Safaricom
Safaricom offers mobile communication, mobile money services, internet provisioning, and digital solutions in Kenya.
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Fuliza now lends about KES 6.3 billion a day
Fuliza lent about KES 6.3 billion a day to September, 84% more than last year, as repayments slipped behind lending.
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Boniface Mungania is now Safaricom’s permanent M-PESA boss after three months as interim
Safaricom has made Boniface Mungania its permanent Chief Financial Services Officer, running M-PESA, after he stood in twice since 2022.
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Superbrands 2026: M-PESA leads Kenya’s top 30, with Samsung, WhatsApp and Google in the top five
M-PESA is Kenya's top brand for 2026 on the Superbrands list, with tech brands taking seven of the top 10.
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M-PESA Ethiopia lost 510,000 active users in three months as Safaricom Ethiopia neared break-even
Safaricom Ethiopia's EBITDA loss fell from KES 12.56 billion to KES 434.4 million, close to break-even. About 69% of that…
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Safaricom’s half-year profit jumps 36% as M-PESA revenue passes KES 100 billion
Safaricom made KES 58.2 billion in six months, up 36%. Kenya's profit grew 13.8%, and M-PESA passed KES 100 billion.
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Safaricom fired 118 staff over fraud and sent 14 cases to the police
Safaricom dismissed 118 staff over fraud in the year to March and sent 14 cases to police, up from seven.
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Safaricom CEO Peter Ndegwa says M-PESA’s next phase is savings, investing and insurance
Safaricom CEO Peter Ndegwa says M-PESA's next phase is savings, investing and insurance. Most of it already exists inside M-PESA.
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Safaricom officially launches Family Share: Home Fibre plus minutes or data for up to five phones from KES 3,749
Safaricom launched Family Share: fibre and 750 minutes or 14 GB across up to five Safaricom numbers, KES 3,749 monthly.
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Family Share on Safaricom Home Fibre now offers minutes or data for five people
Safaricom Family Share explained: 750 minutes or 14 GB shared across five phones on one Home Fibre bill, renewed monthly.
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With M-PESA Jumbe, shop owners can leave with their phones and staff can still confirm payments
M-PESA Jumbe lets merchants nominate up to 50 staff for payment alerts. Safaricom includes Pochi.
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Safaricom Home Fibre customers in Embakasi got their questions answered at an estate clinic
Safaricom held a Home Internet clinic in Avenue Park, Embakasi, where it says 70% of homes already use its internet.
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Why you may now get two M-PESA SMS after paying at a Till
Safaricom now sends a second M-PESA SMS with no balance on it. You can show it at the counter, but…
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Telcos must send government emergency texts to all phone users, even those who opted out
Safaricom, Airtel Kenya, Telkom Kenya and Jamii Telecommunications must deliver the texts whatever a customer's opt-out or Do Not Disturb…
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You can now Tap or Scan and Go with M-PESA at Pesapal machines
Safaricom and Pesapal roll out M-PESA tap and dynamic QR payments on Pesapal card machines. Customers still enter a PIN
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Safaricom added 11.5 million SIM cards in a year, more than Kenya’s whole mobile market did
Safaricom added 11.5 million active SIM cards in a year, more than Kenya's whole market. Airtel, Telkom and Equitel shrank.
