Mobile money adoption and use saw continued growth in 2021, processing a record $1 trillion annually according to the GSMA‘s 10th annual ‘State of the Industry Report on Mobile Money’. The industry enjoyed a substantial increase in the number of registered accounts, up 18% since 2020 reaching 1.35 billion globally. The volume of person-to-person transactions were up to more than 1.5 million every hour. The report reveals that one of the most significant drivers of growth was merchant payments, which almost doubled year on year. It also highlights how mobile money continues to act as a core pillar of financial and…
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Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC) says it will use its newly donated studio equipment from Multichoice to boost its television upgrade project. The donation worth over Ksh 36.8 million includes video switchers, a high definition audio-visual recorder, routing matrix, playout servers, and a Media Asset Management (MAM) Storage System among other TV studio items. The donation cements the two institutions’ pioneering, 27-year-old, public-private partnership that began in 1995. MultiChoice Kenya Limited was established in 1995 as a joint venture between KBC owning 40% stake locally and MultiChoice Africa Holdings (60% stake), a subsidiary of the MultiChoice Group to provide Subscriber Management…
Absa Group has appointed Arrie Rautenbach as Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective immediately. Arrie, who is currently Chief Executive of the Group’s retail and business banking (RBB) unit, is the first internally appointed CEO since 2006. Interim CEO Jason Quinn will resume his position as Group Financial Director with immediate effect. Arrie has more than 25 years of banking experience, which includes serving as the Group’s Chief Risk Officer, simultaneously providing executive leadership for the Group Separation Programme and Group Strategy Office. He previously served as a Chief Executive of Retail Banking at Absa, Managing Executive of Absa Card Division,…
Trace Eastern Africa, an urban entertainment and edutainment channel has launched its first-of-a-kind series of entertainment tours targeting university students. The tours will be graced by Kenyan top artists who will tour the campus under the ‘Trace in the City’ theme and feature a fusion of music, games, and entertainment offering the young campus crowd the best the industry has to offer. The first tour took place at the Mount Kenya University (MKU), where Trace FM’s mid-morning show host, Jo Jo Kibare said that the tours are not just about artists performing, but about encouraging new talent on the ground…
Viewers on DStv can look forward to the second round of the 2022 Formula 1 World Championship, the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, live from the Jeddah Corniche Circuit on the evening of Sunday 27 March 2022. SuperSport is definitely your #HomeOfSport and the ultimate destination for motorsport fans. The first round in Bahrain this past weekend saw Ferrari claim a stunning 1-2 to open the new season in style, as Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz claimed the first two steps of the podium, with Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes finishing third. “Coming into this season, we knew we would be in…
StanChart Bank Kenya(SCBK) has rolled out the 5th edition, a program that will see 5 women-led startups get KSh 1 million in seed fund each and post-incubation support in mentorship from StanChart and the Strathmore Business School. Eligible businesses that join the incubator programme must be based in Kenya, tech-enabled, and founded or co-founded by a woman with an equal or majority stake. The founder or co-founder must be over 18 years old. The business models must focus on sustainability and alignment to the Sustainable Development Goals(SDGs) and must have been in operation for between 3 months and two years.…