(LIMASSOL, CYPRUS) – A global advertising network generating an estimated $112.5M in annual revenue has become a case study in the gap between corporate positioning and partner experience, with its Trustpilot rating now unavailable due to a breach of the platform’s guidelines. Adsterra, founded in 2013 and headquartered in Limassol,Continue Reading
(NAIROBI, KENYA) – Kenya’s digital financial sector faces sweeping changes under a proposed law that would require payment providers to connect with rival systems and allow customers to share their financial data with third parties, potentially opening a market that processes billions of dollars annually. The National Payment System Bill,Continue Reading
(NAIROBI, KENYA) – Kenya Airways is replacing the core technology that has powered its bookings, ticketing, inventory management and airport check in for more than two decades. This forms part of the national carrier’s major overhaul of its commercial and digital operations. The airline has picked US based travel technologyContinue Reading
(NAIROBI, KENYA) – Kenya is among 11 African countries expected to phase out 2G and 3G mobile networks by 2030 as operators accelerate the shift to faster 4G and 5G broadband. The planned switch off is part of a new roadmap by the GSM Association (GSMA) aimed at narrowing Africa’sContinue Reading
(NAIROBI, KENYA) – Kenya’s banking industry is undergoing a striking change in the way customers use their accounts, with tens of millions of deposit accounts disappearing from lenders’ books in 2025. The scale of the change is captured in the latest Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) Bank Supervision Annual ReportContinue Reading
(NAIROBI, KENYA) – Banks and payment platforms such as M-Pesa and Airtel Money will be required to share customer data among themselves and licensed third parties under a new Bill, ushering in open banking in Kenya. The Treasury and the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) have jointly prepared the BillContinue Reading
(NAIROBI, KENYA) – KCB Group will acquire a 22.23% stake in digital payments company Pesapal, according to a disclosure by Tanzania’s competition regulator. The Fair Competition Commission (FCC) revealed the stake size as it reviews the transaction, which was first announced by KCB in November 2025. The bank said atContinue Reading
(KENYA) – Safaricom has crossed the one million mark in fixed internet subscriptions, strengthening its position as Kenya’s largest provider as competition and demand for high-speed connectivity intensify. Data from the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) shows the telco had 1.025 million fixed data and internet subscriptions by the endContinue Reading
(NAIROBI, KENYA) – South Africa’s Vodacom Group will appeal and seek a stay order to keep its majority ownership of Safaricom after Kenya’s High Court nullified its purchase of an extra 20% stake in the telecoms operator on 30th June 2026. The court ruled on Tuesday that the National TreasuryContinue Reading
(BERBERA, SOMALILAND) – Somaliland is positioning the port city of Berbera as an alternative digital gateway for landlocked Ethiopia and South Sudan, creating another internet connectivity corridor in East Africa’s expanding digital infrastructure network. The new route offers internet service providers, businesses and governments access to global data connections andContinue Reading
