Absa Launches Visa Infinite Metal Card in Kenya with MPESA Integration techarena.co.ke/2026/02/23/a…

Mastercard and Moovn Technologies have signed a five-year deal to expand digital payments across East Africa. The partnership will bring prepaid Mastercard cards, digital wallet payments, P2P transfers and cross-border remittances to MoovnPay users. techarena.co.ke/2026/10/19/m…

Vertiv has appointed Michael Resha as Executive VP of Manufacturing, Logistics and Operational Excellence, succeeding Anders Karlborg, who takes on a new special operations role. techarena.co.ke/2026/10/19/v…

Samsung's new Galaxy A18 LTE and Galaxy A08 LTE are now launching in Kenya, with prices starting at KSh 23,300. Both feature 50MP cameras, AI tools and six years of security updates. techarena.co.ke/2026/10/16/s… #Samsung #GalaxyAI

NETSCOUT recorded more than 9.1 million DDoS attacks globally in the first half of 2026, with attacks exceeding 1Tbps or 1Gpps surging 1,286% year over year. techarena.co.ke/2026/10/16/n…

Absa Bank Kenya has opened its second Sales & Service Pod at Nyali Bazaar Mall in Mombasa, expanding access to banking services in the Coast region. Customers can open accounts, get instant cards and access financial advisory services within mall trading hours. techarena.co.ke/2026/10/16/a…

dLocal and Western Union expand their partnership to cover remittance payouts in Africa techarena.co.ke/2026/10/15/d…

Bolt has launched Bolt Plus in Kenya, a subscription service offering ride cashback, free delivery on eligible food orders, priority pickups and faster deliveries. The service costs KES 280 monthly, with an introductory offer of KES 119 per month and an annual plan at KES 899. techarena.co.ke/2026/10/15/b…

Liquid C2 has partnered with KnowBe4 to bring cybersecurity training, phishing simulations and AI agent security to enterprises across Africa, expanding its Secure360 security portfolio. techarena.co.ke/2026/10/14/l…

AI's biggest opportunity in Africa may be expanding access, not just cutting costs. Absa's Robert Benvenuti explains how cloud, trusted data and responsible AI could unlock human potential across the continent. techarena.co.ke/2026/10/14/a…

Octagon Africa Financial Services has opened a new office in Mombasa to expand access to retirement planning, employee benefits, insurance and investment services across Kenya’s coastal region. techarena.co.ke/2026/10/13/o…

Kenya is calling for stronger partnerships between industry and academia to bridge the skills gap and prepare young people for the digital economy. ICT Principal Secretary John Tanui says TVET institutions must integrate AI, ICT and practical training to meet evolving industry needs. techarena.co.ke/2026/10/13/k…

Cyberattacks across Africa surged by more than 421% between 2016 and 2025, according to a new Mastercard-commissioned whitepaper. The report recorded 69,236 observed cyber events targeting African organizations in 2025. techarena.co.ke/2026/10/12/a…

Westcon-Comstor has appointed Donald Monne as Sales Manager for SADC. He will lead the regional sales team, strengthen partner relationships and drive business development across Southern Africa. techarena.co.ke/2026/10/12/w… #WestconComstor #SADC

ABC Bank has reduced its PesaLink transfer fees, offering free transfers below KSh1,000 and charging a flat KSh20 for transactions up to KSh999,999. The change is part of the industry-wide Tuma Direct na KSh20 campaign. techarena.co.ke/2026/10/12/a…

Safaricom has launched a managed SD-WAN service for businesses, with branch packages starting at KES 9,500 per month on a 36-month contract. The service combines multiple connections, offers automatic failover and includes equipment, maintenance and 24/7 support. techarena.co.ke/2026/10/09/s… #PoweringProgress #SafaricomBusiness

PawaPay has secured a Payment Service Provider licence from the Bank of Mozambique through its local subsidiary, Quidexplus Mozambique. The licence allows the pan-African payments aggregator to onboard merchants directly and connect them to the country's mobile money operators. techarena.co.ke/2026/10/09/p…

M-KOPA has reached 10 million customers in 15 years, with the pan-African fintech reporting a record $600 million in revenue for its 2025 financial year, up 45% from 2024. The company now onboards about 10,000 customers daily and has financed more than 10,000 electric motorcycles and three-wheelers in Kenya. techarena.co.ke/2026/10/08/m…

IBM and Red Hat say their Lightwell initiative has uncovered and remediated more than 400 previously unknown vulnerabilities in widely used Java libraries. The initiative uses AI-assisted engineering to develop and backport fixes for software versions still running in production. techarena.co.ke/2026/10/08/i…

Kenyan Businesses Are Embracing AI. The Hard Part Is Making It Work techarena.co.ke/2026/09/16/k…

Kora says its new One Rail infrastructure could cut the cost of African cross-border payments from as much as 2% to below 0.3%, while reducing settlement times from around 3 days to less than 30 minutes. We spoke to CEO Dickson Nsofor about stablecoins, liquidity and the future of African payments. techarena.co.ke/2026/10/08/k…