New online payment solution to curb cyber fraud
Kenya’s fintech startup JointPesa has launched an online payment solution that will see online buyers and sellers cushioned against frauds. The new platform, dabbed ‘JointPesa, is…...
Read More Barclays life insurance officially changes to Absa life insurance
Following receipt of all regulatory approvals, Barclays Life Assurance Kenya limited has officially changed to Absa Life Assurance Kenya limited effective 10 February 2020. The chan…...
Read More How sorghum is giving Kerio Valley peace, prosperity
The arid Kerio Valley in Elgeyo Marakwet County is known for pastoralism. However, this source of livelihood has over the years proved unreliable, unsustainable and even dangerous d…...
Read More Banks urged to adopt tech fast
Global tech giant, Microsoft has urged commercial banks to fast-track adoption of technology to mitigate costs and create new customer-centric products that help grow their business…...
Read More Mobile transactions hit Sh4trn on rising demand
Kenyans moved Sh4.35 trillion through their mobile phones last year, fresh data by the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) shows, pointing to the growing significance of the digital marketp…...
Read More Kenya eyes tech cocktail to secure lucrative mango export market
It is yet another mango harvesting season in Eastern Kenya, but as it has always been over the years, local fruit growers here might not pocket much from the harvests. Straddling be…...
Read More Firm bets on electric bodabodas and tuktuks to grow market share
Local boda bodas and tuk-tuks now have the option of going electric by swapping their low-charge batteries with fully charged ones following the piloting of the auto technology. Thi…...
Read More Kenya to reap big from India’s major travel and trade expo
Kenya plans to leverage on the Outbound Travel Mart (OTM) as part of increasing its market share from the growing outbound travel originating from the Asia Pacific region. In the ev…...
Read More Women traders urged to adopt new tech
Jamii Bora Bank has challenged women to adopt use of digital technology to tap into the growing tech-savvy community in Kenya. Saying internet-on-the-go trend was fast becoming the …...
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