Kenya
Kenya: Access Holdings to Pay $109.6 Million for National Bank of Kenya in East African Expansion Drive
Access Holdings Plc, the parent company of Nigeria’s largest bank by assets, has confirmed it will pay $109.6 million (₦179.1 billion) to acquire ...
Kenya
Kenya Revenue Authority Tightens Tax Compliance Rules with New eTIMS and VAT Requirements
The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has rolled out a new set of requirements for taxpayers seeking Tax Compliance Certificates (TCCs), introducing stricter measures ...
Kenya
Kenya: PayU Kenya Ceases Operations Following CBK Licence Revocation
PayU Kenya Limited has officially ended its operations after the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) revoked its licence, marking the formal closure of ...
Kenya
Kenya: Atlas Tower Kenya Secures $27 Million Investment from STOA to Accelerate Sustainable Digital Infrastructure Growth
Atlas Tower Kenya has secured a $27 million investment from STOA, a French infrastructure and impact investment firm, to advance the rollout of ...
Fintech
Kenyan Fintech Jahazii Secures $400,000 Pre-seed Funding to Formalise Africa’s Informal Workforce
Kenyan fintech startup Jahazii has raised $400,000 in pre-seed funding to advance its mission of formalising Africa’s vast informal workforce and improving financial ...
Kenya
Kenya’s Landmark Crypto Bill Awaits Presidential Assent to Become Law
Kenya is set to make regulatory history with the passage of the Virtual Asset Service Providers (VASP) Bill, 2025, which has successfully scaled ...
Kenya
Kenya Plans Mandatory CSR Contributions to Fund Startups in Major Innovation Drive
Kenya is preparing a groundbreaking policy that will require large corporations to dedicate a portion of their corporate social responsibility (CSR) budgets to ...
Kenya
Kenya Moves Closer to Crypto Regulation as VASP Bill Advances in Parliament
Kenya is edging towards comprehensive cryptocurrency regulation after its National Assembly approved the Virtual Asset Service Providers (VASP) Bill at the committee stage ...
Kenya
Kenya: Pesalink partners with Cellulant to tap premium payments market
Pesalink, Kenya’s interbank money transfer platform, has entered into a strategic integration with pan-African fintech Cellulant through its digital payments platform, Tingg. The ...
Fintech
Kenya’s Mobile Money Penetration Hits 91%, Cementing Global Fintech Leadership
Kenya has reaffirmed its status as a global trailblazer in digital finance, with mobile money penetration reaching an unprecedented 91% by June 2025, ...
