Tag: Safaricom
Safaricom launches Connect Academy for fiber optic technicians
Safaricom has launched the Connect Academy, a programme that will offer premier industrial training for fibre optic technicians.
Announced on the sidelines of the Connected...
Safaricom blames third party apps for M-pesa SMS hitches
Safaricom Plc has blamed the use of third party messaging applications by customers for delays in receiving confirmation texts from M-pesa upon completing a...
Safaricom H1 net profit down to Ksh 27B hurt by Ethiopia...
Safaricom Plc Group half year net profit has declined by 10pc to Ksh 27.2 billion from Ksh 30.2 billion reported last year.
The profit reduction...
Safaricom expands 5G coverage to 35 counties
Safaricom has increased its 5G coverage to select towns across 35 counties.
As part of the move to spur 5G uptake, the service provider has...
Safaricom secures Ksh 15B loan for sustainable programmes
Kenya's largest mobile service provider Safaricom Plc has signed a Ksh 15 billion loan with four banks to fund its sustainable investments.
The Sustainability Linked...
10 more Counties sign up for MyCountyApp
Ten more counties have taken up MyCounty App, an all-in-one app experience for all county services that empowers citizens to seamlessly pay for county...
CBK allows Safaricom to increase daily transaction limits to Ksh 500,000
Safaricom is set to increase M-PESA account limits to Ksh 500,000 following approval from the Central Bank of Kenya.
The higher account limit will be...
Michael Joseph resigns as Safaricom board director
Report by Mary Muthoni
Michael Joseph has resigned as a director in the board of Safaricom with effect from 1st August 2023.
His resignation was announced...
Safaricom adjusts M-Pesa, telecommunication charges to conform with Finance Act
Safaricom has adjusted call, SMS, Data, Fibre and M-Pesa pricing following the enactment of the Finance Act 2023.
Effective July 29, the excise duty rate...
Safaricom, TerraPay sign Bangladesh, Pakistan money transfer deal
Safaricom has on Wednesday announced a partnership with TerraPay, empowering more than 32 million M-PESA customers to send and receive money to more than...