From the inception of the financial sector in Kenya until the mid-90s, women were largely excluded from the formal financial sector due to various barriers such as requirement for introductory letters to open bank account,…
BasiGo, the first company to introduce electric buses into Kenya, has announced $6.6 million in new funding led by Mobility54, the corporate venture capital arm of Toyota Tsusho; Trucks VC, a transportation-focused venture capital fund…
JuicyScore, a global leader in anti-fraud and risk management solutions, has appointed Chris Akolo as its Regional Business Development Director for Kenya. Mr. Akolo will be in charge of risk management and antifraud for online…
YouTube today has announced the expansion of efforts to support creators and the creative economy in Africa through the 2023 #YouTubeBlack Voices creators and artist cohorts. Now in its third year, the initiative from YouTube…
Idea Hive an innovative performance marketing agency has made its inaugural launch into the East African market in a bid to provide data-driven technology to create unique, insightful brand strategies and marketing campaigns for clients.…
In 2021, remittance inflows to Kenya reached an all-time record of USD 3.71 billion, an increase of more than ten times since 2005. Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) data further shows that in the first…
Ogilvy Africa, has continued to cement its position as a leading creative agency in the continent by bagging another global award at the 12th Edition of the London International Awards (LIA) held in Las Vegas, USA.…
Kenya’s improvement in the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) 2022 Global Gender Gap Index is a strong indicator of women’s growing participation in the country’s economic development. According to the report, Kenya’s global gender gap ranking…
Transforming the Financial Services landscape in Africa will be a critical driver of economic prosperity across the continent, a banking summit has been told. While speaking at the Connected Banking Summit in Nairobi, Microsoft Country…
Sendy, a technology company that builds easy tech solutions that enable businesses to sell, move goods and get financing has partnered with Meta through the Innovation Growth Hub (IGHub) to offer free training for SMEs…