Kenyan lending startup Zanifu gets funding from Yango Ventures, and this is exciting news for small businesses in Kenya and across Africa. This new support will help Zanifu grow and continue helping many small shops and businesses that need quick…
South African fintech company Street Wallet has bought the tipping startup Digitip. This is great news for many informal workers and traders in KwaZulu-Natal and beyond. The tipping startup Digitip acquired by SA fintech Street Wallet means that more informal…
WhatsApp plans to release a new feature that lets users translate messages right inside the app. This new tool is designed to help people who use WhatsApp all over the world understand messages in different languages without any hassle. Since…
Seacom plans to build a huge new subsea fibre system for Africa, and it’s exciting news for everyone who wants better and faster internet on the continent. This new system, called Seacom 2.0, will be one of the biggest and…
TendePay and Pesalink have come together in a new partnership to make sending and receiving money much easier and faster for businesses in Kenya. This partnership means that companies can now make instant payments, whether it is a single payment…
Ilara Health cuts staff due to funding and market challenges, and this news has come as a tough moment for the company and its workers. The Kenya-based healthtech company said it needs to reduce its number of employees because of…
The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has launched a banking sector cybersecurity centre to help protect banks and financial companies from hackers and cybercriminals. This new centre is very important because cyberattacks on banks have been increasing a lot, putting…
Starlink’s SpaceX, TikTok’s ByteDance, and ChatGPT’s OpenAI have emerged among the world’s most valuable startups in 2025, leading the charts as the top private companies globally, according to a recent report by BestBrokers. This report, which compiled findings from CB…
Less than four weeks are left before Microsoft ends Windows 10 support in October, and this is causing a lot of worry for 650 million users around the world who still use the system. On October 14, 2025, Microsoft will…
Katlego Maphai, who co-founded the South African fintech company Yoco, has stepped down as CEO after leading the business for 10 years. This is a big moment for the company because Katlego has been at the heart of Yoco since…
