AfriTech Blog

01/09/2022
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Safaricom Bonga Points Latest Offers On Phones And Tablets

Safaricom has always been the go-to service provider for most Kenyans. Don’t believe me? What was the first sim card you purchased as soon as you acquired a phone? There’s also Kenya’s unspoken rule “sim card slot one goes to Safaricom.” In return, Safaricom introduced the Jisort Na Bonga Promotion, a regular Safaricom promotion that […]

O-CITY Introduces Digital Fare Collection – Lipafare in Kenya

O-CITY has digitized payments through a new product dubbed ‘Lipafare’, designed to lessen reliance on physical cash at the height of the pandemic. The automated fare collection provider by BPC, was launched with transport savings and credit specialists, NikoDigi, and Kenyan payments firm, Tracom across over 10,000 Matatu buses. The automated fare collection platform leverages the popular M-Pesa […]

Twitter Launches Twitter Circle To Keep Certain Tweets Private

Twitter has launched Twitter Circle, a feature that allows you limit your tweets to a smaller audience. The feature is similar to Instagram’s close friends which will allow users to send tweets visible to a selected number of people. The platform started testing the feature among “select people” in May ahead of its wider rollout. […]

How To Import Used Cars in Kenya

Owning a car is every person’s dream. To have your own car, drive your parents in it and have them enjoy the successes of your hard work. However, not many are able to afford to buy a new car straight from a showroom. Thus, many resort to importing used cars to Kenya. Used cars in […]

How to buy Kenya Power (KPLC) Prepaid Tokens with M-Pesa

31/08/2022
By Korir
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How To Buy Kenya Power – KPLC Tokens Via MPesa 2022

It is pretty easy to buy Kenya Power (KPLC) tokens with MPesa using the Paybill number 888880 to top up your electricity units. Go to M-Pesa menu, select “Lipa na M-Pesa” Select “Paybill” Select “Enter business no.” and enter the KPLC prepaid Lipa na M-Pesa paybill number 888880 and press “OK” Select “Enter account no” your pre-paid meter […]

How AI-Powered Document-Forgery Detection Can Protect Your Organisation Against ‘Shallowfakes’

A rise in fraud continues to plague the insurance, banking, retail, telco and gaming sectors, with so-called “shallowfakes” now being highlighted as a growing threat alongside more sophisticated “deepfakes”. While deepfakes require AI to create realistic but synthetic still or video images or voice recordings, shallowfakes can be created easily and quickly using regular software, […]

31/08/2022
By Admin
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Kenya Power locks out third-party agents from selling prepaid tokens

Kenya Power and Lighting Company (KPLC) has locked out third-party agents from selling tokens to prepaid customers effective September 1. In a statement, KPLC has said customers will only buy tokens from Kenya Power and pay through mobile money, specifically MPesa, as well as its banking halls. “Please note that no other third-party agent is […]

Grey raises $2M to simplify cross-border payments across Africa

Grey has raised $2 million in seed funding with plans to expand into East Africa in a bid to simplify sending and receiving foreign payments for Africans. The Nigerian-based fintech startup enables its users to have virtual international bank accounts for free and enjoy a seamless foreign payment process. “Grey was founded in 2021 to […]

Twitter Launches Podcasts On Its Revamped Spaces

Twitter has announced that it is delving into the world of podcasts by integrating its platform as part of its newly designed Spaces tab. The social network said that its revamped Spaces tab and the addition of podcasts will be visible to a group of global English-speaking audience on iOS and Android starting today. The […]