Nokia
Internet Technology

Nokia and Safaricom Launch East Africa’s First Commercial 5G Services in Kenya

Nokia 5G radio and FastMile 5G gateways provide ultra-fast Fixed Wireless Access services to subscribers; Safaricom also showcased 5G hologram

Safaricom
Mobile Money Mobility

Safaricom Among 29 Tech Firms Licensed to Offer Cashless Payment on Kenya’s Public Service Vehicles

Safaricom has been selected among a group of lenders and IT firms that have been licensed to offer cashless payments in

Safaricom
Entrepreneurship Startup Telecom

Apply: Safaricom Spark Fund to Support Kenyan Tech Startups

Safaricom Spark Fund is inviting early growth stage and late seed Kenyan tech startups to apply for investment and funding.

Safaricom
Partnership Smartphones Technology

Safaricom Launches Scheme With Google to Enable Kenyans Pay For 4G Phones in Installments

Safaricom has launched a payment scheme in partnership with Google that lets its Kenyan customers pay for 4G-enabled phones in

Safaricom
Internet Technology

Safaricom Unveils Android TV Box For Internet Streaming

Safaricom has unveiled an Android TV Box as part of a strategy to bring its Home Fibre service to more

Safaricom
Apps Business Payment

Safaricom Introduces M-Pesa For Business App

Safaricom has announced a Lipa Na M-Pesa Business smartphone app for the more than 170,000 merchants on the service. Named

M-Pesa
Fintech Partnership Payment

Visa and Safaricom Partner to Expand M-Pesa Financial Offerings

Visa and Safaricom, the East African telecom giant; have agreed on a deal that will connect M-Pesa financial offerings with

M-Pesa
Acquisition Business Fintech

Vodacom and Safaricom Buy Out Vodafone in M-Pesa Deal

Vodacom and Safaricom are now the 100% owners of M-Pesa after they bought the shares of Vodafone. Safaricom was a

Safaricom
Appointment Leadership People

Safaricom Bows to Kenyan Government Pressure, Appoints Peter Ndegwa As CEO

Safaricom, the leading telecom juggernaut in East Africa has appointed Peter Ndegwa as chief executive following the death of Bob

Safaricom
Africa Leadership People Telecom

Safaricom Appoints Ex-CEO Michael Joseph as Interim Boss

Safaricom, Kenya’s biggest Telecom company has appointed Kenya Airways chairman Michael Joseph as the firm’s interim chief executive officer following