Payment acceptance, interoperability will separate Africa’s Fintech market contenders
CEO and Founder of payments company SeerBit offers his perspective.
Vincent Matinde
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William Ruto banks on broadband for economic recovery in Kenya
World Bank predicts resilience in Kenya’s market to continue into the new year.
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Kenyans to be fully charged for digital banking in 2023
Central Bank of Kenya halts COVID-19 waiver and reintroduces mobile money to bank transaction fees.
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ICANN launches managed root server cluster in Nairobi
System will ensure the localisation of the domain name system and improve latency, reduce risk of DDoS attacks says organisation.
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New termination rates, excise duty dent Safaricom's voice revenue
Voice revenue decreased by 3.8% to KShs 39.99-billion, according to the company’s half-year results.
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Hyperscale investment signals golden opportunity for Africa to bolster local datacentre market
Fresh opportunities for cloud services on the continent as global interest grows.
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Safaricom launches commercial 5G service
Country’s Communications Authority readies to release 5G policy document.
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Kenya’s comms regulator issues new SIM registration ultimatum
Communications Authority gives telcos sixty days to achieve 100% registration compliance.
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Microsoft, Liquid Cloud look to capitalise on Africa’s hybrid cloud growth
Companies plan to roll out new solutions to Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
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Airtel Kenya ring-fences operations, separates mobile money unit
Central Bank of Kenya confirms development, says it will lead to better customer service.
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Kenya’s Data Commission clamps down on digital lenders
Regulatory body confirms intention to audit firms after having received over one thousand complaints, including that related to data privacy breach.
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Google gets in on SA’s cloud act
Multinational tech firm confirms announced investment in Africa’s digital transformation.
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Safaricom revises interest rates for overdraft solution Fuliza
Telco, in collaboration with Kenya Commercial Bank and NCBA Bank Kenya, eases pressure on borrowers and believes move will attract more subscribers.