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Safaricom Bet Its Most Important App on a Relaunch. The Rollout Has Not Been Great
The company merged M-Pesa and MySafaricom into a single super app. The vision makes sense. The rollout has been a disaster.
Kenya Bets on M-Pesa to Attract Retail Investors
The Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) is pivoting to a mobile-first strategy to end a decade-long IPO drought and…
M-PESA surpasses 34 million users in Kenya
M-PESA Africa, Safaricom’s mobile money platform, hit 34 million customers in November 2024. Why It Matters Since its…
Safaricom Completes Full Acquisition Of M-Pesa From Vodafone
Kenya’s leading telco Safaricom has announced that it has completed the full acquisition of M-Pesa Holding Company Limited…
Safaricom Granted Mobile Money License To Operate M-Pesa In Ethiopia
Safaricom Ethiopia has officially been granted the license to operate mobile money services in Ethiopia. The license comes…
M-PESA Partners With Amazon To Help Boost Global Remittance Market
African mobile money app, M-PESA, has signed a new strategic partnership with fintech giant Amazon, tackling global remittances market’s multi-trillion…
Ethiopia Proposing $150 Million License Fee For M-Pesa and Other Mobile Operators
The National Bank of Ethiopia, the country’s industry regulator is proposing a $150 million license fee from M-Pesa…
Safaricom and Visa Launch M-PESA GlobalPay Visa Virtual Card
Safaricom and Visa, the global leader in digital payments, today introduced the first M-PESA GlobalPay Visa Virtual card.…
Safaricom Launches M-PESA Super App with Offline Mode and Mini Apps
Safaricom has launched “its M-PESA Super App for customers and its M-PESA for Business App with an “Offline…
Safaricom In Talks With Amazon To Integrate M-Pesa
Kenyan telecom Safaricom is discussing the use of its mobile money service M-Pesa on Amazon’s eCommerce platform, Bloomberg reported. The move comes out of Safaricom’s…