Safaricom
Safaricom offers mobile communication, mobile money services, internet provisioning, and digital solutions in Kenya.
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Safaricom’s iPhone eSIM experience is still frustratingly buggy, but relief might be in sight
Over a year ago, we dove deep into the Safaricom eSIM experience here in Kenya, and one of the most…
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Safaricom just dropped the dates for Decode 4.0 “Made of Kenya Edition”
Safaricom has officially taken the wraps off Decode 4.0. Tagged the “Made of Kenya Edition,” this year’s developer and tech…
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Safaricom invites users to test the new unified MySafaricom and M-PESA app
Last September, we reported that Safaricom planned to merge the MySafaricom app and the M-PESA Super app into a single,…
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Safaricom now requires a Police OB to get your full M-PESA statement
While Safaricom’s push to mask phone numbers in everyday M-PESA transactions is a net positive for privacy, their strict interpretation…
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Safaricom starts hiding phone numbers in M-PESA messages: Here’s what it looks like
As M-PESA celebrates its 19th anniversary this March, Safaricom is making a massive change to how our transaction messages look.…
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Safaricom deploys COWs & 5G upgrades to keep networks running at the 2026 Safari Rally
If you read my reviews last year, you might remember the absolute network blackout I experienced at the Mumias Sports…
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M-PESA hits 40 million monthly active users in Kenya as it turns 19
Nineteen years ago today, Safaricom launched a simple person-to-person money transfer service that would permanently alter the global financial landscape.…
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China’s Huawei is the brain behind Safaricom’s Ziidi platform
While Safaricom is the consumer-facing powerhouse of Ziidi, the technical backbone powering the massively successful wealth platform is built in…
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Safaricom’s Ziidi hits 4.3 million users, bags ‘Best FinTech’ award at MWC 2026
Just over a year since its introduction, Safaricom’s Ziidi MMF has completely upended Kenya’s digital investment landscape. At the ongoing…
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After Starlink, now Safaricom has Amazon Leo via Vodafone
Vodafone Group has inked a deal with Amazon Leo, Amazon’s low-Earth-orbit (LEO) satellite broadband network, to connect remote 4G and…
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CBK approves phone number masking in Lipa na M-Pesa Till and Paybill transactions
At Techish Kenya, we have been beating the drum for digital privacy for years. We’ve written about the risks of…
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The Galaxy S26 satellite snub: Why Africa is still waiting for a connection to the stars
Africa has always lived with a strange connectivity contradiction. Drive a few kilometres outside Nairobi, out past the bypasses and…
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Safaricom Sells Fibre Door-to-Door. Why Can’t It Verify a Bedridden Customer?
A viral exchange exposes a massive flaw in Kenya's telecom security. What happens when a bedridden Safaricom customer needs a…
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Safaricom shares 5 ways to stay safe online in the AI era
As the world marked Safer Internet Day on February 10, the conversation has shifted from basic password hygiene to a…
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CA wants to build its own ID-to-SIM card checker to rival *106#: Here’s why that’s actually a big deal
If you’ve ever had that paranoid thought, “Is someone running a scam using a SIM card registered in my name?”…
