Financial & Tech

5 Ways To Avoid TRADING Burnout

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 […]
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Tushop Raises $3M to Scale Community Group-Buying in Kenya

Tushop Raises $3M to Scale Community Group-Buying in Kenya

Kenyan social-commerce platform, Tushop has secured $3M in pre-seed funding round, led by 4DX Ventures and with participation from JAM Fund, Breyer Capital, Chandaria Capital, TO Ventures, Golden Palm Investments, FirstCheck Africa, and DFS Lab. The startup enables communities in Nairobi to buy groceries more cheaply with free delivery. Wasoko (formerly Sokowatch) also joined to […]
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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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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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Is Sports Betting Really a Great Side Hustle

Is Sports Betting Really a Great Side Hustle?

Given the current economic situation, many Kenyans have been seeking alternate sources of income to complement their regular day jobs. Doing nine-to-five jobs doesn’t just cut it anymore. It has now become very common to find Kenyans having multiple jobs and side hustles to help bolster their income and make ends meet. In this bid […]
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