Safaricom Rolls Out M-Pesa 1 Tap Payment Solution
May 10, 2017
Safaricom has rolled out a new payment proposition, dubbed M-PESA 1 Tap following a successful pilot which started June last year. The M-PESA 1 Tap rollout will first be done in Nakuru County before spreading…
Safaricom Saw Revenue from Mobile Data Grow By 38.5% to Kshs 29.3 Billion for The Year Ended 31 March 2017
May 10, 2017
Earlier today, Safaricom announced its audited results for the year ended 31 March 2017. During the financial period for the year that ended 31st March 2017, the company saw its net income grow by 43%…
Safaricom’s Statement on the April 24th Network Outage
April 25, 2017
You have probably heard that yesterday Safaricom suffered a major network outage that affected Voice, Data, SMS, M-PESA and Enterprise services. The company says that it has fixed the issue and below is the statement…
Safaricom Is Yet to Establish What Caused the Network Outage Earlier Today
April 24, 2017
If Safaricom is your network provider, you may have noticed that today there was a network glitch that made it impossible to make voice calls and send texts. The system outage started at 9:40 am…
Safaricom Slashes Lipa Na M-Pesa Tariffs By Half
March 29, 2017
Safaricom has today announced a number of initiatives that seek to further increase the convenience of M-PESA as it continues to extend the gains of mobile money ten years after its launch in Kenya. From next…
Safaricom Introduces A New Dynamic Bundle Dubbed ‘FLEX’
March 23, 2017
Safaricom Introduces A New Dynamic Bundle Dubbed ‘FLEX’ Yesterday, Safaricom officially introduced the FLEX bundle that will allow users freedom to choose how they allocate airtime for calls, SMS or data services. Safaricom says this…
Huawei and Safaricom deepen partnership with customer focused innovations
November 7, 2016
Huawei and Safaricom continue to strengthen their existing partnership by innovating more on devices and networks respectively. This symbiotic relationship which was inked 14 years changed the ease of how customers communicate. Having worked together…
There are currently 700,000 4G handsets Used on Safaricom’s Network
May 11, 2016
In Kenya, 4G penetration is still very low and at the moment you can only get it if you are on Safaricom. Airtel Kenya has expressed interest in rolling out 4G LTE but the company…
Vodacom is Shutting down M-Pesa in South Africa After 6 Years
May 9, 2016
M-Pesa is one of the most successful product Safaricom has ever had. Many other telcos have tried to adapt M-Pesa into their countries but so far the success has not been replicated. In South Africa,…