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Sudanese Fintech Bloom Secures US$6.5 Mn to expand across Africa

Bloom has secured $6.5 million seed funding round led by institutional investors and venture capital firms to expand across Africa. The Fintech startup, led by Sudanese tech entrepreneur Ahmed Ismail seeks to enter Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Zambia. Bloom was founded by Ismail, Youcef Oudjidane, Khalid Keenan, and Abdigani Diriye in 2021 with the […]

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 […]

Safaricom Introduces Faraja – A Loan Service For Buying Goods

Safaricom has introduced Faraja, a zero-interest credit service in partnership allowing customers to shop for goods up to Sh100,000 and pay later. The new mobile service, buy now pay later is in partnership with Equity Bank and Edomx Ltd, it allows users to buy goods and services from as low as Sh20 to a maximum […]

30/06/2022
By Brian Yatich
Financial & Tech, Interviews, Tech Startups
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Helium Health: Digitizing Africa’s Healthcare Sector

Healthcare is critical, however never before has health systems been tested than during the Covid-19 outbreak. The results were disastrous, but nonetheless, they revealed gaps that needed to be looked at. This is especially for Africa. The continent, with a weak healthcare system is recognised globally touted as a foreign-aid recipient. According to Weforum’s report, […]

How to Deposit Money to Stima Sacco via Mpesa

Stima Sacco is a licensed Deposit Taking Sacco established in 1974 with the sole objective of uplifting the members’ social and economic wellbeing. The Sacco has nine branches in Nairobi(Parklands), Mombasa, Kisumu, Nakuru, Olkaria, Eldoret, Nairobi CBD, Embu and Kawi Centre (South C). Without having to visit any of their branches, Stima Sacco Members can […]

ViuPay Cashless Rates & How To Register As An Agent

ViuPay Cashless: How It Works & How to Register As An Agent

Mobile money – cashless service has taken Kenya by storm, with MPesa, now enters ViuPay cashless a new model for making and receiving payments. Viupay Cashless allows users to make and receive payments for goods and services in Kenya. Be it paying for matatu, tuk-tuk or a boda boda ride, the mama mboga or salon […]

Forex trading strategies that will make you win big

When you are trading Forex, it is important to have a strategy in place so that you know what you are doing and why you are doing it. In this article, we will go over some Forex trading strategies that are guaranteed to help you make big deals. So whether you are just starting or […]

Tesla Founder Elon Musk Buys Twitter for $44 Billion

26/04/2022
By Brian Yatich
Business, Financial & Tech, Tech Startups
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Elon Musk’s Joke On Buying Twitter Manifests 6 Years Later

What started out as a joke in a tweet reply back in 2017 became the ultimate resolve for the World’s youngest billionaire, Elon Musk. This exchange continues to haunt me pic.twitter.com/W06oSqx0MR — Dave Smith (@redletterdave) April 25, 2022 Dave Smith shared a screenshot of the conversation from 2017 indicating that it continues to haunt him. […]

5 Ways To Avoid TRADING Burnout

Trading can be a very demanding and stressful activity, especially if you are a beginner. But don’t worry – there are ways to avoid trading burnout. In this article, we will discuss five ways that you can use to keep your energy level high and your stress levels low. These tips will help you stay […]

Top Best Forex Bureau With Good Exchange Rates In Nairobi

Forex Bureaus offer one of the best rates compared to commercial banks but are quite higher as compared to when one gets the currency directly through ATM. There are at least 76 Forex Bureaus in Kenya that are licensed by the Central Bank of Kenya to cater for the retail end of the Forex market […]