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Remitly not taking easy way out Matt Oppenheimer’s career has taken him to some interesting places and it was while working in one of them that he drew the inspiration for Remitly, a mobile payments service employing a combination of the latest technology and mobile phones to eliminate many of the hassles people often experience when making traditional money transfers. “I’ve traveled my whole life, and have been to every continent (save Antartica) multiple times” Mr. Oppenheimer began. He has also worked on some of those continents, and it was while serving as Barclays Kenya’s head of mobile and internet banking initiatives in Nairobi that he saw the growing inequality and extreme poverty impacting millions on the continent. ....
Buyout rebrands give corporate Kenya new look Wednesday January 06 2021 By KEVIN ROTICH Summary Recent rebrands in Kenya that have followed mergers and acquisitions include Barclays Kenya to Absa Kenya, KenolKobil/Gulf Energy to Rubis Énergie, Jamii Bora to Kingdom Bank, Transnational to Access Bank Kenya and NIC/CBA to NCBA. Rubis Energy Kenya managing director Jean-Christian Bergeron said their rebrand was informed by a study that shows that their customers preferred the companies shift to Rubis as it had an international appeal. Initially, the firm had indicated that it was willing to retain the KenolKobil brand name in the Kenya market. ....
THE STANDARD By Standard Team | December 31st 2020 at 02:00:00 GMT +0300 Kenya s forward Michael Olunga celebrates scoring his team s third goal during the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (CAN) football match between Kenya and Tanzania at the Stadium in Cairo on June 27, 2019. [AFP] The past 12 months have been grim, as the ravages of the novel coronavirus overran health facilities, wrecked lives and bankrupted institutions around the globe, leaving thousands dead and millions jobless. But in the face of all this adversity, there were individuals, high profile and ordinary, that left a mark in the country and their sectors as some inked deals that changed the business and economic landscape. Here are some of the most notable people that made a mark in the country and some of the business deals that took place in 2020. ....