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Hisa is making stock investing easier for first-time investors
For many first-time investors, entering the stock market can feel complicated. Understanding shares, brokers, market movements and investment risks can create a barrier before someone even makes their first trade. Hisa is seeking to change that by giving new investors a simpler digital route into stock-market investing. The platform is designed to make investing more…
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AI is raising the stakes for privileged access security
As artificial intelligence becomes increasingly embedded in enterprise systems, cybersecurity companies BluDive and Delinea are urging organisations to strengthen Privileged Access Management (PAM) as businesses face a changing and more complex risk environment. PAM refers to the policies and technologies organisations use to control, monitor and secure accounts with elevated access to critical systems and…
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M-KOPA deepens device financing with Finnish tech acquisition
M-KOPA has acquired Finnish device-locking technology company KilpiTek Oy for $8 million, in a deal that could strengthen the African fintech’s ability to manage financed smartphones and other digital devices. The acquisition brings KilpiTek’s technology into M-KOPA’s wider financial services and asset-financing ecosystem. For M-KOPA, which has built its business around making smartphones, digital devices…
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Spiro wins sustainability award for electric mobility
Spiro has been named the Most Sustainable Integrated Electric Vehicle Ecosystem Company of the Year at the West Africa Sustainability Summit 2026, recognising the company’s growing role in advancing cleaner transportation and electric mobility across the region. The award highlights Spiro’s approach to electric mobility, which extends beyond deploying electric motorcycles to building an integrated…
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South Africa’s next tech giants must build their own exit paths
South Africa has produced some of Africa’s most successful technology companies, but the country’s startup ecosystem still faces a difficult question: what happens when local companies become too big for the traditional venture capital model but not large enough to create meaningful exits on their own? For years, the success of African startups has often…
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Kenyan brands balance digital reach with traditional media trust
Kenyan brands are increasingly turning to digital platforms to reach consumers, but many have not abandoned the credibility and prestige associated with traditional newspapers. The tension reflects a broader transformation in the country’s advertising and communications industry, where brands want the reach and speed of digital media while still valuing the authority that established print…