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Safaricom and Pesapal Target Faster Digital Payments in Kenya
Safaricom and payments company Pesapal are expanding digital payment options for Kenyan merchants and consumers, introducing QR-code and contactless transactions through Pesapal’s point-of-sale terminals. The partnership brings Safaricom’s M-PESA platform together with Pesapal’s merchant infrastructure at the physical checkout, as the companies seek to reduce the steps involved in completing everyday payments. Under the new…
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Luanda Emerges as Meeting Point for Africa’s Financial Leaders
Luanda will become the meeting point for Africa’s financial industry in November when more than 1,250 bankers, investors, regulators and policymakers gather for the annual Africa Financial Summit, placing Angola’s efforts to reshape its financial system at the centre of a wider debate over how the continent should finance its next phase of growth. The…
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Yellow Card appoints former Monzo executive Ross Everett as CFO
African digital asset infrastructure company Yellow Card has appointed Ross Everett as group chief financial officer as it expands its stablecoin-based payments and treasury services internationally. Everett joins Yellow Card after a career spanning banking and financial technology, including a stint as group financial controller at British digital bank Monzo. He has also held roles…
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Yellow Card named Diamond finalist in 2026 Money Awards
Stablecoin infrastructure company Yellow Card has been named a finalist in the Diamond category of the 2026 Money Awards, hosted by financial technology conference organizer Money20/20. Yellow Card was named alongside fintech companies including TerraPay, Bangladesh-based bKash and Abu Dhabi-based Wio Bank in the awards’ highest category. The company won the Grand Prix in the…
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Absa Bank Kenya Launches Neo-Banking Platform Absa Next
Absa Bank Kenya launched a digital banking platform that combines savings, investments, credit and payments, as the lender seeks to expand its digital customer base and compete with fintech companies in one of Africa’s most advanced mobile-money markets. TechMoran is reporting that Absa Next is available to existing Absa customers and non-customers and allows users…
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Absa to offer up to $2 million loans for Kenya cold storage firms
Absa Bank Kenya will provide loans of between $500,000 and $2 million to agricultural businesses investing in cold-storage infrastructure under a new financing arrangement with the United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). The financing will target agricultural aggregators, equipment suppliers, exporters and other large businesses seeking to deploy…
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Kenya signs AI cooperation deal with Anthropic on skills, research
Kenya has signed a cooperation agreement with Anthropic, the US artificial-intelligence company behind Claude, as the East African nation seeks to build local expertise and expand the use of AI in government and key industries. The agreement, signed in New York on Sept. 22 during the United Nations General Assembly, covers AI skills development, research,…
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TechMoran Launches StartupEast Conference & Awards for New Generation of Startups
TechMoran, a pioneer African technology and startup media company, has launched the StartupEast Conference & Awards, to discover a new generation of startups in East Africa. The inaugural StartupEast Conference & Awards 2026 will take place on December 1, 2026, in Nairobi, Kenya, and is open to early-stage founders in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Ethiopia,…
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TECNO’s Modular Phone and Tonino Lamborghini TECNO TAURUS phones feted at IFA 2026
TECNO’s TECNO Modular Phone and the ultra-compact Tonino Lamborghini TECNO TAURUS (MEGA MINI G1 Pro) have been feted IFA Global Product Technology Innovation Awards at IFA 2026, reports TechMoran. Tonino Lamborghini TECNO TAURUS (MEGA MINI G1 Pro) took the Miniaturized Gaming PC Technology Innovation Gold Award while the TECNO Modular Phone was honored with the…
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Quickmart plans Nairobi bourse listing through 50% share sale
Kenyan supermarket chain Quickmart plans to list on the Main Segment of the Nairobi Securities Exchange through the sale of a 50% stake by its existing shareholder, the company said. Sokoni Retail Kenya Ltd, which owns all of Quickmart, plans to sell 2 billion existing ordinary shares, representing half of the retailer’s issued share capital.…