Safaricom
Safaricom offers mobile communication, mobile money services, internet provisioning, and digital solutions in Kenya.
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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
- Interesting Reads
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.
- Business
Government tells the Court of Appeal the KES 204.3 billion from the Safaricom sale is non-refundable
Treasury and the Attorney General told the Court of Appeal the KES 204.3 billion Safaricom sale money cannot be refunded.
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Vilcom and Ahadi added more fixed internet subscriptions than Faiba in six months. Poa lost 14,704
Vilcom and Ahadi added more fixed internet subscriptions than Faiba between December and June. Poa lost 14,704 and shrank again.
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Safaricom now has more fixed internet subscriptions than Faiba and Zuku combined
Safaricom went from fifth place in 2014 to Kenya's first million-subscription internet provider, with more than Faiba and Zuku combined.
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Safaricom tells the market it is reviewing the judgment that voided the Vodacom sale
Safaricom told investors it is reviewing the High Court judgment that voided the government's 15 per cent sale to Vodacom.
- Business
High Court declares the KES 244.5 billion Safaricom sale to Vodacom null and void
Three judges quashed the KES 244.5 billion Safaricom stake sale to Vodacom, ordering the 15 per cent back to government.
- How To/ Explained
Safaricom Home Fibre Pata More brings Faster Speeds, Data and Voice to Share, plus More
Safaricom Home Fibre under Pata More: up to 2.5X speeds, Family Share from KES 3,749, SecureNet, and every tier explained.
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MPs find gaps in the rules for the KES 340 billion fund built from the Safaricom sale
Parliament wants the investment policy for Kenya's KES 340 billion National Infrastructure Fund rewritten before the first projects get money.
- Business
Safaricom Ethiopia passes 15 million subscribers five years after getting its licence
Safaricom Ethiopia passed 15 million subscribers, but its network build has flattened and breakeven is still targeted for March 2027.
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Telcos will have to wait six months before recycling your line
Kenya's Communications Authority proposes six months before telcos recycle dormant lines. Comments close 11 September, rules take effect 19 September.
- Business
Ziidi Trader now accepts passports and military IDs to open accounts
Safaricom's Ziidi Trader now accepts Kenyan passports, military IDs and foreign passports, ending its previous national ID only requirement.
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Safaricom has switched on Tap to Pay in the M-PESA Business App
Safaricom has added Tap to Pay to the M-PESA Business App, letting merchants accept contactless payments on their phone.
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M-Pesa customers in Ethiopia can now withdraw cash from Bank of Abyssinia ATMs without a card
The withdrawals run through the M-Pesa app, work 24 hours a day, and Safaricom Ethiopia says more banks will follow.
