Cloud9 has officially unveiled its digital banking app, branded as the Everything Money App, during a day-to-night launch experience that combined financial dialogue, networking and live entertainment. at Nairobi Street Kitchen, Westlands, on Friday 12, December, 2025,
The event started with an interactive ballroom mixer featuring a panel discussion hosted by Wanjira Longauer. The session brought together four key speakers: co-founder and CEO Tesh Mbaabu, co-founder and CTO Mesongo Sibuti, co-founder and chief customer officer Hanisa Weru, and Cloud9 brand ambassador and financial educator Amos Ngahu.
The panel led conversations on personal finance, savings accounts, dollar accounts, and how the Cloud9 app is designed to support everyday financial needs, offering practical and relevant insights into Cloud9’s position within the modern financial landscape.
Journalists, media representatives, and members of the tech community actively engaged through informed and relevant questions, creating an open and dynamic exchange. The discussion also intentionally incorporated perspectives from Gen Z and millennial audiences, whose shared financial experiences added relatability and grounded the conversation in real-life use cases.
Following the ballroom mixer, the launch transitioned into an evening concert experience, dubbed 9Nyts, beginning at 7:00 p.m. The concert featured live performances by Bensoul, Njerae, Mbithi, and Genes1s, alongside DJ sets by Ally Fresh, Paps & Hiribae, Ghedi, Sir M, DkySimba, and Dream. The seamless shift from dialogue to entertainment sustained momentum while reinforcing Cloud9’s connection to culture and community.
Overall, the launch was well-organized, thoughtful, and engaging from start to finish. By striking a deliberate balance between information and entertainment, Cloud9 delivered a launch experience that reflected both the seriousness of its financial offering and its commitment to connecting with a new generation of users in meaningful, authentic ways.
About Cloud9
Cloud9, the “everything-money” app built for Africa’s young and ambitious generation, is officially unveiling its next evolution: the Cloud9 Digital Banking App. The platform offers a fast, modern, and youth-centric banking experience designed to align with how Kenya’s creators, hustlers, and entrepreneurs live, spend, and earn.
Built on the belief that traditional banking systems are often slow, rigid, and disconnected from real consumer behaviour, Cloud9 enables users to open a global multi-currency account in under five minutes. The app allows seamless payments, saving and investing, with access to credit set to follow, all within a single, intuitive mobile platform.
With Cloud9, users can open an account in minutes and gain instant access to smarter tools to move money, grow wealth, and spend with greater flexibility. By eliminating queues, bureaucracy, and friction, Cloud9 aims to make banking simple, rewarding, and aligned with the ambitions of Africa’s new generation.
