Safaricom M-PESA Partners with LakiPay to Expand Digital Payments in Ethiopia
April 5, 2025
Safaricom M-PESA partners with LakiPay Financial Technologies to enhance digital payment services in Ethiopia to enabling merchants and consumers to access seamless, secure, and efficient digital financial solutions. Through this partnership, Safaricom M-PESA will integrate…
Safaricom Expands M-PESA Global to Enable Cross-Border Mobile Money Transfers Between Kenya and Ethiopia
October 14, 2024
Safaricom has today announced the expansion of its International Money Transfer (IMT) to Ethiopia. With this, M-Pesa customers in Kenya will now be able to send money to Ethiopia through M-PESA Global. Customers in both…
Safaricom's Second Investor Day Highlights Remarkable Growth in Ethiopia
February 23, 2024
Summary Safaricom hosted its second Investor Day in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, showcasing progress in the implementation of its strategic priorities and the expansion of its operations in the Ethiopian market. The event, themed “Scaling Operations…
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…
Safaricom Appoints Wim Vanhelleputte as New CEO for Ethiopian Unit
June 29, 2023
Safaricom has appointed Wim Vanhelleputte as the new CEO of its Ethiopian unit, effective September 1. This announcement comes just a week after the departure of Anwar Soussa, who had been in charge for two…
Safaricom Ethiopia CEO, Anwar Soussa, to Depart the Company After Almost 2 Years
June 22, 2023
Safaricom Ethiopia has announced that its CEO, Anwar Soussa, will be leaving the company effective July 31, 2023, after serving for nearly two years. Soussa has played a pivotal role in the growth and development…
Safaricom Granted Licence to Roll Out M-Pesa in Ethiopia
May 11, 2023
The National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE) has granted Safaricom the licence to launch M-Pesa Mobile Financial Services in the country. This marks the first time that a foreign investor has been granted a mobile money…
Safaricom Ethiopia has officially been launched
October 6, 2022
Safaricom Ethiopia has today switched on its mobile telecommunications network and services in Addis Ababa, the country’s capital city. Back in August, we told you that the firm had started a large-scale customer pilot of…
Safaricom Finally Kicks Off Operations in Ethiopia
August 29, 2022
Safaricom Ethiopia has today announced that it has started large-scale customer pilot of its network. The company is conducting the initial tests in Dire Dawa, a city in Eastern Ethiopia. According to the company, “This…