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Tue, August 12th 2014, 14:00 · Susan Mwenesi

Kopo Kopo launches money transfer services

Kenyan startup Kopo Kopo has launched external bank transfers, giving their clients another option of withdrawing funds aside from through their Kopo Kopo account to a bank account or M-Pesa wallet. “It should now be easier for you to pay suppliers, landlords, utility providers – you name it! At your request, we’ll transfer the amount […] → Read more
Fri, August 8th 2014, 15:03 · Susan Mwenesi

Safaricom, Virtual City unveil app for goods distribution

Safaricom Business in partnership with Virtual City, a mobility solutions provider, has unveiled an application that will enhance efficiency in distributing fast moving consumer goods. → Read more
Fri, August 8th 2014, 12:00 · Susan Mwenesi

Vodafone’s Michael Joseph receives PICMET Technology Management Award

Vodafone director of mobile money and former Safaricom chief executive officer (CEO) Michael Joseph has received the prestigious Leadership in Technology Management Award from the Portland International Centre for Management of Engineering and Technology (PICMET). → Read more
Mon, July 21st 2014, 08:00 · Susan Mwenesi

Bima247 allows Kenyans to buy insurance online

Online portal Bima247 has launched, allowing Kenyans to buy insurance online without the need for intermediaries. → Read more
Thu, July 10th 2014, 08:00 · Susan Mwenesi

Safaricom, KCB to leverage mobile for new SME partnership

Leading Kenyan telecom Safaricom and Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB) have formed a strategic partnership, with the first project a one-stop integrated solution that will cater to the needs of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Kenya. → Read more
Wed, July 9th 2014, 18:00 · Chris Udemans

Uber extends services to Cape Winelands

Taxing hailing service Uber is extending uberBLACK and uberX services to South Africa’s Cape Winelands this weekend, allowing travel between Cape Town and the wine growing areas of the Western Cape. → Read more
Tue, July 8th 2014, 16:00 · Susan Mwenesi

Kenyan cashless fare service providers to pay for interconnectivity charges

Kenya’s National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) has said passengers will not have to pay for interconnectivity charges occasioned by switching from one network to another when the matatu industry moves to the cashless fare system. → Read more
Fri, July 4th 2014, 11:59 · Susan Mwenesi

Kenya’s Competition Authority reviews Airtel, Safaricom mobile money case

The Competition Authority of Kenya is reviewing a case brought by Airtel against leading operator Safaricom over the pricing of mobile money services. → Read more
Thu, July 3rd 2014, 18:00 · Gabriella Mulligan

Kenya’s Mafundi aggregates workmen for consumers

Kenyan startup Mafundi has launched an online platform aggregating information and reviews of local workmen, assisting small scale craftsmen with marketing their services and providing consumers with a reliable database of workers. → Read more
Tue, July 1st 2014, 17:00 · Chris Udemans

Safaricom opposes Equity Bank MVNO technology

Leading Kenyan operator Safaricom is opposing Equity Bank’s plans to launch telecommunications services, saying the technology it plans to employ puts users at risk of fraud, according to a report. → Read more
Mon, June 30th 2014, 12:30 · Susan Mwenesi

Kenyan matatu owners want cashless fare deadline extended

Public transport operators in Kenya have requested the government extend the deadline for the compulsory implementation of cashless fare systems to allow for greater public awareness and to harmonise the cost of the gadgets. → Read more
Mon, June 30th 2014, 10:00 · Susan Mwenesi

Q&A: Dr Ismail Ahmed, CEO, WorldRemit

With the advance in technology, the money transfer service landscape has not been left behind and many innovations are released every day. HumanIPO caught up with money remittance expert and WorldRemit chief executive officer (CEO) Dr Ismael Ahmed who shed light on innovation, money transfer monopolies and anti-competitive practices → Read more
Fri, June 27th 2014, 16:30 · Susan Mwenesi

BitPesa officially launches in Kenya

BitPesa has been officially launched in Kenya, allowing Kenyans in the diaspora to remit money back to the country using Bitcoin technology leveraging on mobile money. → Read more
Thu, June 26th 2014, 09:00 · Gabriella Mulligan

Mobile operators, banks must collaborate for effective mobile money

Mobile operators and banks must work together if they are to launch successful mobile money offerings, according to panelists at the VAS Africa summit in Johannesburg. → Read more
Mon, June 23rd 2014, 12:30 · Agatha Nduku

Kenyan cashless bus payments providers must get CBK nod before rollout

The Central Bank of Kenya must approve any company seeking to offer cashless fare payments ahead of July 1, a move aimed at protecting commuters’ money held on the cards as deposit at any given time. → Read more
Fri, June 20th 2014, 12:00 · Chris Udemans

Bidorbuy launches Windows Phone app

E-commerce platform Bidorbuy has launched its Windows Phone application, giving South African and Kenyan users full shopping functionality on a Windows device. → Read more
Fri, June 20th 2014, 11:30 · Tom Jackson

BitPesa to launch in Nairobi next week

Kenyan startup BitPesa is set to formally launch in Nairobi next week, bidding to bring down the high transaction fees associated with international money remittance companies by taking advantage of the digital, borderless currency Bitcoin. → Read more
Fri, June 20th 2014, 08:00 · Tom Jackson

uberX prices to stay fixed in Cape Town, Johannesburg launch planned

Uber Cape Town plans to keep the prices of its recently launched low-cost uberX service at the same level as currently, with the service also set to roll out in Johannesburg in the future. → Read more
Wed, June 18th 2014, 08:00 · Tom Jackson

FEATURE: Kenya’s perceived innovation lead over SA could be all hype

For a good seven years now, it has been fashionable to refer to the coming of Kenya in terms of African innovation, and how the East African nation is outstripping the more economically powerful South Africa when it comes to technological entrepreneurship. → Read more
Thu, June 12th 2014, 14:00 · Susan Mwenesi

Emerging Markets Payments launches in Kenya

Electronic payments processing company Emerging Markets Payments (EMP) has entered the Kenyan market, opening a fifth African office after Cairo, Lagos, Johannesburg and Cape Town. → Read more