Safaricom, Vodacom complete M-Pesa acquisition
The telcos completed the acquisition of the M-PESA brand, along with its product development and support services from Vodafone Group...
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First ever Kenyan CEO takes charge of Safaricom
Peter Ndwega replaces Bob Collymore, who passed away in 2019...
Africa uses mobile money to curb the spread of the coronavirus
Safaricom removed all fees from its mobile-money platform, M-Pesa...
Safaricom introduces zero transaction fees on M-Pesa
Kenya's banks and mobile money providers are pushing cashless payments to curb Covid-19...
Safaricom to diversify into energy, to supply power to the national grid
The telco could supply power to the national grid from solar and wind power plants at its base stations...
Safaricom might award contract to Huawei for its 5G rollout this year
Safaricom involving Huawei in its 5G network could hinder talks on a free trade agreement between the US and Kenya...
Vodafone to turn M-Pesa into a bank to target Africa’s unbanked
Currently, M-Pesa accounts for 3.5% of Vodacom’s revenue...
Safaricom’s Mali to take on banks through mobile saving service
The new investment tool, powered by M-Pesa, will offer an interest rate of 10% per year...
Kenya’s EACC is yet to clear Telkom-Airtel merger
The commission is probing irregularities with regard to Telkom’s share sale...
Kenya passes data protection law to ensure digital security
The new law complies with EU standards and will define guidelines on the citizens’ data should be handled...