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27/07/2022
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Technology
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Kodris Launches M-Pesa Mini-App To Deepen Coding Skills In Kenya

Kodris Africa has now partnered with Safaricom to promote the study of coding through the purchase of annual lessons on the M-PESA app. Customers can now be able to purchase tokens that will provide a year’s worth of coding lessons through the M-PESA platform and then activate them on a tablet, laptop, or desktop computer […]

Liquid Cloud announces access to Oracle Cloud via FastConnect

Liquid Cloud has announced it will offer connectivity to Oracle Cloud through Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) FastConnect in South Africa. The collaboration with Oracle will allow Liquid Cloud customers to access Oracle Cloud through FastConnect using Liquid’s extensive fibre network. In addition to organisations using FastConnect via Liquid CloudConnect as a service, it will also […]

Why Digital Marketers Should Care About Cybersecurity

The new digital norm has allowed cybersecurity markets to rise to an all-time high. With growing businesses left and right, digital marketers are keen to invest in cyber security. Digital marketers protect their most significant assets, the general public, by creating firewalls against hackers. This investment in cyber security develops users’ trust in the […]

21/07/2022
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News, Telco
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Airtel Kenya Separates From Airtel Money Business

Airtel Kenya has announced the separation of Airtel Money from its Telecom business on Thursday. The public notice indicated that the phone-based service has been transferred to Airtel Money Kenya Limited. Following the separation, Airtel Money Kenya Limited will take over and continue the provision of the Airtel Money Services, in collaboration with Airtel Networks […]

Decentralized Crypto Exchange

Decentralization is the main feature of cryptocurrencies. They are not under banks’ or regulators’ control, and no one can change their emissions. Roughly speaking, if you put money in a bank deposit, in fact, they do not belong to you. But if you invest in crypto, you remain the only owner of your funds. Transactions […]

18/07/2022
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IOT, News, Technology
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IoT Company Novek to receive $1 million Mastercard Strive grant

Internet-of-Things (IOT) company, Novek will receive a share of $1 million in total grant from the Strive Community Innovation Fund. The UK-based company working with micro-retailers in Kenya will see the funding go towards their work developing an IOT-enabled washing powder dispenser enabling Kenyan micro-retailers to better serve their customers. Washing powder is a widely […]

15/07/2022
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News, Telco
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Airtel, Telkom Users Can Now Transact To Safaricom’s MPESA Pay Bill Numbers

Telkom, Safaricom, and Airtel, Friday announced that Kenyans can now transact to an M-PESA Pay Bill Number from any network. This move follows the telcos’ announcement in April this year, which saw Kenyans being able to make mobile money payments to MPESA Buy Goods and Services Tills from any network. The objective of the interoperability […]

14/07/2022
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News, NFT
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The Value Of NFT Art Goes Up Amid Crypto Crash

New research has revealed that the value of NFT Art has gone up over the last 30 days, the average price for NFT art is $232.24 per artwork. Average 30-day sales for an NFT collection totals $42,499.92, based on the average NFT price and average sales volume of 183 sales per month. The research, conducted […]

14/07/2022
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News
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Jumia Picks Juan Seco As New CEO Replacing Betty Mwangi

Jumia has announced the appointment of Juan Seco as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for Jumia Kenya following the exit of Betty Mwangi. He takes over from Mwangi, who took the leadership at Jumia Kenya from Sam Chappate and was promoted to a senior role within the Group after serving as CEO for five […]

MTek Launches Flexi Hela Savings Platform In Partnership With Sanlam

Local digital online insurance platform, mTek-Services has Thursday launched Flexi Hela Savings Platform in partnership with Sanlam Kenya. The new service, a savings solution with a guaranteed return, will see customers use the mTek app to save and access their savings in real-time. The product’s flexibility allows customers to adjust their savings limits and the […]