Safaricom has rewarded 72 M-PESA business owners with pick-ups and tuk-tuks as part of the ongoing Biashara Ni M-PESA Promotion. A total of 8 business owners from the 8 regions including Coast, Western, Central, Eastern, [c]
Safaricom and Huawei have today announced the trial of an innovative new solution for restaurants, “Scan & Order”. This solution helps restaurants digitize their menu and ordering systems enabling them to provide better customer service, [c]
As guided by the Central Bank of Kenya and taking into account the Principles on the Pricing of Mobile Money Services, Safaricom has taken the decision to reduce its M-PESA tariffs by up to 45% for lower [c]
Safaricom has partnered with Travelport, a global travel reservation provider, to enable travel consultants and agents to directly bill and invoice with M-PESA. Marking a global first, the integration will empower more than 800 travel [c]
Persons living with visual impairment and blindness can now access M-PESA messages independently in braille format and conduct financial transactions with confidentiality following the introduction of DOT Braille Watch, a partnership between Safaricom and DOT [c]
Safaricom has launched a loyalty promotion that seeks to reward all M-PESA customers and agents. Dubbed “Maisha Ni M-PESA Tu” – #MaishaNiMPESAtu – the promotion will reward customers every time they send and receive money, transfer [c]
By Paula Nasser Michael Joseph is a bundle of energy. He’s survived a helicopter crash, been paragliding at the age of 70, and recovered from a life threatening illness in a record time. As he says, [c]
Commercial Bank of Africa (CBA) and Safaricom have marked the 5th anniversary of M-Shwari, Kenya’s first mobile lending and saving solution which has been a game-changer in the industry providing financial services to over 21 [c]
Safaricom has launched M-PESA services for visually impaired customer in line with the theme for this year’s International Day of Persons with Disabilities to create a more sustainable and resilient society for all. The new service will [c]
Since it officially launched operations in 2000, Safaricom has only been led by two CEOs – the first Michael Joseph who served from 2000 till 2010 when he handed the reins to current boss Bob [c]
Local investors keen to take in M-Akiba, the government issued retail bond, can do so via PesaLink, the real time interbank money transfer service. As part of the ongoing efforts to ease access to M-Akiba, [c]
MYDAWA, the e-health platform that enables Kenyans to buy drugs from their mobile phones, has launched a program to reward new and returning customers who purchase healthcare, fitness and wellness products from their website or [c]
Safaricom will over the next three weeks conduct an upgrade of the M-PESA platform, the third major upgrade since M-PESA’s launch 10 years ago, and the first such upgrade since the platform was moved from [c]
A new case study by the United Nations-based Better Than Cash Alliance shows how agriculture NGO One Acre Fund, in partnership with Citi Inclusive Finance, successfully digitized loan repayments for farmers in Kenya. This move significantly [c]
South Africa’s Vodacom Group has today announced that it has agreed to acquire a 35% stake held in Kenya’s Safaricom by Vodafone Group, a transaction which the firm states could further enhance its position “as [c]
Following the service outage which affected its network from about 9.30am yesterday – April 24 – Safaricom now says that its team of engineers have managed to identify the root cause of the outage, which [c]
MFS Africa, a pan-African fintech which provides a gateway to send money to mobile wallets, has announced the appointment of former Safaricom CEO Michael Joseph to its board as an independent Non-Executive Director. As Non-Executive [c]
After almost 2 years of planning, the government is finally set to launch the M-Akiba bond this Thursday March 23, 2017 at the Treasury headquarters as a special limited offer according to an announcement on the [c]
Safaricom has updated its mobile money transfer service M-PESA to enable customers to automatically receive information on the cost of each transaction. As part of its drive to enhance pricing transparency on the payment platform, the [c]
Kilimall has signed up for Safaricom’s plan that allows customers to pay using loyalty points. With a redemption value of 10 points for Kshs 2, Kilimall becomes the first online store in Kenya to accept [c]
Betty Mwangi-Thuo, who resigned as Head of M-Pesa at Safaricom in March this year, has now joined Britam as the firm’s Commercial Director. Mrs Mwangi assumed her new role at the beginning of this month [c]
What can you buy with Kshs 330? Or put differently, what can you get for Kshs 330 that can last you a month without running out? Of course that amount can’t even get you enough [c]
Linda and Jackie aren’t just sisters, they are also the best of friends, and like all friends they talk all the time, giving each other advice and listening to the other’s problems. As sisters, there [c]
By Jürgen Stock (This post is the Opening Address delivered by the INTERPOL Secretary General during the 18th Eastern Africa Police Chiefs Cooperation Organization (18th EAPCCO) AGM on September 1, 2016 in Kigali, Rwanda). A very good afternoon [c]
Ericsson recently announced that its M-Commerce Interconnect (EMI) service will simplify mobile money payments and cash collection between mobile wallet provider Vodafone M-Pesa and businesses. The first deployment under the deal will connect M-Pesa with the [c]
Mobisol Group, the German provider of solar home and business systems, has launched its first MobiShop in Kenya while simultaneously announcing a partnership with battery and energy provider Chloride Exide. The new MobiShop in Kakamega [c]
Financial inclusion is beneficial to businesses and poor people in developing countries, in particular to people living in rural or remote areas. Research shows that access to formal financial services can boost job creation, increase [c]
ShowMax, a subscription video on demand (VOD) service, has launched a two-tier service for watching TV shows and movies via the internet. The packages are targeted at Kenya’s internet TV consumers. ShowMax Select, priced at Kshs [c]
Vodafone Group has reported decreased revenues in its first quarter financial year results released recently. According to a statement issued by the group, total revenue declined 4.5%, including a 5.3 percentage point negative impact from [c]
Safaricom has partnered with Nokia in a move meant to improve services for more than 25 million subscribers in Kenya, by implementing Nokia’s Customer Experience Management on Demand. With help from Nokia, Safaricom now uses big data [c]
Safaricom has launched a new service known as ‘Bill Manager’ that will enable customers to manage and pay bills via M-PESA all in a single transaction. As the Lipa Na M-PESA ecosystem continues to grow [c]
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