Author: Majira Media

 Consumers are increasingly prioritizing sustainability in their purchasing decisions. This has therefore fostered the need for new operational and practices that support sustainability in manufacturing. According to PwC 2024 Voice of the Consumer Survey, consumers are willing to spend an average of 9.7% more on sustainably produced or sourced goods, even as cost-of-living and inflationary
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 Yellow Card has partnered with Visa to drive the cross-border payments and financial infrastructure across emerging markets where Yellow Card is licensed to operate. Through this partnership, Visa and Yellow Card will collaborate to explore stablecoin use cases and opportunities to help streamline treasury operations, enhance liquidity management, and enable faster, more cost-effective money movement
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 Amazon Web Services (AWS) has opened applications for the third cohort of the AWS Generative AI Accelerator (GAIA). It is an eight-week program designed to scale early-stage startups building foundational generative AI technologies. Forty startups from around the world will be selected for this year’s program, which kicks off on October 13, 2025, at Amazon
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 Italy has committed to reviving the leather and tanning industry in Kenya and across the wider East and Central African region. This will be done Equity Group as the strategic financial partner. Speaking during a stakeholder meeting at Equity Centre in Nairobi, the Italian Ambassador to Kenya, Roberto Natali stated that this agreement marks a
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 The 2025 Africa SABRE Awards took place on June 12 in Mombasa, Kenya at the PrideInn Paradise Beach Resort, Convention Centre & Spa. Among the winners were Engage Communications, a leading Kenyan PR agency, with the #GalaxyintheSky, campaign developed in collaboration with Samsung Electronics East Africa and Jambojet. It was named the winner in the
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 President William Ruto has signed into law the **Anti-Money Laundering and Combating of Terrorism Financing Laws (Amendment) Bill 2025. This comes just days after the European Commission proposed adding Kenya to its list of high-risk jurisdictions due to deficiencies in anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) regimes. The newly enacted law represents
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 CFAO Mobility Kenya and Almasi Financial Services Limited have partnered give customers access to 90% financing to purchase commercial vehicles payable within 60 months. The partnership is expected to boost the transport and logistics sector by providing entrepreneurs with affordable access to heavy commercial trucks, through a Sharia-compliant finance partner. The financing package will cover
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