Autochek, the automotive technology company that aims to facilitate auto finance across Africa, has officially widened its operations to Kenya as part of its pan-African expansion. To lead its Kenya operations, Autochek has appointed Bilhah Muriithi as the Country Manager. Having recently acquired automotive marketplaces Cheki Kenya and Cheki Uganda from ROAM Africa (Ringier One […]
Cab-hailing platform, Bolt, has forged a partnership with Rubis Energy to offer drivers on the platform discounts on fuel prices. The partnership will see Bolt drivers get a prepaid RUBiS Card that will allow them to enjoy a Ksh. 4 discount per litre of fuel at RUBiS filling stations. The offer will be automatically applied […]
The Postal Corporation of Kenya (PCK) has partnered with Swift Lab Limited to roll out drone-based last-mile delivery services countrywide for medical supplies, e-commerce purchases and essential cargo. Under the three-year agreement, Swift Lab Limited, a Kenyan cargo drone company will manufacture and operate drones that can travel up to 70km and carry a payload of […]
Airtel Money has announced a partnership with Flutterwave, a payments solution company, to expand its mobile money services to businesses in Eastern Africa. The partnership enables businesses integrating Flutterwave in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi and Rwanda to receive payments from Airtel Money customers. Bulk payments into Airtel Money wallets will also be enabled thanks […]
The GSMA has launched its global State of Mobile Internet Connectivity Report 2021 showing that, despite the COVID-19 pandemic, more than half of the world’s population is now using the mobile internet. Mobile internet usage translates to just over 4 billion connected people, 225 million more compared to 2019, and up from a third of people globally just […]
The Internet of Things (IoT) brings major changes to business development in the world. You can do many things by relying on the internet, from looking for trend references that are being loved, doing online marketing strategies, to getting business capital loans. In this article, I would like to introduce some effective online marketing strategies […]
Liquid Intelligent Technologies has announced that it is now delivering affordable high-speed connectivity to communities in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The technology firm is using state-of-the-art Wireless Optical Communication technology (WOC) from Project Taara at X, Alphabet’s moonshot factory. This achievement marks a robust high-capacity communications bridge between Kinshasa and Congo Brazzaville. Despite […]
Kaspersky has introduced updates to two of its applications in the Kaspersky Hybrid Cloud Security protection solution for virtualisation and cloud environments. The solutions are Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Linux and Kaspersky Security Center management console. The new version of Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Linux hardens defenses from exploits and ransomware attacks. It also extends […]
Jiji on Monday announced that it has completed an extensive rebranding effort with a new tagline and design approach. The move by the local online marketplace seeks to strengthen its young, friendly, and extraordinary corporate image. The firm noted that the rebranding is a change of the company’s vision, mission, and position. The design feature […]
Ride-hailing platform Bolt has launched a women-only service that enables women passengers to request rides from women drivers only. The move follows the rising cases of harassment and gender-based violence on public transportation. HOLDING STATEMENT pic.twitter.com/zRDbpDCdBU — Bolt Kenya (@Boltapp_ke) September 3, 2021 The rides on the Women Only feature will cost the same as […]