Safaricom is set to launch commercial operations in Ethiopia within the year as part of the company’s regional expansion efforts to provide modern telecommunications services to over 112 million Ethiopians. In readiness for the commercial [c]
Kenya’s mobile network operators – Telkom, Safaricom, and Airtel – have announced the interoperability of their mobile money service platforms, allowing Kenyans to make mobile money payments to a Lipa Na M-PESA Buy Goods Till, [c]
Safaricom has announced a partnership with the government to facilitate mobile money transfer to drought-stricken households in 23 Arid and Semi-Arid Land (ASAL) counties as a drought response intervention. The collaboration with the State Department [c]
Jumia, Africa’s e-commerce platform, has announced the appointment of one of Africa’s most powerful and influential women in Kenya, Betty Mwangi, as the firm’s new CEO in Kenya. Ms Mwangi takes over the leadership mantle [c]
They say every cloud has a silver lining, and the Covid-19 pandemic seems to be inspiring the growth of digital financial services if the recently released financial results of the region’s largest commercial bank and [c]
Mobile money transfer platform M-PESA has announced that it has reached 50 million monthly active customers strengthening its position as Africa’s largest fintech. Launched more than 14 years ago in Kenya, M-PESA is currently available [c]
HUAWEI Mobile Services has partnered with Safaricom to bring a brand new payment method on its AppGallery. You can now make in-app purchases in your favorite AppGallery Apps and games, and buy HUAWEI Themes, via [c]
E-commerce sales globally amounted to $4.28 trillion in 2020. This was mainly attributed to lockdowns, social distancing, and the push to work from home, which meant no in-store purchases. Locally, e-commerce has proliferated over the [c]
Safaricom has partnered with the Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) to roll out a smart mobile payment solution for students of tertiary institutions to access and utilise their loans and bursaries. The solution will aid [c]
By Diego Gutierrez This year has been filled with upheaval – disruption across industries, changes to the way we work and multiple challenges to business models globally. While 2020 was filled with rapid change, the [c]
The unrelenting ravage of Covid-19 pandemic in the country is causing untold suffering to various sectors of the economy. The construction industry has not been left behind as many ongoing projects have either stalled or [c]
M-Pesa has become the first mobile money provider in Africa to join the Financial Taskforce established by United for Wildlife, a coalition of charities that works to tackle the illegal wildlife trade. United for Wildlife [c]
Safaricom has announced plans to provide 100% 4G network coverage across the country by end of this year as part of its growth strategy focused on being the technology partner of choice. Safaricom, celebrating its [c]
Safaricom and e-commerce platform Jumia have partnered to reward customers shopping on Jumia with a 5% discount through the month of November. The discount will be available to all Jumia shoppers for transactions of Kshs [c]
Safaricom has updated the MySafaricom app to bring a range of new features while giving users more control in how they access their favourite products and services. The update is part of Safaricom’s move to [c]
Some years ago, when she was still inexperienced and gullible, a niece of mine received a call from Nairobi. The caller took his time to enquire and confirm her personal identity and other details before [c]
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