Latest tech stories from across Kenya.
Safaricom has extended its Family Share offering to Home Fibre customers in Lolwe Estate, Kisumu County, just days after announcing the package in Nairobi, in a move expected to bring together fixed and mobile connectivity under one…
Binance says it has replenished 90% of assets affected by its recent security incident and remains on track to resume withdrawal services on Sunday, November 1, 2026, as the cryptocurrency exchange moves to restore normal operations. In an…
Airtel Africa Plc said profit after tax rose 20% to $452 million in the six months through September, from $376 million a year earlier, as demand for data and mobile money kept revenue growing at a double-digit pace across its markets.…
Binance is investigating a security breach estimated to have cost $6.3 billion, in what could become one of the largest cryptocurrency thefts on record, after attackers allegedly exploited a compromised employee device to execute…
Jumia Kenya is expanding its reach beyond Nairobi as online retail demand grows across the country, putting the spotlight on a market opportunity left exposed by the collapse of Copia Global, which built its business around delivering…
NCBA Group’s digital financial services subsidiary, LOOP Digital Financial Services, has launched LOOP BIZ+, a business platform that combines payment processing, inventory management, customer discovery and lending as it targets small and…
Samsung is expanding its retail presence in Kenya with the opening of a new SIS at City Gate Mall in Kitui, creating a dedicated space for consumers to explore its smartphone portfolio and engage directly with the brand. The expansion…
Kenya and Uganda are looking to technology to expand cross-border tourism, with digital platforms, data-driven destination management and youth-led innovation emerging as priorities in efforts to turn growing visitor numbers into new…
LG Electronics is stepping up its investment in technical and after-sales service capabilities in East Africa as increasingly sophisticated consumer appliances raise the skills required to install, diagnose and repair products. The South…
Safaricom dismissed 118 employees in connection with fraud cases during the financial year ended March 2026, while its M-PESA platform processed 46.4 billion transactions worth KSh41.7 trillion, highlighting the scale of the mobile money…
Safaricom Plc, Kenya’s largest mobile operator, is bundling home internet with shared mobile allowances as it tries to deepen its fixed-broadband business. Safaricom introduced the plan on Monday that lets Home Fibre customers add up to…
MultiChoice Group, now part of France’s Canal+, is cutting the number of DStv packages in Kenya from six to four as the pay-TV operator seeks to make its sports and entertainment offering more accessible to households facing tighter…
As artificial intelligence makes digital services faster and more intelligent, it is also changing the way cybercriminals target consumers. In Kenya, fraudsters are increasingly using AI-generated videos, cloned websites and impersonation…
Bamburi Cement Plc won three top honours at Kenya’s Road Safety Excellence Awards 2026, recognising its use of technology, driver welfare programmes and transport safety management to improve road safety. The cement maker took first place…
Safaricom is expanding how customers use M-PESA at the point of sale, introducing QR-code payments, contactless smartphone transactions and an artificial intelligence-powered feature designed to reduce the manual entry of payment details.…
Meta and This Is Digital have brought together 10 Kenyan startups developing artificial intelligence applications for local industries through the inaugural AI Academy Kenya Pitchathon, a competition offering two winning teams $5,000 each…
Safaricom has launched Fuliza Ya Pochi, a new overdraft facility designed to help more than one million qualifying Pochi La Biashara merchants manage cash flow gaps, pay suppliers and keep their businesses running. The service extends…
Safaricom is taking its Hook Hip Hop Musical talent search across Kenya, with auditions in Nakuru giving aspiring performers a chance to showcase their abilities, receive coaching and compete for a place in the musical production. Held at…
Mastercard and Moovn Technologies have signed a five-year strategic agreement to expand digital payments across East Africa, combining Mastercard’s global payments network with MoovnPay’s digital wallet to offer card payments, merchant…
Small businesses have until Oct. 31 to take advantage of lower M-Pesa costs under Safaricom Plc’s “Pata More” campaign, which has cut what merchants pay to receive and send money since it launched on Aug. 1. For merchants on Lipa na M-Pesa…
Kenyan fintech Pesapal has partnered with business transformation firm Drift Consult to expand adoption of RACK, a platform integrating payments, inventory management and point-of-sale systems for retail and hospitality businesses. Under…
Bluecore Energy has purchased enriched uranium from nuclear fuel intermediary WMC, advancing development of its floating nuclear power system after raising $50 million in seed financing last month. The Long Beach, California-based startup…
Microsoft is preparing to close its Africa Development Centre (ADC) in Nairobi, putting about 400 engineering jobs at risk and threatening to end a seven-year effort to build a major software engineering operation in Africa. Employees were…
Mastercard whitepaper links rising cyber threats to Africa’s expanding digital economy, with technology, government and financial services accounting for 44% of observed activity. The report dubbed Africa’s Digital Defense Race, a…
