Safaricom Partners With Sumitomo Corporation to Launch Spark Accelerator Program
January 15, 2024
Safaricom, M-PESA Africa and Sumitomo Corporation have announced calls for tech startups looking to join the Spark Accelerator program, which aims at accelerating early stage startups to grow and scale their businesses. The three-month accelerator program…
Ethiopia’s Payment Gateway, Chapa, Now Supports M-Pesa Payments
November 27, 2023
Chapa, the Ethiopian payment gateway established in 2020, has recently joined forces with Safaricom Ethiopia to integrate M-Pesa as a payment option at the Chapa checkout. Headquartered in Addis Ababa, Chapa’s mission is to empower…
Airtel Money Lowers Paybill And Wallet To Bank Charges
November 2, 2023
Airtel Money has announced a significant reduction in its paybill, bulk payment, and wallet to bank charges. This announcement comes about a week after Airtel Money raised withdrawal and transfer charges when sending money to…
Microsoft and M-PESA Africa Join Forces to Empower African MSMEs with Digital Skills
October 4, 2023
Microsoft, through its Africa Transformation Office, has partnered with M-PESA Africa to address the digital skills gap among Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in Africa. This collaboration is set to revolutionize the landscape for…
Safaricom Partners with Signs Media to Launch assistALL Mini App on M-PESA
October 3, 2023
Safaricom has joined forces with Signs Media to introduce the assistALL mini app within the M-PESA App. This collaboration marks a significant step in empowering Kenyans with hearing impairments by providing them with on-demand sign…
M-Pesa Vs Airtel Money Transaction Charges
September 26, 2023
M-pesa has dominated the mobile money market in Kenya for years. Its popularity has not been challenged by any other players and this has propelled Safaricom to greater heights. Airtel Money has tried to challenge…
You Can Now Transact Up to Ksh 250,000 Per Transaction on M-Pesa
September 21, 2023
Safaricom has today made some changes to M-Pesa transaction limits that will allow users to send money or make payments of up to Ksh 250K per transaction. We knew this was coming as Airtel Money…
M-Pesa Charges and Tariffs As of August 2023
August 22, 2023
M-Pesa is the most popular and widely used mobile money service in Kenya. Operating under Safaricom, M-Pesa has over the years contributed to Safarticom’s massive growth and market expansion. Recently, Safaricom announced that it has…
Safaricom Raises M-Pesa Account Transaction Limits to Ksh 500,000
August 14, 2023
Safaricom has just announced that it will raise M-Pesa account limits to Ksh 500,000 up from Ksh 300,000. The telco has announced that these limits are effective from tomorrow (15th August 2023) for all M-Pesa…