garnered much praise…
Kenyan Kiambu County Doubles Up In Revenue From Automation
In December last year, Kenya’s county of Kiambu decided to automate its receipting system in order to provide an effective…
East Africa To Expect More Of iROKOtv In 2015
You must have heard of iROKOTV, the once upon a time Nigerian startup that has now become a popular by…
New System Makes Car Clamping Less Interesting And Expensive For Kenyans
Motorists in Kenya are about to have it more rough with parking attendants starting this holiday season, as the city…
Airtel Zambia Tells Central Bank To Borrow From Kenya
Bharti Airtel is not happy with the maximum limit that the central bank of Zambia has imposed on the mobile…