Chinese smartphone maker Transsion Holdings’ premier brand TECNO Mobile has launched an innovative smartphone, Spark 7P for Gen Z. It comes with a 16MP AI Triple Camera and new Helio G70 chipset, delivering the most captivating cinematic experience simulated through its 6.8-inch edge-to-edge display with an unprecedented Super Night mode. Other camera features include Video Bokeh, natural Video Beautify and Slow Motion shooting at 240fps. A rear-mounted fingerprint scanner. “With popularity in over 60 markets, TECNO showcases its mastery of serving the youth-generation consumers who are “young at heart”, and inspires them to never stop pursuing excellence,” Stephen Ha, General…
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Depositors of Chase Bank (In Receivership) will receive a maximum of KSh500,000 each, Kenya Deposit Insurance Corporation (KDIC), the lender’s liquidator says. “The depositors of Chase Bank, in liquidation, become the first beneficiaries to be paid the enhanced insured deposit amount of a maximum of Sh500,000,” it said Tuesday in a statement. KDIC disclosed that more information will be released soon about the liquidation and payment of depositors process. The bank was placed under receivership by the Central Bank of Kenya in April 2016. READ Enforcement Proceedings Against Imperial Bank Board Commence
EGM Securities has become Kenya’s first online trading broker to offer derivative contracts on the Nairobi Securities Exchange Derivatives Market. NSE derivatives contracts are based on the most liquid traded equities and index in Kenya. The new NSE derivatives offering will provide investors with a revolutionary onboarding process that will take less than five minutes to start trading as opposed to the current average two-day processing time, putting Kenya at par with global standards. Commenting on the milestone, Samwel Kiraka, CEO of EGM Securities said: “We are very pleased to deliver another innovative and world-class offering to Kenya’s financial markets…
Betika, voted number one super brand betting firm in Kenya has once again introduced a game-changer in the betting arena – Cash Out Feature! The firm has officially launched a Cash Out feature that allows you to settle your bets before the relevant event has finished to either lock in some profit or mitigate potential losses. The Cash Out feature allows you to take an early payout on your bets before they are settled, meaning you are able to get money back before the event is over and your bet ultimately results. You’ll either make a profit or get a…
Infinix, a smartphone brand from Transsion group on Thursday announced that it was a winner of the world-renowned International Forum (iF) Design Award 2021 for their product, Infinix Zero 8. It won the discipline Product, in the Telecommunication category. Zero is the flagship series of the Infinix brand, and Zero 8 is the newest model in the series. Each year, the world’s oldest independent design organization, Hannover-based iF International Forum Design GmbH, organizes the iF Design Award. Infinix Zero 8 won over the 98-member jury, made up of independent experts from all over the world, with its premium materials including…
Amid efforts to flatten the Covid-19 infection rate in Kenya’s capital, the Interior Ministry on Wednesday announced a 60 days extension in the night curfew in the country’s five worst-affected counties. Through a gazette notice, the current 8 pm to 4 am curfew in the counties of Kiambu, Kajiado, Machakos, Nairobi and Nakuru, which are classified as diseased zone due to a high prevalence of Covid-129, will remain. The rest of the counties continue to observe the 10 pm to 4 am curfew, for a period of 60 days. “This order shall apply during the hours of darkness between eight…

