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  • [ June 2, 2023 ] ALX enrolls over 6,000 young Kenyans for new tech training programs, opens new tech hubs in Nairobi Analysis & Features
  • [ June 2, 2023 ] Xiaomi moves up on Boston Consulting Group’s 50 most innovative companies’ list CSR
  • [ May 31, 2023 ] OPPO launches Find N2 Fold in Kenya, its latest model in the foldable range Analysis & Features
  • [ May 31, 2023 ] DStv retains position as most admired media brand in Africa, beating BBC and CNN Analysis & Features
  • [ May 31, 2023 ] Team TAWI from USIU-Africa wins the 2023 Microsoft Imagine Cup World Championship Analysis & Features
  • [ May 31, 2023 ] Ready to fly: A cloud migration roadmap for Kenyan enterprises Analysis & Features
  • [ May 30, 2023 ] Explosive trailer of ‘The Real Housewives of Nairobi Reunion’ now released  Events Noticeboard
  • [ May 30, 2023 ] M-PESA Foundation invests Kshs 46 million in healthcare services in 47 counties CSR
  • [ May 29, 2023 ] Ogilvy introduces InfluenceO, an end-to-end solution for effective influencer marketing in Africa CSR
  • [ May 29, 2023 ] Kenyans top innovation and networking categories at global Huawei tech challenge CSR
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SealTowers gets funds from Everstrong Capital to boost 2-year, 200 tower sites roll-out project

February 4, 2022 admin 0

SealTowers, a Kenyan cell tower company, and Everstrong Capital, have announced the signing of an agreement that will see Everstrong making a majority equity investment in SealTowers. The investment, structured through the Everstrong Kenya Infrastructure [c]

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Lipa Later raises $12 million to expand footprint into Nigeria, Ghana, and Tanzania.

January 14, 2022 admin 0

Lipa Later, one of the pioneer buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) companies with operations in Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda, and Nigeria, has raised $12 million from a consortium of investors. The funding, which is a mix of equity and [c]

Analysis & Features

Top Challenges Faced by US Pension Administrators

August 18, 2021 admin 0

Pension administrators have a duty to many Americans to look after and maintain many people’s pensions. However, there are some major challenges that can flag up and make their tasks a little more difficult. Here [c]

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Why you should pool your investments

June 13, 2021 admin 0

Pooled funds refer to an assembly of finances or money from prospective investors placed together for investment. You need to know that the finances are usually joined to profit from economies of scale due to [c]

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Amitruck, a Kenyan trucking logistics marketplace, receives fresh investment from Dynamo Ventures

February 17, 2021 admin 0

Amitruck has announced an undisclosed investment led by US- based Dynamo Ventures with participation from Plug and Play Ventures and a collection of strategic angel investors. The funds raised will be used to expand Amitruck’s growing [c]

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Online scams: It might not be too late to get your money back

August 12, 2020 admin 0

From denial to anger to acceptance, victims of financial fraud often go through something resembling the five stages of grief. Too often, victims of online scams will be reluctant to take action once they realize [c]

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TradeDepot, the B2B e-commerce startup, raises $10 million to expand footprint in Nigeria

July 15, 2020 admin 0

TradeDepot, the B2B eCommerce platform for consumer goods in Nigeria, has raised a further $10 million in a pre-Series B equity round co-led by Partech, IFC, Women Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative (We-Fi) and MSA Capital. The [c]

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Kobo360 to use $30 million investment to build driver network, develop its technology offering

August 14, 2019 admin 0

Kobo360, the Togo and Nigeria-based third-party logistics firm, has announced the completion of a $20 million Series A equity round led by Goldman Sachs, with participation from Asia Africa Investment and Consulting and existing investors including [c]

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Tala to use Kshs 6.5 billion to hire new talent in Kenya, expand services in India, Mexico

April 22, 2018 admin 0

Tala, a provider of loans via mobile phones for underserved consumers, has announced a Kshs 6.5 billion (US $65 million) in new investment to power the growth of its consumer lending app. Tala operates in [c]

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OPPO launches Find N2 Fold in Kenya, its latest model in the foldable range

Samsung advances environmental strategy with smaller, lighter SolarCell Remote

New smartphone Trojan subscribes users to unwanted paid services via apps with over 620,000 downloads

TECNO launches the CAMON 20 Series in the Kenyan market

Samsung’s SmartThings Find service records 200 million nodes assisting users to locate lost devices

V27 5G and V27e from vivo seek a slice of Kenya’s premium smartphone market

Samsung unveils One UI 5 Watch to be available for Galaxy Watch devices

OPPO opens the imagine IF photography contest for entries

Xiaomi launches Redmi Note 12 series  in Kenya 

C55, the latest model in the realme C series, now available from Kshs 25,000

To boost user experience for mid-range customers, realme announces upgrades on the C series

Top 4 virtual games to play with your family from your phone with no worry about battery life 

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Ogilvy introduces InfluenceO, an end-to-end solution for effective influencer marketing in Africa

APO wins SABRE award for successful execution of Canon’s ‘R-Tour’ public relations campaign

Boyz II Men to headline Stanbic Yetu Festival set for Saturday, June 10 in Nairobi

Ocean on 76 Collective acquires Digiworx, a South Africa-based experiential marketing company 

Racism in global PR firms: The need for a more inclusive approach

Creative Edge, a Kenya-based PR agency, merges with FCB to become Creative FCB

AM Communications in deal with Alfa Destiny to grow footprint in Africa’s PR market

Ogilvy recognised as sub-Sahara Africa’s Most creative agency by WARC

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Cybersecurity Bulletin:

New smartphone Trojan subscribes users to unwanted paid services via apps with over 620,000 downloads

Fake ChatGPT apps scam users out of thousands of dollars – Sophos report

Kaspersky solutions win 80% of TOP3 metric tests, demonstrating their technological excellence

Spyware attacks on organisations in Kenya recorded a 12.9% rise in first quarter of 2023

Kaspersky warns of a two-fold rise in browser extensions that steal crypto

Data encryption from ransomware rises to highest level in four years

Prices for creating deepfakes on the darkweb rise to $20,000 per minute

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Kaspersky investigates Tomiris APT group targeting government entities within CIS

Events Noticeboard:

DStv retains position as most admired media brand in Africa, beating BBC and CNN

Explosive trailer of ‘The Real Housewives of Nairobi Reunion’ now released 

Stream all the action at the 2023 Roland Garros live on Showmax Pro

“I’m fierce, vivacious and unafraid of my sexuality”: Kyallo Kulture S2 is now streaming

Absa and Dake Solutions teams to represent South Africa at SAS 2023 Hackathon

Kenya’s Richard Turere, an innovator and entrepreneur, named finalist for the Young Inventors Prize

15 finalists to represent Kenya at the global Huawei ICT challenge

HID to showcase its digital identity solutions at ID4Africa 2023 in Nairobi

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Ready to fly: A cloud migration roadmap for Kenyan enterprises

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Microsoft Airband to connect nearly 40 million people in Africa and Latin America 

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ALX enrolls over 6,000 young Kenyans for new tech training programs, opens new tech hubs in Nairobi

Xiaomi moves up on Boston Consulting Group’s 50 most innovative companies’ list

OPPO launches Find N2 Fold in Kenya, its latest model in the foldable range

DStv retains position as most admired media brand in Africa, beating BBC and CNN

Team TAWI from USIU-Africa wins the 2023 Microsoft Imagine Cup World Championship

Ready to fly: A cloud migration roadmap for Kenyan enterprises

M-PESA Foundation invests Kshs 46 million in healthcare services in 47 counties

Ogilvy introduces InfluenceO, an end-to-end solution for effective influencer marketing in Africa

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    Equity American Express Card members earn Membership Rewards points when they spend on their Cards. Now, they can redeem their points through a newly revamped website with more redemption options. The Membership Rewards website, recently [c] Source
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    Three local startups have each received Ksh 1.25 million in cash awards from an innovation hub steered by the Insurance Regulatory Authority (IRA) in collaboration with Prudential Life Assurance Kenya and other partners, to promote [c] Source
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    The Central Bank of Kenya has granted authorization to Pesapal Limited as a Payment Service Provider (PSP) to carry our Payment Gateway Services in compliance with the National Payment System (NPS) Act, 2011, NPS Regulations [c] Source
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    HMD Global has launched its latest mid-range smartphone in the Kenyan market – the Nokia G20. Two new series have been introduced to Nokia smartphones mid-range portfolio, the G-series and X-series. The new G-series boasts [c] Source
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    ESET, an IT security software vendor and service provider, has uncovered a new malware variant called Turian that is being spread by the Advanced Persistent Threat Group BackdoorDiplomacy that primarily targets Ministries of Foreign Affairs [c] Source
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