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 M-PESA Africa (MPA) has opened applications for its Accelerate 360 internship program, an initiative designed to train the next generation fintech professionals. The M-PESA Africa Accelerate 360 is a 6-month internship program, based in Kenya. Interns will receive a monthly stipend, access to Learning & Development (L&D) courses, and coaching sessions with MPA leaders. A
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 The U.S.-Kenya Creative Economy Forum 2025 is scheduled for June 5th in Nairobi. It is organized by the U.S. Embassy in Kenya and the American Chamber of Commerce Kenya (AmCham). The U.S.-Kenya Creative Economy Forum 2025 will bring together industry leaders, investors, policymakers, and creative innovators to catalyze investment and strengthen U.S.-Kenya partnerships across creative
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 MaxAB-Wasoko has acquired Fatura, an Egypt-based B2B e-marketplace, from EFG Finance, a subsidiary of EFG Holding. As part of the deal, EFG Finance will join MaxAB-Wasoko as a significant shareholder, acquiring an equity stake and securing a seat on the company’s board. This follows last year’s merger between MaxAB and Wasoko, which expanded their footprint
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 Standard Chartered has launched the Women in Cyber Mentorship Programme to train next generation female cybersecurity leaders. It is an initiative that is designed to cultivate the next generation of female cybersecurity leaders across East Africa. It will delivered through a combination of in-person and virtual sessions. The programme will pair mentees with industry experts, provide hands-on technical
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 Aleph and Spotify have expanded their partnership that makes Aleph Spotify’s advertising sales partner in 80+ markets, providing access to 20,000+ advertisers. This includes Kenya. Spotify Advertising has been modernizing its ad tech, strengthening its partnerships and deepening its human expertise to make it easier for advertisers to buy, create, measure, and get clear results.
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 Ethiopia has launched the Fayda wallet, a solution designed towards enhancing financial inclusion and streamlining digital transactions. This wallet, co-developed by TECH5 and Visa is designed to address the need for verified eKYC (electronic Know Your Customer) services in both the private and public sectors. The wallet has been introduced in Ethiopia by the National
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 CIC Group and Women’s World Banking have partnered in a bid to develop inclusive women-centric insurance solutions. The two organizations will collaborate in research, product development, innovation of aggregation models for distribution, enhance insurance literacy and increase resilience and for Kenyan women MSMEs. Speaking during the partnership signing ceremony at CIC Group headquarters in Nairobi,
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 The 10th Propak East Africa Expo will conclude today with an emphasis on the need for accelerating the adoption of eco-packaging. This would be done through increased collaboration among stakeholders in the packaging, printing, processing, and plastics industries. The expo, which hosted over 150 exhibitors from 35 countries, highlighted both the advancements and persistent challenges
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 Diamond Trust Bank (DTB) has partnered with Safaricom to offer loans to SMEs that use Lipa na M-PESA to accept payments. The new product is called Taasi Till Loans and it will enable merchants with Safaricom till numbers to access business loans. Taasi Till is a business loan that offers short-term loans that range between
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 Housing Principal Secretary Charles Hinga has announced that new homeowners in Mukuru slums, who recently received house keys from President William Ruto, will be issued sectional title deeds. Speaking a day after Ruto launched the first batch of social housing units under the Kenya Kwanza administration, Hinga described the initiative as a transformative project that
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