M-Kopa, a solar and asset financing firm, has secured Sh35 billion ($255 million) in new debt and equity financing for its expansion in Sub-Saharan Africa from...
More than half of Kenya’s bank branches are located in only four counties, highlighting the country’s uneven distribution of wealth. Out of 1,475 outlets, 819 branches,...
As part of the initiative to raise awareness, get input, and lower the number of defaulters in the sector, NHIF will begin its roadshows targeting the...
As it enters the general insurance sector, Equity Group Holdings is aiming for a larger share of Kenya’s insurance market. This implies that Equity will engage...
According to the Financial Times, a British business daily newspaper, the buy now, pay later (BNPL) business Lipa Later Group is one of the fastest-growing financial...
To expand tourism, increase freight flow, and improve passenger mobility around the country, the Treasury has put aside Sh727 million for the renovation and expansion of...
In order to expand its operations into the larger East African market, Nigerian fintech startup Grey has chosen Kenya as its East African hub. The expansion...
To protect farmers from exploitation, efforts are ramped up to wipe out cartels, which constitute the biggest liability in the tea and coffee sectors. This is...
The National Bank of Ethiopia has granted Safaricom Ethiopia a license, enabling the telco to expand its profitable mobile money operation to the unexplored Horn of...
The ICT, financial, and infrastructure products provided by Safaricom will benefit a total of 14 counties in the sizable Lake Region Economic Bloc (LREB). Bomet, Bungoma,...