Kenn Abuya is a journalist covering the tech industry at EA. He specializes in themes related to financial services, telecommunications, and transportation, with a focus on financial platforms, startups, and corporate finance. Kenn's work has been featured in Techweez, Next Billion, and TechCabal.
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Equity Bank is responding to the neobanking race with EMMA, a wallet launched by its fintech arm, Finserve. Customers can access it through an app or USSD.
Circle Gas lost $39.3 million in 2025 and reported net liabilities of $156.7 million. It needs about $28 million in new funding to finance its growth plans.
Microsoft is closing its development centre in Nairobi, leaving fewer than 10 of its roughly 400 employees and ending its most ambitious engineering project in Kenya.
Startup Map Hub helps founders find funding opportunities, check their eligibility, and prepare applications.
By: Kenn Abuya
Airtel Mobile Commerce N.V., the Netherlands-based fintech arm of Airtel Africa, plans to launch a virtual payment card in Kenya, setting up a new contest with Safaricom over international online spending.
Copia and Koko expose distinct weaknesses in businesses built to solve costly problems, from Copia's need for sufficient margins and working capital to Koko's dependence on carbon-credit revenue and regulatory approval.
Microsoft's retreat from Africa raises a bigger question about AI layoffs, investor confidence, and the business of selling fear.
Bolt Plus enters a market where two rivals already sell memberships; Uber One and Glovo at $2 and $3 per month, respectively.
Attempts to cut out middlemen in informal produce markets have repeatedly underestimated what brokers do. At Marikiti, they set prices, extend credit, connect buyers and sellers, and clear stock before it spoils. These relationships are part of the market's infrastructure.
MultiChoice Group, the African pay-TV operator owned by France's Canal+ , is cutting the price of its top DStv package in Kenya by 38%, betting on lower subscription charges to win back viewers.
