By Christopher Saul Driven by an increase in local data centres and the availability of cloud computing platforms, organisations in Kenya are some of the biggest cloud spenders in Africa. The growth of cloud computing [c]
The future direction of cloud computing can be wrought with twists and turns, with the next big cloud destination introduced being the ‘meta’ or ‘super’ cloud concept. But what does the meta cloud actually mean [c]
Safaricom has entered into a partnership with M-PESA Africa and Sumitomo Corporation, a trading and business investment company, to launch the Spark Accelerator, a program to support early-stage startups to grow and scale their businesses. [c]
Cassava Network, one of Africa’s most progressive Web3 platforms specialising in rewards, entertainment, and arts, has announced that CEO Mouloukou Sanoh has stepped down to launch Mansa, a new fintech for African businesses. Mouloukou’s departure [c]
AfricaNenda has released the second edition of the annual State of Inclusive Instant Payment Systems (SIIPS) in Africa report. Jointly produced with the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and the World Bank, the report [c]
By Marius Wessels While enterprise resource planning (ERPs) are applications used by businesses to manage and integrate the essential and crucial parts of their structures to streamline processes, blockchain on the other hand, is a [c]
NCBA Group and digital payments platform Visa have announced a partnership to roll out an innovative solution dubbed Visa Spend Clarity for Enterprise for commercial card clients of NCBA. Visa Spend Clarity is part of [c]
By Veerakumar Natarajan Kenyan businesses must continue to embrace new technologies to enhance operations, gain a competitive edge, and meet evolving customer demands. However, as innovation surges forward, it’s essential to confront the privacy concerns [c]
As technology continues to permeate most aspects of personal lives, professions, as well as business operations, a number of technological trends have emerged. These trends have gained traction, and the early adopters of the same [c]
By Zuko Mdwaba Over recent months, people around the world have been experiencing the impact of climate change first-hand. It’s no surprise that we’ve seen an increased drive for businesses to meet growing expectations for environmental [c]
By Joel Bronkowski There’s no escaping the fact that cash still plays an incredibly important role in Africa. According to McKinsey, cash still accounts for approximately 90% of payments across the continent. But, things are changing [c]
By Andrew Bourne For a very long time, artificial intelligence (AI) has promised a lot while remaining inaccessible to ordinary people. You’d read a headline about legal researchers using an AI tool to fight traffic [c]
Safaricom has launched a revamped in-country cloud computing platform and services, to help businesses and organisations digitise their operations, offer flexibility and resilience to ever changing environment. The new cloud services, hosted in Data centres [c]
The Leila Janah Foundation (LJF), a non-profit organization supporting entrepreneurs in East Africa, has announced the winners of its sixth annual Give Work Challenge (GWC) for existing businesses: Mvuvi (Kenya), Kono Farm (Kenya), Mawejje Creations [c]
Seerbit, a pan-African payment solutions provider, has unveiled Alpha, a white-label product that makes it easier for financial institutions, travel and hospitality companies, online marketplaces and other businesses to drive growth and expedite the penetration [c]
Safaricom and EDOMx have partnered to launch Faraja, a service that will enable more than 32 million customers buy on credit from businesses on Lipa Na M-PESA. Faraja enables customers to make purchases of between [c]
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