Airtel Partners with Standard Chartered Bank to improve mobile banking services
December 16, 2015
Airtel Kenya and Standard Chartered Bank today reiterated their commitment to offer free access to mobile banking to their customers through Airtel Money. The partnership which was first launched in 2009 when Airtel began mobile…
I&M Bank Accounts now linked to Airtel Money
October 5, 2015
Airtel Kenya and I&M Bank have formed a partnership to increase access to mobile financial service and financial inclusion. This is in support of the government’s efforts to deepen financial inclusion in the country and promote…
Airtel Reveals Its Ksh19 Billion Investment Plan That Will See It Upgrade It Network and Also Invest Heavily In CSR
July 7, 2015
Yesterday, Airtel reaffirmed its commitment to Kenya as it announced a Ksh.19 billion investment plan that will be implemented in the next three years. The investment plan will see the company improve its network and…
Airtel Is Now the Third Largest Mobile Operator in the World
July 2, 2015
Early this week, Airtel announced that it was the third largest mobile operator in the world in terms of subscribers. As per the latest data published by WCIS, Airtel with over 303 million mobile subscribers…
Airtel Opens Up a New Airtel Shop in Embu As It Seeks to Bring Its Services Directly to Users
June 29, 2015
Airtel Kenya has opened a new Airtel shop in Embu town. This is part of the company’s aggressive expansion and upgrade plan of its customer service centres in order to enhance convenience of reach of…
Airtel and Kenya Red Cross launch public emergency information service
June 27, 2015
Airtel has teamed up with Kenya Red Cross Society to launch the first of its kind public emergency information service in Kenya that will offer disaster management information on disease outbreaks and other emergencies such as…
Airtel completes network upgrade in Nairobi as it Prepares to Roll Out 4G LTE
June 17, 2015
Airtel Kenya has announced the completion of phase one of its network upgrade in Nairobi area. The exercise involved a comprehensive change of legacy hardware and expansion of radio network elements. This has now significantly…
The Communication Authority Is Delaying Airtel’s Adoption Of 4G in Kenya
June 15, 2015
As other countries are preparing to embrace 5G, Kenya is still in the initial stages of rolling out 4G. 4G connectivity is only available on Safaricom in very few areas. The last time I checked,…
Prepay Nation, Airtel Kenya's partner, to Start offering international mobile top-up
June 12, 2015
Prepay Nation, a leading provider of cross-border prepaid mobile airtime transfers, has announced its partnership in Kenya with Bharti Airtel, a leading telecommunications services provider with operations in 20 countries across Asia and Africa. With…