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Bolt Raises Fares by 6% to Cushion Drivers Against Rising Fuel Costs
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Bolt Raises Fares by 6% to Cushion Drivers Against Rising Fuel Costs

Bolt has announced a 6% fare increase that is aimed at cushioning drivers against the rising fuel costs. The adjustment follows sustained feedback from drivers who have raised concerns over increasing operational expenses. Bolt says it has…

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Stanbic Bank Kenya Q1 Profit Rises to KES 3.5 Billion
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Stanbic Bank Kenya Q1 Profit Rises to KES 3.5 Billion

Stanbic Bank Kenya has reported a 5% year-on-year increase in profit after tax to KES 3.5 billion for the first quarter of 2026. The lender’s performance which is up from KES 3.3 billion in Q1 2025, was driven by double-digit balance sheet…

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KCB Bank Cuts Pesalink Fees to KSh20
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KCB Bank Cuts Pesalink Fees to KSh20

KCB Bank has reduced the cost of sending money via Pesalink, introducing a flat fee of KSh20 for transactions above KSh1,000 and waiving charges entirely for transfers below that threshold. With this announcement, the bank joins DTB and…

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The Future of Digital Finance
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The Future of Digital Finance

For years, crypto platforms competed on a familiar set of criteria: liquidity, market depth, product range, execution speed. Working to optimise for those strengths helped define the exchange era and brought hundreds of millions of users…

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Airtel Africa Posts 29.5% Revenue Growth to $6.4 Billion
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Airtel Africa Posts 29.5% Revenue Growth to $6.4 Billion

Airtel Africa’s group revenue rose by 29.5% in reported currency to $6.4 billion for the year ended March 31, 2026. On a constant currency basis, revenue grew by 24.0%. The gap between reported and constant currency growth was largely…

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