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Kenya signs DCO Charter, opening a new front in its push to shape AI, data and digital trade policy

Kenya has signed the DCO Charter, adding a multilateral platform for cooperation on AI, cross-border data, digital trade, skills and digital investment.
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Kenya’s KSh1.2 trillion SACCO sector is becoming a bigger battleground for banks and fintechs

Kenya’s growing SACCO sector is creating more business for banks, fintechs and payment providers as digital products and ...
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Airtel Money turns to digital payments as it targets up to $9bn valuation

Airtel Money is preparing for a London listing that could value the business at $8 billion to $9 billion, as it pushes beyond ...
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Seven women-led Kenyan startups win KES 9 million in funding through Women in Tech accelerator

Seven startups have secured KES 9 million after completing the Women in Tech Kenya Accelerator, with funding targeting growth ...
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Six Kenyan creatives win KES 4.5 million in Safaricom Capture the Good Challenge

Six Kenyan photographers and videographers have won a combined KES 4.5 million in Safaricom and M-Pesa Foundation Capture the ...
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Kenyan banks face a lower-rate squeeze as digital customers and payments gain ground

Lower lending rates are putting pressure on traditional bank income, while payments, digital customers, data and fintech ...
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NCBA sets sights on DRC and Ethiopia as it weighs new banking acquisitions

NCBA Managing Director John Gachora says the bank is looking for opportunities in DRC and Ethiopia, with acquisitions ...