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Integrated Customer Experience platform for businesses Ajua acquires Kenya-based AI platform WayaWaya

April 28, 2021April 28, 2021 Frank

KENYA – Ajua, the integrated Customer Experience Management solution for businesses in Africa, has acquired WayaWaya, the Kenya-based Artificial Intelligence [AI] and Machine Learning [ML] known for its innovative Janja platform, that enables borderless banking and payments across apps and social media platforms, for an undisclosed sum. WayaWaya founder and lead Janja product builder, Teddy Ogallo, will now join Ajua as VP of Product APIs and Integrations. The acquisition of WayaWaya allows Ajua to integrate Janja to automate much of the customer experience journey by integrating janja.me product into their…

Software developer Compulynx invest Sh30m in blockchain deal with US tech firm

March 26, 2019March 26, 2019 Frank

KENYA – Kenyan-based global software developer, Compulynx, has invested Sh30 million (US$297000) into a partnership with a US tech firm, Chainworks Inc, to develop a blockchain-based technology firm. According to a report by Business Daily, the new firm, Chainworks Africa, to be based in Nairobi will be hiring IT professionals with software development background who will be trained in domestication of blockchain. Sailesh Savani, chief executive of Compulynx, said that the investment will enable Kenyan firms benefit from blockchain technology. “We are investing in this venture to facilitate Kenyan public…