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Mon, November 11th 2013, 14:00 · Nick Sato

Orange dominates AfricaCom 2013 nominations

Nominees for the AfricaCom Awards 2013, which will be presented during the three day conference in Cape Town on Wednesday, have been announced, with telecommunications giant Orange in the running for 18 awards. → Read more
Mon, November 11th 2013, 10:01 · Winfred Kuria

Entrepreneurs see us as “easy target” for court action – Collymore

Bob Collymore, chief executive officer of Safaricom, has said innovators and entrepreneurs see Kenya’s leading mobile mobile network as an “easy target” for accusations of intellectual property theft. → Read more
Wed, October 16th 2013, 13:20 · Nick Sato

Safaricom “ecosystem” captured in launch of second Sustainability Report

Safaricom released the second edition of its Sustainability Report today, representing its holistic reporting on matters relevant to Safaricom’s ecosystem. → Read more
Wed, August 28th 2013, 11:20 · Nick Sato

ATMs most preferred technology by Kenyans

A survey has shown almost half of Kenyans prefer using ATMs despite a surge in the number of mobile transactions and payments. → Read more
Mon, July 22nd 2013, 13:46 · Kamau Mbote

CBA deploys NetGuardians IT solution to guard against fraud

The Commercial Bank of Africa (CBA) has installed software solutions from NetGuardians as the financial institution improves its data security and protection against fraud. → Read more
Thu, July 18th 2013, 07:52 · Nick Sato

Airtel Kenya launches its own mobile credit service

Airtel Kenya has signed an agreement with consumer finance company AFB to offer its Airtel Money subscribers access to unsecured credit loans and credit products. → Read more
Tue, July 16th 2013, 08:21 · Martin Cheruiyot

Safaricom wins intellectual property case

The High Court has dismissed a lawsuit by Faulu Kenya seeking to block Safaricom from offering M-Shwari services to its subscribers and the public. → Read more
Fri, July 12th 2013, 10:20 · Susan Mwenesi

Safaricom moves to reassure customers on M-Pesa delays

Kenya’s Safaricom has reassured its customers normal M-Pesa services have been restored after it was reported the service was experiencing some delays this morning. → Read more
Thu, July 11th 2013, 08:06 · Martin Cheruiyot

Kenya’s Safaricom presents mWomen services

GSMA mWomen together with Safaricom and other mobile service operators has held a conference to present an approach to designing and deploying mobile services that meet women’s needs. → Read more
Tue, June 25th 2013, 16:43 · Nanine Steenkamp

Operators and banks a marriage made in hell, expert says

The possibility of collaborations between banks and network operators is highly contested amongst industry players as the success of mobile money grows across Africa. → Read more
Tue, May 14th 2013, 11:14 · Richard Cutcher

Safaricom posts huge growth in end of year results

Kenya’s biggest network operator Safaricom has posted a pre-tax profit increase to KSh25.5 billion (US$304 million) for 2012/13, an increase of 47 per cent compared to the 2011/12 financial year. → Read more
Thu, March 7th 2013, 09:13 · Gabriella Mulligan

M-Pesa celebrates 6th birthday

As M-Pesa celebrates its sixth birthday, Safaricom chief executive officer (CEO) Bob Collymore says the service has developed “beyond any of our expectations”. → Read more
Wed, February 27th 2013, 09:05 · Vincent Matinde

US$4.6 billion processed on mobile money platforms in one month

A GSMA report has revealed that over 224 million mobile money transactions totalling US$4.6 billion were made in June of last year alone, with Sub-Saharan Africa leading the pack. → Read more
Thu, January 10th 2013, 19:08 · Brandon Gregory

Global mobile banking users could reach one billion by 2017

A Juniper Research study has revealed one billion people will have used their mobile phones for Internet banking purposes by 2017. → Read more
Mon, December 24th 2012, 07:52 · HumanIPO

African Tech Company of the Year

Technology in Africa is constantly evolving and companies face unique challenges on the continent as they try to keep up with international competitors while providing suitable services to the African consumer. The HumanIPO team pick out which companies they believe have performed best. → Read more
Mon, December 24th 2012, 07:18 · HumanIPO

African Tech Flop of the Year

In an ever growing and innovative industry such as technology, there is little room for errors, and the sector is unforgiving. The HumanIPO team pick their biggest red face moments. → Read more
Mon, December 24th 2012, 07:04 · HumanIPO

African Tech Story of the Year

Technology is increasingly touching people’s lives and the workplace in different ways, meaning even the most subtle changes or developments can have big impacts on millions of people. The HumanIPO team pick their stand-out stories of 2012. → Read more
Mon, December 24th 2012, 06:13 · HumanIPO

African Tech Deal of the Year

Technology business deals or partnerships give clues and insight into how a particular company or set of companies have been performing, and changes in ownership can have big effects on the market and the consumer. The HumanIPO team pick their top deals. → Read more
Thu, December 20th 2012, 09:50 · Kamau Mbote

Understanding Kenya’s technology laws

With patent wars erupting between mobile companies across the world, the time has perhaps come for people to acquaint themselves with the relevant legislation innovators in the local ICT industry must use when patenting their creations. → Read more
Wed, December 19th 2012, 13:14 · Vincent Matinde

How telecom companies can reinvent themselves amid disruptive technologies

Research has highlighted the need for telecom companies to embrace the new app culture as emerging solutions result in the demise of more traditional product offerings. → Read more