Tag: Safaricom

Safaricom, among its partners (Vodacom Group, Sumitomo Corporation, and CDC Group all named Global Partnership for Ethiopia (GPE)), acquired operating license for ...

Mobile money penetration has grown steadily since last year when it stood at 68%. It now stands at 73.8% as ...

Safaricom has been doing a lot in terms of how its management team dispenses services to its customers. The corporation, ...

Carrier Safaricom, alongside partners including Nokia, performed a pilot test for 4G and 5G Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) network slicing ...

Telcos globally, in the continent and in the country are switching to 5G. We've even seen 5G devices being launched ...

Safaricom does not have a good track record as far as data sharing is concerned. The telco decided to axe ...

Safaricom has been making a lot of changes to its management team lately. The majority of its chief executive members ...

There are tens of programs that have been developed to train Kenyans in digital skills. Some of them are backed ...

Just the other day, we looked at the performance of mobile internet in Kenya. Some interesting bits were highlighted, such ...

Back in 2020, there were talks that Safaricom would split its business. The plan was to separate its mobile money ...

For two days last week, with a Friday 15 conclusion, Safaricom held its first Engineering Summit at Sarit Centre, Nairobi. ...

At the start of the year, it was revealed that the CBK was planning to launch an interoperability system that ...

Safaricom has a product in the pipeline called Faraja. Basically, it allows customers to shop from retail stores on a ...

Safaricom is always trying to make its network better. And from time to time, it schedules maintenance work to address ...

Kenya is no stranger to strong technology brand presence. Global tech companies are setting up their shops in the country, ...

We interact with brands using their social media handles, and in most cases, the correspondence, which is usually in the ...

Safaricom’s Sylvia Mulinge has left the telco after working with the company for more than 16 years. Her next role ...

The latest sector data from the Communications Authority of Kenya has revealed that Safaricom’s M-PESA is still king in the ...

A couple of weeks ago, we noted that Safaricom Home Fibre had discontinued the portal where users could access their ...

As we have come to learn, the August polls are gaining more momentum in terms of campaigns, and assurances that ...

The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) has been asking Kenyans to re-confirm their SIM details so that they don’t get ...

We are mostly aware of three primary Safaricom smartphone apps: the M-PESA app, which has since been downloaded more than ...

We have since learned that Safaricom's Chief Enterprise Business Officer Kris Senanu has left the carrier. Senanu joined the telco ...

Kris Senanu has been known for his leadership roles at telcos such as Telkom Kenya and Safaricom. Back in 2021, ...

The SIM card registration exercise was supposed to end in Mid-April this year. However, following public outcry about the registration ...

We have since learned that Safaricom is prepping M-PESA Junior Accounts for minors. The development, which is subject to regulatory ...

Safaricom first announced it had started piloting 5G services in March 2021. A lot of time has passed since, and ...

Safaricom has released its full-year results for the 2022 FY. Other than M-PESA being the telco’s leading service revenue earner, ...

Safaricom FY 2022 Financial Results ended March 2022 are here. The carrier has shed light on how its flagship mobile ...

Many M-PESA users have been wishing Safaricom would launch a virtual debit card for international online payments. This is a ...

Safaricom has announced plans to launch M-PESA Junior Accounts for young Kenyans between the age of 10 to 18 years. ...

The other day, we learned that Safaricom’s Chief of Special Projects and Acting Chief Business Development & Strategy Officer Joe ...

Safaricom was late to the fixed data market, but it has since grown to eclipse the competition. Based on the ...

Safaricom’s Chief of Special Projects and Acting Chief Business Development & Strategy Officer Joe Ogutu is retiring. The announcement was ...

Safaricom has appointed Stephen Kiptinness as Chief Corporate Affairs Officer. The role was initially held by Steve Chege, who moved ...