Tag: M-Pesa

If you've ever tried to register a new Safaricom SIM card in the evening, you've likely encountered an unexpected hurdle. ...

Kenya’s mobile money ecosystem is experiencing remarkable growth, with subscriptions reaching 45.36 million, a 7.2% increase from the previous year. ...

The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has entered into talks with the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) to develop ...

Kenya is preparing to execute what could become East Africa's largest corporate transaction in recent history. The government plans to ...

Safaricom has launched enhanced credit solutions targeting micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) across Kenya, expanding financial access for businesses ...

Whether you're a freelancer earning in dollars, a digital entrepreneur receiving international payments, or simply getting cash from abroad, one ...

Safaricom PLC has announced a landmark achievement, becoming the first company in East Africa to surpass $3 billion (KES 388.7 ...

Safaricom is streamlining its mobile subscription offerings with the launch of Emerald PostPay. A new plan aimed at providing better ...

In 2023, mobile money added $24 billion to Kenya's GDP, representing an 8.6% increase compared to the year before. This ...

Safaricom, in collaboration with Sumitomo Corporation and M-PESA Africa, has successfully hosted the inaugural Spark Accelerator Demo Day, marking a ...

The Safaricom Decode 3.0 summit, held at the Sarit Expo Centre in Nairobi, showcased cutting-edge innovations aimed at enhancing customer ...

Today marks M-PESA's 18th anniversary, a significant milestone for the Safaricom PLC-owned mobile money platform. Now considered an adult under ...

Airtel Money subscribers will soon enjoy full interoperability with M-Pesa users as the company prepares to open its cash tills ...

Telco giant Safaricom and the Kenya Bankers Association (KBA) have proposed transforming Pesalink into the country's primary fast payment system ...

Kenyans attempting to purchase Kenya Power tokens via Safaricom’s M-Pesa are currently unable to do so. Customers have been reporting ...

Safaricom has received approval from Kenya's Capital Market Authority(CMA) to set up the zidii Money market fund. This financial investment ...

Safaricom has launched M-PESA Global services in Ethiopia enabling customers to make mobile money transactions from Kenya to Ethiopia. The ...

Staying connected today is more important than ever. Whether it's for work, keeping in touch with loved ones, or simply ...

UPDATE: Safaricom postponed the system maintenance indefinitely. Safaricom has announced a scheduled system maintenance over the weekend that will affect ...

Picture this: You're in a hurry, tapping away on your phone to send money via M-Pesa. Suddenly, you realize you've ...

Kenya's largest telco, Safaricom, is not particularly keen on splitting M-PESA, its mobile money services platform, from the rest of ...

Airtel Africa and Safaricom recently released their financial statements for the 2023/2024 fiscal year. This year saw Safaricom Kenya post ...

Kenya, Africa's proverbial Silicon Savanna is about to experience another shakeup affecting digital service providers. Technology startups, betting services, e-commerce ...

Kenya Power have confirmed that customers trying to buy electricity tokens via M-Pesa are currently unable to do so. The ...

Latest insights from telecommunications regulatory body, CA Kenya shows that the country saw more users switching to smartphones from feature ...

Safaricom has announced it will be increasing M-PESA account and daily transaction limits following approval by the Central Bank of ...

Kenya's largest telecom operator, Safaricom is reviewing the pricing for its various services including Mpesa charges after Kenya's Court of ...

In today’s world, perhaps no piece of standard personal information has more value than your phone number. As we all ...

After a four-day disruption, PayPal to Mpesa services is back online. Yesterday we reported the disruption of services that had ...

Kenyans who have linked their Mpesa to PayPal for money transfers are reporting disruptions. One Twitter user posted earlier this ...

Safaricom held its investor briefing at the Michael Joseph Centre, Safaricom House. As they released the Full Year 2022/2023 results ...

Safaricom Ethiopia through its newly established and wholly owned subsidiary, Safaricom M-PESA Mobile Financial Services PLC (Private Limited Company) received ...

A new update to the MySafaricom app sees the telco hide its users from the shame of having to use ...

5G has made interesting progress in the past two years with Safaricom leading the way and now Airtel joining the ...

By John Kamwengu As an ICT pundit, I must admit I was caught off guard when I first heard of ...