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Why Tokenized Securities? A Look at bStocks vs. Traditional Stocks
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Why Tokenized Securities? A Look at bStocks vs. Traditional Stocks

If you’ve ever bought traditional stocks before, you’re familiar with the practical side of owning shares in a publicly listed company. Open a brokerage account, place an order during market hours, and shares sit in that account until it’s…

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Airtel Kenya Appoints Djibril Tobe as New Managing Director
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Airtel Kenya Appoints Djibril Tobe as New Managing Director

Airtel Kenya has appointed Djibril Tobe as its new Managing Director. He is succeeding Ashish Malhotra, who is taking up a new role as Chief Executive Officer for Africa at Indus Towers. Tobe brings more than two decades of experience…

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Safaricom Grows Fixed Internet Market Share to 35.5%
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Safaricom Grows Fixed Internet Market Share to 35.5%

Safaricom’s fixed internet market share has grown to 35.5% and its fibre subscriber base has reached 941,501 customers, according to the latest sector statistics released by the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA). The telco added more…

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Daya Raises $2.4 Million in Pre-Seed Funding
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Daya Raises $2.4 Million in Pre-Seed Funding

African fintech startup Daya has raised $2.4 million in pre-seed funding to accelerate the development of its platform designed to simplify cross-border payments for businesses across the continent. The funding round was led by Hivemind…

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Mastercard expands Priceless platform to Africa
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Mastercard expands Priceless platform to Africa

Mastercard has expanded its global lifestyle platform, Priceless.com, to Africa, giving cardholders access to curated travel experiences across nine destinations as the company looks to tap into growing demand for experiential tourism on…

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Little Integrates KRA eTIMS Invoicing for Corporate Customers
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Little Integrates KRA eTIMS Invoicing for Corporate Customers

Little has integrated the Kenya Revenue Authority’s (KRA) Electronic Tax Invoice Management System (eTIMS) into its platform. The development was announced at the launch of the Little x KRA eTIMS Tax Compliance Awareness Campaign. The…

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Kenya to Host UN Internet Governance Forum 2026 in December
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Kenya to Host UN Internet Governance Forum 2026 in December

Kenya has stepped up preparations to host the 21st annual Internet Governance Forum 2026 in Nairobi, following a high-level visit by a delegation from the IGF Secretariat. The delegation was led by IGF Secretariat representatives and…

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Yellow Card Secures Swiss AML Nod for Stablecoin Expansion
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Yellow Card Secures Swiss AML Nod for Stablecoin Expansion

Yellow Card has secured Anti-Money Laundering (AML) regulatory affiliation in Switzerland. The affiliation positions Yellow Card as a supervised financial intermediary, enabling it to serve banking partners, institutional investors and…

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Kenya Adds 2 Million Mobile Money Users in Three Months
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Kenya Adds 2 Million Mobile Money Users in Three Months

The latest sector statistics released by the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) for the third quarter of the 2025/26 financial year (January–March 2026) demonstrate continued growth in mobile money services and the broader digital…

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Securing the enterprise software fabric: A blueprint for open source
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Securing the enterprise software fabric: A blueprint for open source

By Chris Wright, Chris Wright, Chief Technology Officer and Senior Vice President, Global Engineering, Red Hat Lately, headlines dominated by AI-driven zero-day vulnerabilities have raised a question: Is open source software becoming too…

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Kenya Opens Applications for AI Champions Programme
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Kenya Opens Applications for AI Champions Programme

The Kenyan government, through the ICT Authority, has opened applications for the AI Champions Recognition Programme. This is a new initiative aimed at equipping young people with practical artificial intelligence skills while supporting…

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