Month: March 2026

Standard Chartered Bank Kenya closed 2025 with a profit after tax of KES 12.4 billion, down 38% from the KES ...

When reports emerged in early March that Safaricom would begin masking phone numbers in M-PESA transaction notifications, the details were ...

Standard Chartered has committed KES 22.5 million to the ninth cohort of its Women in Tech program, the bank announced ...

When Equity Bank launched Equitel in 2014, it was the first serious bet that the future of banking was not ...

Samsung just confirmed what the market has been saying for over a decade: it's still the world's number one soundbar ...

Kenya is currently debating the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Bill 2026, sponsored by nominated Senator Karen Nyamu. If passed, it would ...

M-Pesa customers in Tanzania can now use their Android phones to tap and pay at any Visa-enabled point-of-sale terminal in ...

The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) wants to introduce fees for processing ICT equipment import permits. This permit processing fee ...

There’s no doubt that technology makes managing investment properties convenient, but it also increases profitability. When you have to manage ...

The 98th Academy Awards (or 2026 Oscars) delivered history, a few moving speeches, and the kind of sweep that writes ...

Kenya's public institutions are increasingly turning to social media to promote national values, with Facebook leading the way. Under Section ...

Rwanda’s investigation into a major fraud at Equity Bank has intensified, with 35 suspects in custody and forensic teams examining ...

A mapping exercise conducted under the Nairobi Rivers Regeneration Programme has named the 37 neighborhoods sitting in the path of ...

A new Public Service Commission (PSC) report finds that the overwhelming majority of Kenya's public institutions have failed to automate ...

Google Maps is getting its biggest update in years, with two new features built on its Gemini AI models. One ...

When floodwaters tore through Nairobi neighborhoods last weekend, they left 26 people dead in the capital alone. Across Kenya, the ...

Palantir Technologies and NVIDIA have announced a joint product called the Sovereign AI Operating System. It is a combined hardware ...

YouTube has begun rolling out unskippable 30-second advertisements on connected TV (CTV) apps for users who are not subscribed to ...

Kenya's newly launched automated instant fines system has been halted by a High Court order just days after the National ...

The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) and the National Bank of Rwanda (NBR) have agreed to develop a license passporting ...

In a single year, GOtv's presence in Kenya shrank by 15%. This means that GOtv, designed for price-sensitive households, effectively ...

Meta has acquired Moltbook, a social network built entirely for software bots, in a deal that closes mid-March. The platform, ...

Last year, this publication reported that the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) had faced cyberattacks on its core systems. This was ...

The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has discontinued the placement of taxpayers on its infamous Special Table. Originally designed to target ...

In today’s competitive digital landscape, IT professionals must continuously upgrade their skills to remain relevant and valuable. Certifications have become ...

The Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development (AKFED) is selling its 54.08% controlling stake in Nation Media Group (NMG), East ...

TikTok has announced an additional $200,000 (~KES 25.8 million) in ad credits to support local organizations across Sub-Saharan Africa working ...

Samsung just hit a milestone that no other TV maker has come close to: 20 consecutive years as the world's ...

The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has launched body-worn cameras (bodycams) for its Customs and Border Control officers at Jomo Kenyatta ...

Jay Graber, the CEO who built Bluesky from a niche X alternative into a platform with 43 million users, is ...

CcHUB (short for Co-creation Hub) released its 2025 impact report, and although the numbers might be the focus, the more ...

In the middle of one of the world's deadliest ongoing conflicts, a simple search for Sudan's armed forces will surface ...

Senior iOS architect Oleg Pankiv reveals the blueprint for building scalable SDKs that reduce build time by 35% and prevent ...

In recent years, sports betting has rapidly grown from a niche pastime into one of the fastest-expanding entertainment sectors in ...

Netflix has recently acquired InterPositive, an AI film-making startup founded by Ben Affleck. The deal is being framed as a ...