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Safaricom, Gulf African Bank launch Shariah Compliant Halal Pesa

Safaricom and Gulf African Bank, have today partnered to launch Halal Pesa, a Shari’ah-compliant mobile financing solution. Halal Pesa becomes the first Shariah-compliant mobile and digital financial solution in the country. Customers accessing financing through the service will receive the amount requested in full with a repayment period of 30 days at a 5% commodity […]
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Safaricom To Offer Cloud Computing, Cyber Security & IoT solutions

Safaricom To Offer Cloud Computing, Cyber Security & IoT solutions

Safaricom on Monday announced that it is expanding its tech solutions in the areas of cloud computing, cyber security and internet of things (IoT) underpinned by IT consulting services. Besides reinforcing Safaricom’s new business strategy to become a technology company, the telco is banking on these recent efforts to enable it to play a bigger […]
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Data controllers and data processors are now required to register with the Office of Data Protection Commissioner.

Kenya’s data privacy rules take effect

Data controllers and data processors are now required to register with the Office of Data Protection Commissioner in Kenya. The parliamentary committee delegated legislation passing the data laws that a company found in breach of the new data regulations will face fines of up to one per cent of their annual turnover. Fines will require […]
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Flutterwave CEO Joins Lipa Later’s Advisory Board

Flutterwave CEO Joins Lipa Later’s Advisory Board

Africa’s Buy-Now-Pay-Later (BNPL) firm Lipa Later Group has appointed Flutterwave Chief Executive Officer and Founder, Mr. Olugbenga ‘GB’ Agboola as a member of its advisory board.  A highly regarded serial entrepreneur with two successful exits under his belt, Mr. Agboola is a software engineer with an MBA and a Master’s degree in Information Technology Security and Behavioural […]
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United Bank for Africa (UBA), Cellulant partner to Expand across 19 Markets in Africa

United Bank for Africa (UBA), Cellulant partner to Expand across 19 Markets in Africa

United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, and Pan-African Payments Company Cellulant have announced a partnership that will extend payment services for merchants and consumers across 19 key African countries in which UBA operates. These countries include  Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, Côte d’Ivoire, Zambia, Tanzania, Uganda, Republic of Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Congo, the Democratic Republic […]
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The future looks bright for Tech in Africa

The future looks bright for Tech in Africa

The recently concluded fourth edition of Africa Tech Summit held in Nairobi was a major eye-opener, given the rich menu of presentations and networking opportunities it offered. The summit, held under three tracks – the Africa Money and Decentralised Finance (DeFi) Summit, Africa Startup Summit and Africa Mobile Summit – brought together stakeholders in the […]
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