The TechTrends Podcast

TechTrends podcast is an African tech podcast that tracks and reports on technology trends - startups and business news from across Africa. The podcast is hosted by Kenyan tech journalist Nixon Kanali, who is also the founder and Tech Editor for TechTrends Send your voice recordings to editorial@techtrendsmedia.co.ke with suggestions for topics or guests for a chance to appear on the show.The TechTrends Podcast is produced by TechTrends Media Studios, with sound design by Portable Voices, research support from Nixon Kanali, Pie Kamau, Allan Niongira and the TechTrends Media Editorial Team

The TechTrends Podcast is a news podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 72 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

Unknown Host hosts The TechTrends Podcast, a news show with 72 episodes published.

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  Episode #3

  The TechTrends Podcast | Inside Airtel Money's Growth Playbook in Kenya

  Sep 27, 202625 minS5

  In this episode of The TechTrends Podcast, we sit down with Bonke Michael, Acting Managing Director of Airtel Money Kenya, to unpack one of East Africa's most closely watched fintech stories right now.We also get into the Rudishiwa cashback programme, the newly launched Bizna Wallet for small businesses, and where Bonke sees Airtel Money Kenya heading over the next few years.#TheTechTrendsPodcast #TechTrendsMedia #AirtelMoney More tech news on ⁠TechTrendsKE

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  Episode #2

  The TechTrends Podcast | Inside I&M Bank's Digital Playbook

  Sep 10, 202622 minS5

  Before leading Group Digital Business at I&M Bank, Eunice Gatama helped build Fuliza M-PESA at Safaricom — one of East Africa's most iconic digital finance products. In this episode, she joins Nick Kanali to unpack how that experience shapes her approach to digital banking, and what it takes to lead digital strategy across five markets: Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, and Mauritius. We dig into I&M Bank's digital transformation - 90% of new-to-bank customers onboarding digitally, 5x growth in transactions, and where digital banking and financial inclusion are headed next in the region. More tech news on TechTrendsKE

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  The TechTrends Podcast | Building the Agentic Enterprise in Africa | WSO2Con 2026

  Sep 8, 202640 minS5

  Africa's AI moment is here - but most enterprises aren't ready for it. The challenge isn't access to AI tools. It's the foundational infrastructure underneath: APIs, integration, identity, and governance. Get that wrong, and every AI initiative fails.In this episode, Nixon Kanali sits down with Dinal Goonewardena , VP and General Manager for Africa at WSO2 , ahead of WSO2Con Africa 2026 - the first-ever WSO2 flagship conference on the continent, coming to Nairobi's JW Marriott this September.They get into what "Building the Agentic Enterprise" actually means for a CIO still running legacy infrastructure, why Africa has delivered 30% year-on-year revenue growth for WSO2, what Stima Sacco, MVola, and Uganda's e-government backbone tell us about getting the foundations right, and why digital sovereignty is no longer just a talking point — it's a boardroom decision.#TheTechTrendsPodcast #WSO2ConAfrica2026 #DinalGoonewardena- Guest: Dinal Goonewardena, VP & GM Africa, WSO2- WSO2Con Africa 2026 - 22–24 September, JW Marriott Nairobi- Register: https://wso2.com/wso2con/2026/africa/

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  Episode #12

  The TechTrends Podcast | From Smartphones to Safe Water: The iClear Story

  Sep 3, 202652 minS4

  From selling TECNO smartphones across Africa to building a water purification company serving 10,000+ customers in Kenya and Nigeria — this is the story of Yanxiong Zhong, Co-Founder and CEO of iClear Wellife.In this episode, Zhong joins TechTrends to unpack the problem most people never think about: water can look and taste fine and still not be safe to drink. He shares how six years in senior commercial roles at Transsion Holdings shaped his understanding of African markets, why he chose Reverse Osmosis technology to solve Kenya's water quality challenges, and how iClear is scaling a hardware-plus-service business across two countries. Follow TechTrendsKE for news, analysis, and interviews: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ www.techtrendske.co.ke⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow us on all our socials Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/@TechTrendsKE​​⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/techtrendske/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ​​ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/techtrendsk.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ..⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Telegram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠h ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ttps://t.me/techtrendskeblog​​⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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  The TechTrends Podcast | How Verto Is Building Africa's Cross-Border Trade Infrastructure

  Jul 28, 202635 minS4

  Mark Mwaniki, Commercial Director, Verto East Africa, joins the TechTrends Podcast to unpack how businesses are moving money across African borders and why every payment corridor is a different problem to solve. We talk fintech consolidation, hidden FX costs, regulatory trust, and what it actually takes to build cross-border payment infrastructure that works at scale. Follow us on all our socials Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/@TechTrendsKE​​⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/techtrendske/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ​​ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/techtrendsk.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ..⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Telegram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠h ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ttps://t.me/techtrendskeblog​​⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ More tech news on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://techtrendske.co.ke/⁠⁠⁠

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