Visa, the global leader in digital payments, recently launched its first dedicated innovation site in Sub-Saharan Africa: the Visa Innovation Studio, in Nairobi, Kenya. The studio has been established to…

If you are a small business owner in Kenya, you know how important it is to offer your customers convenient and secure payment options. You also know how expensive and…

Visa (NYSE: V) has announced the launch of the new Visa Africa Fintech Accelerator program to help enable Africa’s expanding start-up community through expertise, connections, technology, and investment funding.  The…

Hand in Hand, Kenya’s Micro-Enterprise Success (KMES) programme funded by Visa, has resulted in participating entrepreneurs increasing their incomes by an average of USD $156 (Approximately KES 20,000) per month….

One question that we have asked over the years, is how to overcome the barriers that slow down the take-off of Ecommerce and specifically m-commerce in Kenya and Africa at…

Visa has pledged to invest $1bn investments in Africa over the next five years in a bid to promote resilient, innovative and inclusive economies on the continent. The new funds…

KITE has announced the launch of Visa’s open innovation program Visa’s Everywhere Initiative in Sub Sahara Africa. The program awards up to US$50,000 (a US$25,000 prize and potentially up to US$25,000 in pilot funding), along with the potential opportunity to work…

Interswitch Group has announced that 12 Banks in Kenya have signed with Verve International. Verve International is the company’s payment solution which allows customers to make payments across the lenders’ network in over 3,000 point of…

Pesapal, a Kenyan-based e-commerce platform, has announced the integration of American Express into its payment platform. The integration took place on 27th February, 2017. This means that American Express card holders…

Flydubai has announced USD 8.6 million profit in 2016 with a total revenue for the year hitting USD 1.37 billion for the 12- month period. The total revenue in its…

Creating an outstanding startup could earn you a US VISA   Other than all the obvious benefits of nurturing a winning startup, a two-year (extendable) visa to the United States…

International card brand Verve has entered the Kenyan market in a strategic partnership with Kenya Commercial Bank to expand card acceptance and payment services in Six East African market. The…

Visa intends to connect financial institutions and technology companies to simplify and accelerate the roll-out of new payment and commerce services with the new Visa Digital Enablement Program (VDEP).  The…

Motorists will henceforth be rewarded for using their Visa Card to refill their cars at Total service stations following the launch of a promotion dubbed “Total freedom with Visa” in…

Visa will be supporting consumer payments with the new Samsung Galaxy S6. Eligible consumers will be able to make secure Visa payments with Samsung Pay, Samsung’s new payment service scheduled…

Visa and South African Tourism have thrown down a challenge to developers across sub-Saharan Africa to build the best travel app for the region’s tourism industry. The Africa App Quest…