Visa Appoints New Country Manager

Visa Appoints New Country Manager

L-R: Chad Pollock, Visa East Africa Vice President and General Manager and John Njoroge, the newly appointed Visa Country Manager. Visa has appointed John Njoroge as the new Country Manager and Senior Business Development Leader for Kenya, South Sudan, and Somalia. In this role, Njoroge will be responsible for driving Visa’s growth strategy, strengthening client…

Women Driving Entrepreneurship In Kenya

Women Driving Entrepreneurship In Kenya

New research from Mastercard reveals that 93 percent of women in Kenya are considering starting or running their own business Entrepreneurship in Kenya is evolving, led by ambitious and determined women who are reshaping the economy. As the world marked International Women’s Day (IWD) 2025 under the theme Accelerate Action, Kenyan women are seizing opportunities,…

Schneider Electric Expands Its Operations To Tanzania

Schneider Electric Expands Its Operations To Tanzania

Schneider Electric expanded its operations to Tanzania with a fully fledged team, office in Dar-es-Salaam, and a state-of-the-art fabrication yard Schneider Electric expanded its operations to Tanzania with a fully fledged team, office in Dar-es-Salaam, and a state-of-the-art fabrication yard capable of assembling containerized substation solutions. The company is set to serve the region’s growing…

Fraud Threatens Africa’s Digital Payment Revolution

Fraud Threatens Africa’s Digital Payment Revolution

With Africa championing digital transformation and new technologies at a fast rate, Instant Payment Systems (IPS) are also being introduced to transform financial transactions across the continent. With Africa championing digital transformation and new technologies at a fast rate, Instant Payment Systems (IPS) are also being introduced to transform financial transactions across the continent. IPS…

Syntura Launches EA’s First AI Experience Center

Syntura Launches EA’s First AI Experience Center

Syntura has launched its first and only experience centre in East Africa as the company launched its operations in the region Syntura, a UK-based technology company, has expanded its footprint in East Africa with the inauguration of the Syntura Experience Centre—the region’s first hub dedicated to collaboration, security, and AI-powered solutions. This state-of-the-art facility offers…

KCB Group To Acquire 75% Stake In Kenyan Fintech Firm

KCB Group To Acquire 75% Stake In Kenyan Fintech Firm

Riverbank Solutions Limited, founded by Nick Mwendwa, the former president of the Football Kenya Federation (FKF), specializes in developing and deploying payment solutions across multiple sectors. KCB Group has announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire a 75 per cent stake in Riverbank Solutions Limited, a Kenyan financial services technology firm. The…

Africa’s Digital Payment Economy Projected To Grow

Africa’s Digital Payment Economy Projected To Grow

Digital payments economy in Africa expected to reach $1.5 trillion by 2030 according to new report A Genesis Analytics report has revealed that Africa’s digital payments economy is set to grow from strength to strength, expected to reach $1.5 trillion by 2030. The report was commissioned report. As a longstanding technology partner to Africa, Mastercard…

Is AI The Master Or The Tool? Who’s Really In Control?

Is AI The Master Or The Tool? Who’s Really In Control?

Is AI shaping society, or is society shaping AI? The debate over technological determinism questions whether technology evolves independently, forcing societies to adapt, or whether human decisions actively shape its course. Technological determinism is the theory that technological advancements drive societal changes, often beyond the control of human intervention. It suggests that once a new…

Epson’s Recently Released EB-X49 Projector

Epson’s Recently Released EB-X49 Projector

Projectors have evolved significantly from the bulky, complex devices of the past. Once limited to classrooms and offices—and often requiring a dark room for a decent image—they are now sleek, powerful, and versatile enough for home entertainment, gaming, and business use. Despite this progress, many still assume projectors are expensive and difficult to operate. However,…