About 61% of Small and Medium Enterprises (SME’s) in Kenya are seeing positive signs of recovery following the unprecedented changes in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic according to the latest research by Mastercard. The inaugural Mastercard Middle East and Africa (MEA) SME Confidence Index found that 62% of SMEs in Africa are optimistic about […]
Local online marketplace Jiji on Monday announced the acquisition of Cars45 in Kenya, Ghana, and Nigeria at an undisclosed amount. Joining the Jiji family will allow Cars45 users to benefit from Jiji’s market-leading products in online classifieds. In turn, Cars45 brings a unique O2O car buying and selling service, where cars can safely be sold […]
Tecno, smartphone maker for the emerging market, is set to launch Tecno Phantom X aiming to tackle the premium smartphone market amid an ambitious global expansion plan. As Tecno is gaining more and more reputation and attention in global markets, its relaunch of PHANTOM brand, not only marks a jump forward of the brand to rival […]
Telkom customers can now enjoy the life-time value of 1 GB of Mobile Internet Data and 100 minutes of talk time to make Telkom-to-Telkom calls, for free, every month. The life-time offer, dubbed Madaraka Life will also have the Telkom customer, as part of the company’s commitment to ensure easier access to its services, registered […]
Smartphone brand vivo has launched its new device, the vivo V21 in Kenya today. The device is the latest in vivo’s longstanding V-series smartphones. This move comes after the brand partnered with the UEFA Euro Cup 2020 as the official smartphone sponsor and it seeks to leverage on this global success to take on the […]
Safaricom has today launched “its M-PESA Super App for customers and its M-PESA for Business App with an “Offline Mode” and “Mini Apps”. The Offline mode” will enable customers to use the M-PESA Super App and complete transactions even without data bundles or when totally offline. With the offline mode, customers can send and receive […]
Opera has launched Hype Clubs, public and interest-based group chats in Hype, the new chat service built into the Opera Mini web browser. Hype is currently available and quickly gaining popularity in Kenya, South Africa, Ghana and Zambia. Hype is the first African-inspired chat service built into a mobile browser, allowing users to easily set up an […]
HMD Global, Nokia phones manufacturer has officially launched Nokia G10 in Kenya and retails at Ksh. 19,000. Nokia G10 is part of the G-series model equipped with Android 11 Operating System and is guaranteed monthly security updates for three years and two-letter OS upgrades. This smartphone has a 6.5-inch screen, a triple rear camera set-up […]
Caller ID and telephone search engine, Truecaller is rolling Smart SMS to further augment the user experience. The new feature has been introduced based on user feedback and is designed to cater to the evolving needs of our consumers. It offers a host of new services to make day-to-day communication a lot more convenient. Smart […]
The Central Bank of Kenya has granted authorization to Pesapal Limited as a Payment Service Provider (PSP) to carry out Payment Gateway Services in compliance with the National Payment System (NPS) Act, 2011, NPS Regulations 2014. Founded in 2009, Pesapal provides a simple, safe and secure way for individuals and businesses to make and accept […]