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Kenya: Nigerian company Flutterwave to get back frozen Sh6.6 billion
African giant online payment service provider Flutterwave is on the verge of getting back its “dirty” Sh6.6 billion, as President William Ruto’s administration ...
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Kenya: Liquid Telecom, Nokia to Deploy Fast Internet Speed in Kenya
Internet service provide Liquid Telcom will work with Nokia to offer Kenyans fast internet connectivity, boosting innovation. In the deal, Nokia will deploy ...
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Kenya: CBK Retains Base Lending Rate At 8.75% On Easing of Inflation
The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has retained its lending base rate at 8.75 percent on easing inflationary pressure that saw the cost ...
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Kenya: CBK, Treasury Approve Equity Bank Acquisition of Spire Bank
Equity Bank Kenya is set to commence the acquisition of certain assets and liabilities of Spire Bank Limited following approvals from the Central ...
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Kenya: CBK grants licences to 12 more digital lenders
The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has licensed 12 more digital lenders, bringing to 22 the total number of licensed Digital Credit Providers ...
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Kenya: Digital lenders protest CBK nod delay amid Google ban
Digital lenders are protesting delays in getting operational licences from the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) amid their blockade from Google Play store ...
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Kenya: Court Declines To Extend Order On Bank-To-Mobile Money Transfer Charges
Kenyans will continue paying for mobile money wallet and bank transactions after the High Court declined to extend the temporary orders that had stopped the ...
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Kenya: Data chief seeks system to secure private details
The Data Protection Commissioner is seeking to rein in companies that are breaching the privacy of their users’ personal data as the office ...
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Kenya Copyright Board denies licence to MCSK
The Kenya Copyright Board (KECOBO) denied an application by the Music Copyright Society of Kenya (MCSK) to renew its licence to operate as a collective ...
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Kenyan fintech Kwara doubles client base and secures $3M in funding for expansion
Kwara, a Kenyan fintech company that specializes in digitizing credit unions (saccos), has more than doubled its client base in the past year ...