Kenya is proposing to scrap tax breaks on employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs) for early-stage startups, a move that risks…
The Competition Authority of Kenya (CAK) has cleared Nigerian fintech Moniepoint to acquire a 78% stake in Sumac Microfinance Bank,…
Three Kenyan startups—Roam Electric AB, M-KOPA Holdings Ltd, and Victory Farms Ltd—have been named among Africa’s fastest-growing companies in the…
Onafriq, a pan-African digital payments network, has named Simon Black as chair of the board of its UK holding company…
Craydel, a Kenyan edtech that helps students apply to universities abroad, has launched in Rwanda and is expanding its Nigerian…
The value of mobile money transactions in Kenya dropped sharply over the 12 months to February 2025, falling by 19.6%…
Digital lender Tala has laid off 28 employees from its customer operations team, citing a reduced workload due to fewer…
Kenya’s Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (ODPC) has fined digital lender Whitepath KES 250,000 ($2,000) for violating data privacy…
Safaricom and the Kenya Bankers Association (KBA) have proposed that Pesalink become the preferred next-generation fast payment system (FPS) in…
Safaricom’s M-Pesa is set to join the Pesalink network, which could significantly reshape Kenya’s digital payments landscape. In a proposal…
M-KOPA Holding, a Kenyan startup that offers financing for smartphones and solar systems, has appointed former Nokia CEO Rajeev Suri…
Chowdeck, a Nigerian YC-backed food delivery platform, could consider expanding to South Africa, Kenya, and Ivory Coast. “We are still…
Kenyan lawmakers have revived the 2022 Information and Communications (Amendment) Bill, which seeks to split Safaricom, the country’s biggest telco…
Ampersand, a Rwandan electric motorcycle manufacturer, has raised a $2 million Series A extension to expand to other East African…
PrivPay, a Kenyan fintech that allowed customers to make M-PESA transactions without revealing their personal details, shut down in May…
Mobius Motors, a Kenya-based automaker backed by Playfair Capital, has entered a voluntary liquidation after efforts to rescue the company…
The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) plans to issue payment licences to fintech startups soon, an important softening of an…
Caantin, the Kenyan startup that was formerly called Kibanda and then TopUpMama, has led many lives. Backed by Ventures Platform…
Months after the board of the agricultural data platform Gro Intelligence replaced CEO and founder Sara Menker, the New York…
Tanzania’s Central Bank will no longer allow unlicensed digital lenders to operate in the country and has told customers to…