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Safaricom to Launch New M-PESA App in November Built on Fintech 2.0 for Faster and Smarter Services
When Safaricom announced that M-PESA would briefly go offline on the night of September 22, most Kenyans likely shrugged. After…
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PayPal Just Landed in the M-PESA App – Here’s What It Means for Freelancers and Online Shoppers in Kenya
Safaricom has officially rolled out the PayPal mini app in the M-PESA App, allowing millions of Kenyan users to send,…
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Sign language interpretation mini app assistALL now available on M-PESA app
Safaricom has partnered with Signs Media to host the assistALL mini app, which provides on-demand sign language interpretation services, within…
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M-PESA App Users Can Now View Schedules, Book Tickets Across All Anga Cinemas
Safaricom has partnered with Vesen and Anga to draw more movie goers through a dedicated M-PESA Mini App. Located in the…
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Safaricom might be bringing ads to the M-Pesa app
Safaricom might soon be bringing ads to the new M-Pesa app as it seeks to raise more revenues from the…
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Safaricom My OneApp Combines M-Pesa and Telecom Services Into a Single Platform
Safaricom PLC has unveiled its Safaricom My OneApp, a consumer-facing platform designed to bring together mobile money and telecom services,…
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Kenya Approves M-Pesa Plan to Hide Customer Phone Numbers
The mobile phone number has long served as the public face of Kenya’s mobile money economy. It appears on receipts.…
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CYBER SECURITY
Kenya’s Digital Trust Crisis: How Criminals Are Weaponising WhatsApp to Defraud M-Pesa Users
Kenya is rightly celebrated as a global leader in mobile money innovation. But with innovation comes vulnerability, especially when the…
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New Showmax app now fully integrated with M-Pesa as a payment option
You can now pay for your Showmax subscription with M-Pesa directly in-app. Showmax announced on Wednesday that M-Pesa has now…
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More than 3 million customers are now using the M-PESA Super App
Safaricom’s M-PESA super app has surpassed three million users up from 1.2 million in April 2023. Safaricom revealed this on…
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M-PESA Foundation, Zuri Health Partner to offer free SMS and WhatsApp medical consultation service
M-PESA Foundation, and health-tech startup Zuri Health have announced a partnership to offer free SMS and WhatsApp medical consultation services…
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Shop Zetu Mini App now available on the M-PESA Super App
Fashion e-commerce Shop Zetu has partnered with Safaricom to launch the Shop Zetu Mini App on the M-PESA Super App.…
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How to apply for the M-Pesa Foundation Academy 2023 scholarship program
The M-Pesa Foundation Academy has opened applications for its 2023 scholarship program targeting learners who will sit for their KCPE…
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Safaricom’s M-PESA Super App Scoops Global Award at MWC
Safaricom has won a prestigious Global Mobile Award (GLOMO) for the M-PESA Super App at the ongoing Mobile World Congress…
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More than 5 million customers are now using the M-PESA Super App
Safaricom’s M-PESA super app now has over 5 million customers. Launched in June last year, the app brings front-end insights…
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NHIF services are now available on the new M-Pesa super app
Safaricom on Thursday announced that NHIF services will now be available through the Super App. The telco and NHIF have…
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Huawei Mobile users in Kenya can now purchase apps on AppGallery using M-Pesa
Huawei Mobile Kenya users in Kenya can now make in-app purchases in your favorite favorite AppGallery Apps and games and…
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More than 1.3 million customers already using the new M-PESA Super App
More than 1.3 million customers have downloaded the new M-PESA Super App since it was introduced in December last year.…
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Safaricom’s M-PESA Super App is Now Official
Safaricom has today officially launched “its M-PESA Super App for customers and its M-PESA for Business App. The app has…
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Safaricom’s Lipa Na M-PESA Business App Is Now Official
Safaricom has today launched a Lipa Na M-PESA Business app for its more than 170,000 merchants on the service. Named…
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This is what happens to money in your M-Pesa Account when you pass on
So many questions have always been asked on what happens to the money in an M-Pesa account if the account…
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Visa and Safaricom Step Up Awareness of M-Pesa GlobalPay Virtual Visa Card
Visa and Safaricom are increasing awareness of the M-Pesa GlobalPay Virtual Visa Card, through football-themed consumer campaigns to demonstrate how…
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Visa, M-PESA and Onafriq Test Stablecoin Payments in DRC
Visa, M-PESA Africa and Onafriq have partnered to pilot stablecoin-enabled cross-border mobile money transactions in the Democratic Republic of the…
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How My OneApp Fits Into Safaricom’s Bigger Digital Strategy
When Safaricom introduced My OneApp, the conversation centred on replacing separate customer applications with a single platform. Customers immediately noticed…
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Why Kenya Keeps Appearing in Africa’s Corporate Expansion Plans
More than Sh400 billion in announced acquisitions by South African firms has focused attention on a question increasingly shaping boardroom…
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My OneApp’s Latest Updates Suggest Safaricom Is Solving for Access First
On April 16, Safaricom publicly apologised to customers after the rollout of My OneApp left some users struggling to access…
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MPs Reject VAT on M-Pesa Transfers as Digital Payments Become Mainstream
Kenyan lawmakers have moved to preserve the M-Pesa VAT exemption proposed under the Finance Bill 2026, shielding mobile money transfers…
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How to Recharge Airtel Airtime Through M-Pesa Paybill 220220
If you are an Airtel customer, you can quickly recharge your airtime via M-Pesa using the Pesapal Paybill number 220220.…
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M-Pesa Tanzania Adds PayPal as Demand for Global Payments Grows
A growing share of East Africa’s digital economy now depends on workers who are paid outside their home markets but…
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My OneApp Now Supports Roaming and Rival Networks as Safaricom Widens Access
Safaricom has widened access to My OneApp by allowing customers to use the platform across rival mobile networks, Wi-Fi connections…
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Apps
Why Mobile Betting Apps Are Changing How Kenyans Place Wagers in 2026
I’ve been tracking Kenya’s betting scene for 18 months, and the speed of change has caught me off guard. Mobile…
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How 58% Free Transactions Have Propelled the Growth of M-PESA
Beyond the remarkable growth in transaction volumes and value, one of M-PESA’s most momentous milestones in the last financial year…
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Kenya’s New VAT Push Could Reshape the Cost of M-Pesa Transfers
The Treasury has proposed a new 16 percent VAT charge on companies that facilitate digital payments in Kenya, opening the…
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KRA Says Personal M-Pesa Transfers Remain Outside Tax Monitoring Plans
The Kenya Revenue Authority says ordinary M-Pesa transfers between individuals are not part of its tax compliance monitoring systems, as…
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Court Awards Innovator Sh1.4bn in Safaricom M-Pesa Dispute
A High Court decision has exposed Safaricom to a multibillion-shilling payout after the company lost a copyright case tied to…
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M-PESA GlobalPay Visa Card Crosses 316,000 Active Users in Kenya
The number of Kenyans actively using the M-PESA GlobalPay Virtual Visa Card jumped 62.1% in the year ended 31 March…
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KRA Links Tax System to M-Pesa in Compliance Push
Kenya Revenue Authority is restructuring its tax collection systems around real-time business transactions, placing digital payments and automated invoicing at…
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M-PESA Processes Sh100 Billion Daily as Safaricom Eyes Deeper Public Sector Push
M-PESA, Safaricom’s flagship mobile money service, now processes roughly Sh100 billion, approximately $800 million, every single day, CEO Peter Ndegwa…
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The Super App Bet in Africa Runs Into the Limits of User Behaviour
Orange S.A. and Safaricom PLC are building toward the same idea: one app that brings payments, telecom services, and digital…
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Safaricom Pushes First Major Update to Stabilize My OneApp
Safaricom has released version 5.1.5 of My OneApp on the Google Play Store, addressing key user complaints in what the…
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Kenya Backs TouristTap to Link Visa, Mastercard and M-Pesa Payments
Kenya’s tourism sector is expanding again, with revenues nearing Sh500 billion and visitor numbers rising sharply after the introduction of…
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Safaricom Redefines M-Pesa Privacy With Consent-Based Verification
In a significant step toward strengthening digital privacy in Kenya, Safaricom is gradually discontinuing the automatic display of full customer…
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Vodacom Tanzania Reworks the M-Pesa Core to Handle Growth and Uptime
Vodacom Tanzania has completed a US$28 million upgrade of its M-Pesa system, moving the service onto a new platform built…
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Safaricom Daraja Awards Winners Highlight M-PESA API Ecosystem Growth
The Safaricom Daraja Awards winners were announced at the close of Day 2 of Safaricom Decode 4.0, with Safaricom using…
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At Decode 4.0, Safaricom Moves Its Center of Gravity Toward AI and Retools M-Pesa to Match
Safaricom Group Chief Technology Officer James Maitai officially opened Safaricom Decode 4.0 , declaring this the “Year of AI” for…
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M-Pesa Captures 60% of Trades as Retail Participation Jumps
At some point, a payments tool stops being just a payments tool. It becomes the place where money sits, moves,…
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Pochi la Biashara and P2P Point to Different Timelines in M-PESA’s Privacy Rollout
Starting today, Safaricom switched on data minimization for M-PESA peer-to-peer transfers. The change is visible immediately: masked phone numbers, shortened…
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As M-PESA Masks Numbers, Transaction Codes Take Over Payment Proof
On most days, the message that settles a payment is no longer a voice call, a handshake, or even a…
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Safaricom’s M-Pesa Update Masks Phone Numbers and Ends an Era of Open Customer Data
The digital footprints left behind after a simple 500-shilling transfer are about to shrink. Starting Tuesday, 24 March 2026, Safaricom…
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M-Pesa Tanzania Launches Africa’s First Mobile Money Tap-to-Pay Feature
M-Pesa users in Tanzania can now pay by simply tapping their Android phones at Visa-enabled terminals, no physical card required.…
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A Few Thousand Shillings at a Time, Kenyans Are Walking Into the Stock Market Through M-Pesa
The Nairobi Securities Exchange has spent years searching for retail investors. It found them in a place few people in…
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WhatsApp Banking Begins Taking Shape Across Southern Africa
For many people across Southern Africa, financial life already runs through a phone screen. Messages arrive. Payments get discussed. Remittances…
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M-Pesa at 19: How Kenya’s Mobile Money Pioneer Reshaped Payments and Everyday Finance
M-Pesa at 19 years after its launch shows how a simple mobile money transfer tool evolved into the core infrastructure…
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How M-PESA Optimization is Localizing Liquidity for Kenyan Traders
For years, participating in the global forex market meant playing by the rules of the US dollar and the SWIFT…
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M-PESA Ethiopia and Gebeya Launch Dala AI Bundle to Democratize AI
M-PESA Ethiopia and Gebeya Inc. have announced the launch of the Dala AI Bundle. This first-of-its-kind subscription service allows Ethiopians…
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Connecting Kenya’s Digital Services to M-PESA
Most Kenyans do not think about what happens behind the scenes when they pay for something online, settle a hospital…
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Kenya’s Retail Surge Deepens as M-Pesa Share Trading Expands NSE Access
Daily transactions at the Nairobi Securities Exchange climbed to 26,169 this week, up from 6,761 before February 4. The jump…
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Microsoft-Powered AI App Auni Surpasses 3,500 Business Sign-ups in Three Months
Auni, an artificial intelligence-powered mini app developed by Nairobi-based startup Fastagger and integrated into Safaricom’s M-Pesa Business Super App, has…
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How to Trade Shares Through M-Pesa as the Market Opens to Everyday Investors
Kenya’s stock market has entered the M-Pesa ecosystem. Ziidi Trader places share trading inside the mobile money application, allowing investors…
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The Exit of Sitoyo Lopokoiyit Comes as M-PESA Faces Bigger Questions Than Growth
Sitoyo Lopokoiyit’s decision to leave Safaricom at the end of next month closes a chapter that coincides with an unsettled…
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Safaricom and NSE Launch Ziidi Trader to Democratize Stock Market Access via M-PESA
Safaricom has partnered with the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) to launch Ziidi Trader. The new platform, embedded directly within the…
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Safaricom Moves Deeper Into Investing as Share Trading Arrives on M-Pesa and the Brokerage Model Faces Pressure
Participation in the Nairobi Securities Exchange has for years followed a familiar sequence. An investor chose a broker, opened a…
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Ethiopia Gave M-Pesa Users in the Millions but Not the Revenue Safaricom Expected
Safaricom entered Ethiopia with a familiar story in mind. A large population, low formal banking penetration, and a mobile network…
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M-Pesa made paying faster, but it also made privacy easier to ignore
M-Pesa confirmation messages sit in a strange place in Kenya’s economic life. They are treated as proof, habitually displayed, sometimes…
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M-PESA Taps Abu Dhabi’s ADI Foundation to Scale Blockchain Infrastructure Across Africa
M-PESA Africa has announced a strategic partnership with the Abu Dhabi-based ADI Foundation to integrate blockchain technology into its platform. …
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As Airtel Money pushes into double digits, the comfort that surrounded M-PESA starts to thin
The latest sector statistics from the Communication Authority of Kenya now show that Airtel Money has climbed to 10.3% marking…
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BUSINESS
M-Pesa Steps Beyond Its Borders and Pulls Tanzanian Traders Into a Wider Commercial Loop
Vodacom Tanzania has moved M-Pesa into a wider commercial role with the introduction of M-Pesa Global Payment, a suite of…
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Safaricom Targets 10,000 M-PESA TPS with Cloud-Native Daraja 3.0 Overhaul
Safaricom has set a bold new target to process 10,000 M-PESA transactions every single second by January 2026 to future-proof…
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Safaricom Unveils Daraja 3.0, Paving the Way for ‘Fintech 2.0’ with Super App Integration
Safaricom PLC has officially launched Daraja 3.0, a comprehensive overhaul of its M-PESA API platform. The launch marks a pivotal…
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M-PESA’s Core Upgrade and the Architecture of Safaricom’s Next Phase
Safaricom has entered a period defined by engineering decisions rather than spectacle. The upgraded M-PESA platform sits at the centre…
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BUSINESS
In Kenya’s Bid to Split M-Pesa, Vodacom Confronts the Limits of Its Reach
Vodacom Group has ruled out separating M-Pesa from Safaricom, defying pressure from Kenya’s central bank and a growing chorus of…
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M-PESA Ethiopia Integrates with EthSwitch, Connects 15 Banks
M-PESA Ethiopia has announced the completion of its integration with EthSwitch, Ethiopia’s national payment network, in a significant move to…
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Safaricom Ethiopia Revenue Jumps 136%, but M-PESA Stalls
Safaricom Ethiopia has reported explosive 136% growth in its service revenue, which surged to KES 6.2 billion for the six…
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As Kenya’s Phone Banking Race Intensifies, Apps Begin To Redefine Everyday Money
Phones changed a habit and then a system. Over recent years the handset stopped being just a tool for calls…
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CBK’s Fee Cap Gambit: Cheaper Mobile Money for Kenyans, or a Slow Squeeze on M-Pesa’s Golden Engine?
For nearly two decades, M-Pesa has operated like essential infrastructure and untouchable monopoly at the same time — a utility…
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Safaricom to Shut Down M-PESA for Three Hours on September 22 as Part of Major System Upgrade
In the small hours of Monday, 22 September 2025, M-PESA will briefly go offline. From 0:30 AM to 3:30 AM,…
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M-PESA SMS Notification Delays Leave Millions Guessing About Their Transactions as Safaricom Works on a Fix
M-PESA runs on certainty. For years, a familiar ping has been the seal on every transaction: money sent, money received,…
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Airtel Money Prepares for IPO in H1 2026 Amid Growing Competition from M-Pesa and MoMo
Airtel Africa is preparing to list its mobile money arm, Airtel Money, in the first half of 2026, a move…
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BUSINESS
Kenya Weighs Safaricom Break-Up: M-Pesa, Mobile, and Towers Could Go Independent
Safaricom, the Nairobi-listed giant that dominates Kenya’s telecoms and mobile money landscape, may be headed for one of the most…
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M-Pesa Platform Upgrade: How Safaricom Plans to Future-Proof Africa’s Leading Mobile Money Service
Safaricom’s latest M-Pesa platform upgrade isn’t just a technical milestone—it’s a bet on the future of African finance. The telco…
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M-PESA Sokoni Caravan Rolls into Nairobi for Grand Final
Safaricom’s nationwide M-PESA Sokoni Caravan has made its entry into Nairobi, marking the final leg of its countrywide tour. The…
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PayPal M-PESA Integration Changes Set for August 2025 as Thunes Platform Shuts Down
A notable chapter in Kenya’s digital finance space is drawing to a close. PayPal and M-PESA will soon end support…
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Safaricom Unveils M-PESA Sokoni Festival Offers for Customers
As Safaricom celebrates its year-long 25th anniversary in October this year, the telco has announced a nationwide campaign, “M-PESA Sokoni…
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Safaricom Expands MSME Credit Solutions: M-PESA Loans to Support Small Businesses in Kenya
Safaricom is shaking up business lending in Kenya with an upgrade to its MSME credit solutions, designed to give small…
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Safaricom FY25 Results: M-PESA and Mobile Data Lead the Charge in Kenya and Beyond
Safaricom PLC declared resilient Safaricom FY25 results, showcasing stellar growth despite macroeconomic issues in East Africa. Revenue was up by…
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Is M-Pesa 2.0 Upgrade Enough to Keep Airtel Money at Bay? Here’s What Safaricom’s $309M Bet Means
Making its boldest move with M-Pesa 2.0 upgrade, Safaricom, however, is investing over $309 million annually to transform the mobile…
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Airtel Money Google Play Integration: Zero-Fee App Payments Now Live!
Airtel Money Google Play integration is now available and will allow Airtel Money customers in Kenya to conveniently, safely, and…
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Startups
Safaricom Opens Applications for Spark Accelerator Program Phase 2
Nine startups who are part of the inaugural cohort of the Safaricom Spark Accelerator Program recently part in an investor…
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TechTrends Podcast
TechTrends Podcast | The Mobile Money Shift – Airtel Money vs. M-PESA
In this episode of the TechTrends Podcast, we explore the evolving landscape of mobile money in Kenya, focusing on the…
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Why Forex Trading Apps Are Gaining Popularity in Africa
Africa has witnessed a significant growth in Forex trading in recent years. With increased internet penetration, enhanced levels of financial…
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BUSINESS
Safaricom’s Mobile Money Service M-Pesa Turns 18
Safaricom’s mobile financial service M-PESA has today marked 18 years since its launch in March 2007. M-PESA is currently available…
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M-Pesa, PesaLink, and the CBK: The Battle for Kenya’s Financial Future
Kenya has one of the most dynamic financial systems in the world but there’s something about to change – the…
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BUSINESS
M-PESA Hits 34 Million Customers in Kenya
Kenya’s leading telco Safaricom announced on Thursday that its mobile money platform M-PESA hit 34 million customers in November. In…
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Safaricom Secures Approval to Launch its Second Money Market Fund, Ziidi
Safaricom PLC has received regulatory approval from the country’s Capital Market Authority (CMA) to launch its second money market fund…
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Safaricom partners with tappi to digitize Kenyan MSMEs
Kenyan digital commerce startup tappi has partnered with Safaricom’s M-PESA to digitize 650,000 business users across Kenya. According to a…
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Antony Muchiri: The growing Super Apps landscape in Africa
In recent years, the digital space in Africa has undergone a significant transformation, powered by increasing internet penetration, widespread smartphone…
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BUSINESS
M-PESA services to be unavailable on Sunday night
Safaricom has announced that its mobile money services M-PESA will be unavailable on Sunday night due to a scheduled system…
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NCBA Now App: Prioritizing safety and convenience
NCBA Now App: As of the beginning of 2024, there were 22.71 million internet users in Kenya, with 40.8% internet…
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BUSINESS
Standard Chartered launches mobile lending app, offering loans of up to Ksh. 100,000
Standard Chartered has today launched a short-term lending mobile app for its clients. Known as SC Juza, the bank says…
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CBK approves LemFi’s Remittance to Kenya in partnership with Flex Money Transfer
LemFi, the cross-border payment solution that enables the diaspora community to send and receive money back home has received additional…
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Startups
LemFi receives regulatory approval to offer remittance services in Kenya in partnership with Wapi Pay
LemFi, the cross-border payment solution that enables the diaspora community to send and receive money back home has received approval…
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