Esther Waititu, Safaricom PLC’s Chief Financial Services Officer, is at the helm of M-PESA, Africa’s most advanced mobile money platform, serving over 33 million customers. With a deep background in financial services, she drives seamless, secure...
Mbithe Muema is the Chief Business Officer at the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE), a dynamic investment banker and capital markets expert with over 15 years of experience in driving financial growth across Africa. Specializing in investment advisor...
Kenya’s inflation just got a little spicier in February 2025, climbing to 3.5% from January’s 3.3%, according to the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS). The main culprits Food and transport. The Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages category w...
Flutterwave just hit another milestone, and this time, it’s in Zambia! The fintech giant has snagged a Payment System licence from the Bank of Zambia, officially planting its flag in the country. What does this mean Well, Zambian businesses can [&h...
Kenya just pulled off a financial mic-drop moment, raising a whopping $1.5 billion that’s Sh194 billion, in its latest Eurobond sale. Think of it as the country hitting up the global money market and saying, “Hey, we’ve got big plans, […...
BP, the energy giant that once promised to go green, has decided to hit the brakes on its eco-friendly ambitions and shift gears back to good ol’ oil and gas. In a move that’s got environmentalists shaking their heads and […]...
Gozem, the Togo-born super-app that started as a ride-hailing service in 2018, has just hit a major milestone: a cool $30 million in Series B funding. That’s right—$15 million in equity and another $15 million in debt, courtesy of SAS […]...
Trump’s administration has decided to pull the plug—literally—on the U.S. initiative to Boost Electricity Access in Africa after more than a decade of work. The initiative that was launched in 2013 by then President Barack Obama aimed to increa...
DeepSeek is back in the game, folks! After hitting the pause button for nearly three weeks, the AI wunderkind has reopened access to its core programming interface. Why the hiatus Well, let’s just say their servers were feeling the heat—turns [&h...
MANSA, the cross-border payment wizards, just hit the jackpot with a cool $10 million in fresh funding. The round was led by Tether, the issuer of the USDT stablecoin, which previously spearheaded MANSA’s $3 million pre-seed funding. This cash ...
Uber, the ride-hailing giant, has decided to shake things up in India with a shiny new model that’s got everyone talking. Picture this: instead of taking a cut from every auto ride, Uber is now asking drivers to pay a […]...
Elon Musk’s X, formerly known as Twitter, is back in the headlines, and this time it’s all about money—big money. The social media giant X is reportedly in talks to raise funds at a jaw-dropping $44 billion valuation. Sound familiar […]...