Tag: Safaricom
Kris Senanu Joins Safaricom as Head of Enterprise Business
In April 2021, we learned that Kris Senanu, alongside Steve Okeyo, serving as Head of Enterprise Business and Managing Director for Consumer...
Allegations That Safaricom Stole M-PESA 1Tap Idea to Receive Ruling Tomorrow
Who remembers M-PESA 1Tap? The product was launched in 2017 and was presented as a potential solution for merchants who use Lipa...
Seven Cool Things To Do With The New M-PESA App
There are many things you can do with the new M-PESA app. We have rounded up five of its key features, and a few extras.
Safaricom eSIM Service Official, How to Get It, Supported Devices, and Price
Turns out that Safaricom’s eSIM support official.
This is after a low-key announcement that was made by the operator’s...
Safaricom is Prepping eSIM Support, But First for Few Phones
eSIM support appears immenent for select Safaricom customers. However, support will likely be limited to iPhones.
Setting Up Safaricom BAZE: Thin Content, No Smartphone App, and Other Annoyances
Last week, operator Safaricom launched a video-on-demand platform named BAZE. The product, which has been in development for the past two years...
How to Get Free Safaricom Data For the Next Three Months
For the next 90 days, Safaricom customers will be getting free daily data in a new campaign that seeks to see more customers online.
Safaricom 2020/2021 Results: Winners and Losers
Safaricom announced its FY results for the 2020/2021 period just the other day. The carrier, however, reported that it performed solidly, although...
You Can Now Hide Your Balance in The M-PESA App
You can now hide your M-PESA balance in Safaricom's M-PESA app following a new update. Also, you can add your favourite bill numbers in mySafaricom app.
Safaricom Gains Official Entry Into Ethiopia Through Vodafone, Vodacom
It has been confirmed that Safaricom has finally entered the Ethiopia market, following a report published by Bloomberg that the transaction has...
Safaricom’s ‘Scan & Order’ Solution Should Only Complement Traditional Food Orders
Safaricom and Huawei have a new solution for restaurants and cafes named ‘Scan & Order.’
According to our knowledge,...
Safaricom’s M-PESA May Launch In Ethiopia After All
Rumours about a Safaricom entry in Ethiopia, and effectively the launch of M-PESA services in the country started way back in 2019....
M-PESA-Amazon Integration Imminent, But It Solves One Part of The Problem
The development is part’s of Safaricom’s plan to boost its M-PESA earnings following revenue drops during the 2021 FY.
Safaricom’s M-PESA App Send To Many Feature is Live
The M-PESA app update allows a user to send money up to 5 people in the same instance.
Safaricom Agile Proposal And Why It Is The Future of Tech Companies
Over the last couple of days, it has become more evident that Safaricom is on a path to manage its operations and...
Safaricom M-PESA and Business Apps Are Down
Some of you may have noticed that the M-PESA app is not working. The issue started at around 1 PM today and...
Safaricom Service Interruption To Temporarily Halt Airtime Top-Up
Safaricom will be upgrading some of its services tomorrow Saturday 24.
This means that the affected services will not...
Safaricom 5G Launch Marks Telco’s Climate Action Compliance
GSMA, also known as the Global System for Mobile Communications has released its first edition about the state of the industry on climate...
You Can Now Transact With The M-PESA App Without A SIM Card
Safaricom released the M-PESA app to the masses on app stores, albeit in a pilot phase.
The utility...
Safaricom and Faiba Ranked The Fastest Mobile and Broadband Providers
Ookla, also known as Speedtest.net, is a web platform that providers free analysis of internet performance metrics, including speeds and latency.
Parliament May Compel Safaricom To Share Infrastructure With Lagging Competition
The dominance issue in the telco space has come up again, following the Competition Authority of Kenya (CAK) meeting with the Senate...
Safaricom Is Digitizing Medical Records With Afya Moja Program
Safaricom has started testing Afya Moja, a mobile health records system with Nakuru County.
The partnership between the telco...
Safaricom 5G Speed Tests, Supported Devices, and Data Plans
Safaricom 5G is here.
The service just went live today, having been in a test phase for the last...
Safaricom, JTL Will Not Block Illegal Supersport Streams
Back in late 2020, the High Court of Kenya had compelled telco Safaricom to pull down more than 140 streaming sites that...
Why Safaricom Customers Want M-Ledger Back
Safaricom has not released a ton of apps over the last couple of years; we can actually track them because their number...
M-PESA App Polishes Up PayBill Management, and You Can Now Natively Request for Cash
The new MPESA app seem to be picking new features fast.
Already, the app is one of the best-looking...
Safaricom and HELB Product Supports M-PESA Disbursement and Repayment
HELB and Safaricom have partnered to launch a new solution that will see students use funds provided by the former in a...
How To Check Safaricom Home Fibre Monthly Average Usage
The past two weeks have not been the best for Safaricom after it was discovered that the...
Ethiopian Regulator Dismisses Claims Safaricom Was Shortlisted For Licence
The Ethiopian Communications Authority (ECA) has rubbished claims that Safaricom has been shortlisted to bid for one of the two licences on...
Safaricom Postpay is Now Postpay Hybrid, and this is a Good Thing
Safaricom has been notifying users that they have upgraded all Postpay customers on bundled plans on the new Postpay hybrid.
Safaricom Makes The Final 6 Cleared To Bid For Ethiopian Telco Licence
Safaricom has made it to the shortlist of the six companies that have been cleared to bid for the coveted Ethiopian telecoms...
Safaricom Home Fibre Usage Cap Explained
A couple of days ago, Safaricom announced changes about their Home Fibre product. They maintained the doubled speeds that were introduced in...
Safaricom Postpay Bill Inquiries Available in Latest mySafaricom Update
Safaricom has a new M-PESA app that looks like it is built for 2021. The app is still under testing, meaning its...
Safaricom Taps National Treasury Executive and Vodacom Director As New Board Members
Winnie Ouko and Christoper Kirigua are the new members of Safaricom’s Board of Directors.
The appointment was made a...
Safaricom Increases Home Fiber Speeds Upto 250%, Adjusts Price Upwards
Safaricom has today permanently adjusted the bandwidth speeds for their Home Fiber customers upto 150% for some packages.
Across...
