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Airtel Money reported a sharp rise in revenue and transaction volumes in the six months to September, as the mobile financial services business expanded its customer base and merchant network across Africa in its first results since listing on the London Stock Exchange. Revenue rose 34% in reported currency to $830 million for the half […] The post Airtel Money Revenue Climbs 34% to $830 Million as Digital Finance Growth Accelerates appeared first on TechMoran.

A failed purchase of a SMEG kettle has prompted Cape Town entrepreneur Tertius Wait to build Pakstoor, a new kind of online marketplace, one designed around the transaction itself rather than simply connecting buyers and sellers. Wait, a cybersecurity engineer with about 25 years of experience in IT, is preparing to launch Pakstoor, a South […] The post CEO Weekends: Pakstoor Wants to Make Online Marketplaces Safer by Putting Payments at the Centre appeared first on TechMoran.

Bamburi Cement Plc won three top honours at Kenya’s Road Safety Excellence Awards 2026, recognising its use of technology, driver welfare programmes and transport safety management to improve road safety. The cement maker took first place in the Driver Safety & Wellness, Road Safety Champion and Road Safety Innovation categories at a ceremony held at […] The post Bamburi Cement Wins Three Kenya Road Safety Awards for Safety Technology and Innovation appeared first on TechMoran.

Endeavor Catalyst, the venture capital arm of global entrepreneurship network Endeavor, has raised $320 million for its fifth fund as it targets high-growth startups in markets beyond traditional technology hubs. The oversubscribed fund is the firm’s largest to date, lifting Endeavor Catalyst’s assets under management to more than $850 million. It attracted about 400 limited […] The post Endeavor Catalyst Raises $320 Million to Back Startups Beyond Silicon Valley appeared first on TechMoran.

Safaricom is expanding how customers use M-PESA at the point of sale, introducing QR-code payments, contactless smartphone transactions and an artificial intelligence-powered feature designed to reduce the manual entry of payment details. The new options, developed through a partnership with Pesapal, extend M-PESA’s payment experience through three approaches: Scan-to-Pay, Tap-to-Pay and AI Pay. The collaboration […] The post Inside Safaricom’s New M-PESA Scan-to-Pay, Tap-to-Pay and AI Pay appea

Blockchain payments enable payments to content, game accounts, and digital goods. They can be used to transfer cryptocurrencies through blockchain networks that operate outside of banks and the conventional financial system. The security, speed, fees, and reliability of a blockchain payment will vary depending on the network used. As there are many blockchains, it is […] The post How Blockchain Payments Work Across Online Entertainment Platforms appeared first on TechMoran.

Safaricom Plc is expanding M-PESA from a payments service into savings, investment and insurance, Chief Executive Officer Peter Ndegwa said, while a court dispute over who controls the Kenyan operator remains unresolved. “We want to broaden and democratise access so you can either pay, you can save, you can invest, you can insure using M-PESA,” […] The post Safaricom CEO Says M-PESA to Expand Into Savings, Investment and Insurance appeared first on TechMoran.

Meta and This Is Digital have brought together 10 Kenyan startups developing artificial intelligence applications for local industries through the inaugural AI Academy Kenya Pitchathon, a competition offering two winning teams $5,000 each in equity-free funding. Held on October 16 at The Social House in Lavington, Nairobi, the event marked the launch of a strategic […] The post Meta Backs 10 Kenyan AI Startups With $10,000 Funding Pool appeared first on TechMoran.

Saudi event-technology startup INVE has raised $300,000 in pre-seed funding from Outliers Venture Capital as it expands its digital invitation and event-management platforms for consumers and businesses. The funding will support the growth of INVE’s business platform, launched in August 2026, and its consumer product, which began as a tool for managing wedding invitations and […] The post Saudi Event-Tech Startup INVE Raises $300,000 in Pre-Seed Funding from Outliers VC appeared first on TechMor

Safaricom has launched Fuliza Ya Pochi, a new overdraft facility designed to help more than one million qualifying Pochi La Biashara merchants manage cash flow gaps, pay suppliers and keep their businesses running. The service extends Safaricom’s M-PESA credit ecosystem to micro-merchants, allowing eligible businesses to complete transactions even when their Pochi La Biashara wallet […] The post Safaricom Launches Fuliza Ya Pochi Targeting More Than 1 Million Kenyan Merchants appeared first on T

Nomba is extending its cross-border payments infrastructure into Zambia through licensed local partners, targeting businesses trading along a corridor where bilateral commerce is growing. The expansion builds on the business banking and financial infrastructure platform’s existing operations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), where businesses can collect and make payments in U.S. dollars […] The post Nomba Expands Cross-Border Payments to Zambia From DRC appeared first on TechMoran.

Are you about to post an entirely new Instagram Reel, then look after an hour at the number of views and try to figure out if your view count is good enough? Well, you definitely are not alone! This is among the most common issues that creators and entrepreneurs ask every day. Seeing a couple […] The post What Is a Good View Count on Instagram Reels? Industry Benchmarks appeared first on TechMoran.

Disrupt Africa, a pan-African tech media platform, has partnered with app development firm Touch Inspiration to launch Disrupt Launchpad, to offer founders technical development support and access to potential customers and investors. The two will aim to help entrepreneurs turn app ideas into market-ready products, combining software development services with startup media exposure. The programme, […] The post Disrupt Africa, Touch Inspiration Launch App-Building Programme for Startups appeared

Bolt, the European mobility platform in Africa, is partnering with BYD, the electric-vehicle manufacturer and the South African Meter Taxi and E-Hailing Association (SAMTEA), an affiliate of the South African National Taxi Council (SANTACO), among others to expand its Electric Vehicle (EV) category to Johannesburg, South Africa. The Johannesburg launch builds on Bolt’s EV category […] The post Bolt, BYD Partner to Expand South Africa EV Fleet to 500 appeared first on TechMoran.

Corporate productivity metrics often mask severe operational risks. When departmental managers face rigid central procurement, slow helpdesk response times, or clunky legacy software, they rarely wait for official approval to fix their immediate workflows. Instead, tech-savvy teams take matters into their own hands. They spin up unauthorized cloud storage buckets, deploy unsanctioned project management applications, […] The post Tech-Savvy Teams Building Their Own Workarounds Isn’t Efficiency, I

Safaricom is taking its Hook Hip Hop Musical talent search across Kenya, with auditions in Nakuru giving aspiring performers a chance to showcase their abilities, receive coaching and compete for a place in the musical production. Held at the Old Town Hall in Nakuru, the auditions attracted aspiring singers, dancers and actors aged 18 and […] The post Safaricom Takes Hook Hip Hop Musical Auditions to Nakuru to Discover New Talent appeared first on TechMoran.

Nedbank Group Ltd. has completed its takeover offer for a 66% controlling stake in NCBA Group Plc, giving the South African lender a base in East Africa, the companies said in a statement on Monday. Nedbank put the total purchase consideration at about 13.9 billion rand ($800 million), based on a Nedbank issue price of […] The post Nedbank Completes Acquisition of 66% of Kenya’s NCBA in $850 Million-Plus Deal appeared first on TechMoran.

Mastercard and Moovn Technologies have signed a five-year strategic agreement to expand digital payments across East Africa, combining Mastercard’s global payments network with MoovnPay’s digital wallet to offer card payments, merchant services and cross-border money transfers. The agreement will enable MoovnPay to offer virtual and physical prepaid Mastercard cards, online and in-app payments, tokenization, peer-to-peer […] The post Mastercard, Moovn Sign Five-Year East Africa Payments Deal app

Small businesses have until Oct. 31 to take advantage of lower M-Pesa costs under Safaricom Plc’s “Pata More” campaign, which has cut what merchants pay to receive and send money since it launched on Aug. 1. For merchants on Lipa na M-Pesa Till, customer payments of Ksh500 and below are now free. Previously, merchants paid […] The post Safaricom Cuts M-Pesa Fees for Small Businesses Through Oct. 31 appeared first on TechMoran.

Samsung has expanded its smartphone lineup in Kenya with the Galaxy A08 LTE, a device featuring a 6,000mAh battery, a 50-megapixel main camera, AI-powered search tools and six years of security updates. The smartphone is designed for everyday use, combining a large display, battery capacity and software support for users who rely on their devices […] The post Samsung Galaxy A08 LTE | Key Specs & Price in Kenya appeared first on TechMoran.