By James Booth, Head of Revenue at Verto Africa’s fintech revolution has moved from promise to performance. Over the past decade, the continent has evolved from a mobile money pioneer to a global laboratory for financial innovation. Kenya’s mobile money services showed that technology could drive inclusion. Now, the entire continent is building on that
By Dr. Luchetu Likaka – Researcher and Political Analyst The passing of Cyrus Jirongo closes a chapter written in bold ink, one of ambition and bravado, of dizzying ascents and bruising descents. He lived like a proverb in motion: the river that roars loudest often carves the deepest valleys. In mourning him, we are compelled
The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has rolled out a public awareness campaign encouraging Kenyans to leverage their government securities to access credit from commercial banks. In a statement shared through its DhowCSD platform, the regulator noted that many investors remain unaware that Treasury Bills and Treasury Bonds can serve as collateral, offering an alternative