Kenya: Collaboration Is Key to Battling Fraud in Banking Sector

Owing to the technological advancements the Kenya has made, the rise of fraud levels has escalated, leading to diverse initiatives being deployed to combat this recurring menace,… Read more »

East Africa: Volvo the Milestone of One Million Connected Customer Assets

The Volvo Group has delivered more than one million connected customer assets, in terms of delivered trucks, buses, and construction equipment. The large amount of data collected… Read more »

East Africa: Axiz Tops At the Channelwatch Distributor of the Year Award

Leading local value-added ICT distributor, Axiz, has cleaned up at the 2019 CONTEXT ChannelWatch Awards, winning in three categories - Customer Service, Retail Partner, and Overall… Read more »

Kenya: Little Shuttle Dragged to Unexpected Closure

Little, one of Kenya's leading shuttle and taxi hailing services has shared its misgivings over perceives as an underhand authority directive that has prompted the sudden stoppage… Read more »

Kenya: New Kenyan Oil Finds Set to Enhance Economic Diversity, Reports Icaew

While most African countries are bearing the brunt of the US-China trade war, as well as a slump in commodity prices which is greatly affecting exporters, East Africa's economic… Read more »

Kenya: Paxful's Mobile Wallet App Eases Access to Bitcoin in Kenya

As a global peer-to-peer bitcoin marketplace that has scaled its operations to include Kenya and the broader East African region, Paxful has recently launched a mobile wallet app… Read more »

East Africa: Cybersecurity Here Are Consequences

There is a misplaced confidence in existing cybersecurity solutions and the beleaguered IT department that is leaving corporate doors wide open for attack. The World Wide Worx… Read more »

East Africa: Forrester Names Trend Micro a Leader in Endpoint Security

Trend Micro has been cited as a leader with the second-highest score in the current offering category in The Forrester Wave Endpoint Security Suites, Q2 2019 report. Read more »

East Africa: Digital Transformation and the Way in Which It Raises the Bar

The steady evolution of the techniques being used in the consumption of technology and media alike, have led to a level of understanding, as to the impact the digital… Read more »

Kenya: KPMG Launches the Harvey Nash CIO Survey 2019 in Nairobi

KPMG has on 25th September 2019, officially launched the Harvey Nash survey in Nairobi, for the East African region. Read more »

Africa: Freshworks, Redington Gulf Partner to Bring Easy to Use Customer Engagement Products to Middle East and Africa

Redington Gulf FZE, a leading Value Added Distributor and Service Provider in the Middle East and Africa (MEA), has announced signing distribution agreement with San Mateo-based… Read more »

East Africa: Enhancing Cybersecurity Intelligence for a Secure Digital Ecosystem

When it is globally appreciated that there is a shortage for trained cybersecurity professionals, Kenya only has about 1600 trained cybersecurity experts against a potential 51.1 M… Read more »

Africa: Leverage On AI, Blockchain and Big Data to Revolutionize Insurance

At a recent regional Insurance technology (Insuretech) forum Co-hosted by CIO East Africa and Zep-Re at the Nairobi Serena Hotel, it emerged that the current business model for… Read more »

East Africa: Growth in Fintechs Driving the Growth of Cyberattacks

Africa's Fintech sector is booming! According to reports, Africa's Fintech ecosystem has surged 60% in the last two years and the continent's Fintech firms have grown to 491 from… Read more »

East Africa: Renaissance Capital to Enhance ESG Investment Approach

Renaissance Capital recently hosted its 5th Annual East Africa Investor Conference in Nairobi, Kenya in a three-day event held at the Kempinski Hotel. Read more »

East Africa: How Digital Workplaces Are Moulding the Future of Work

In a world that is fast becoming technologically receptive, it has become increasingly understood that work may not end up being a physical place that we go. As digital… Read more »

Kenya: MPC Retains the 9 Percent Credit Lending Rate in Kenya

The Central Bank (CBK) lending rate of 9% has been retained as announced in a meeting held on September 23, 2019 by the Monetary Policy Committee ((MPC). Read more »

East Africa: Companies Urged to Embrace Role of It for Integrated Financial Reporting

Private and Public Companies have been called on to embrace the role of Information Technology, during making of their Financial Annual Reports. The call was made by committee… Read more »

East Africa: Schneider Introduces Digital Architecture for Energy Management in Buildings

Schneider Electric, the global specialist in energy management and automation, today announced the introduction of EcoStruxure Power, a digital architecture for energy management… Read more »

East Africa: Now You Can Buy WiFi on Ethiopian Airlines Flights

Surfing the internet with seamless reliable connectivity has now become the new normal onboard Ethiopian Airlines flights thanks to the onboard WiFi internet connectivity the… Read more »

Africa: African Airlines Association Adds a Kenyan Airline and Three Others

The African Airlines Association (AFRAA) has this year welcomed four new member airlines in Kenya, Djibouti, Senegal and Uganda. Read more »

Africa: What Does the Future Hold for Passwords

With recent technological advancements, the considerable strides computer interfaces and network systems are taking are not unprecedented, especially in terms of security. It is… Read more »

East Africa: Octagon Digitizes Pension for the Informal Workforce Ahead of the Regional Insuretech Summit

In a bid to give those in informal employment for saving towards their sunset days, Octagon Pension Services Limited has innovated a digital pension product for the majority of the… Read more »

Kenya: Xiaomi and Vivo Upstage Kenyan Smartphone Market, With Performance and Prices

With Apple and Samsung respectively being the flagship bearers in this increasingly competitive phone market, the monumental and fairly recent efforts by Xiaomi and vivo alike have… Read more »

South Africa: Avoid Data Disaster With the Personal Touch of an SME

Modern organisations must develop data cultures, particularly in the Public Sector which manages a lot of important information. But establishing such a culture is no small task,… Read more »