Kenyan MPs renew bid for mobile money separation
Mobile operators in Kenya would be forced to spin-out business lines outside of their core telecommunications businesses if a bill set to be presented to the country’s parliament is passed into law,...
View ArticleSafaricom chief Bob Collymore dies
Tributes poured in from operators, colleagues and political leaders for Safaricom CEO Bob Collymore (pictured), who died today (1 July) at the age of 61 following a battle with acute myeloid leukaemia....
View ArticleSafaricom appoints interim boss
Safaricom named Michael Joseph (pictured) as its interim CEO, following the death of long-time chief executive Bob Collymore [1] yesterday (1 July), Bloomberg reported. Joseph is currently a member of...
View ArticleKenya regulators warn MPs on Safaricom split bill
Kenya’s central bank and communications regulators urged caution about imposing a law which would force Safaricom to separate its m-Pesa business from its communications unit, Business Daily Africa...
View ArticleSafaricom throws down gauntlet to African operators
LIVE FROM MOBILE 360 – AFRICA, KIGALI, RWANDA: Safaricom chief corporate affairs officer Stephen Chege (pictured) challenged the continent’s operators to explore new opportunities to empower customers...
View ArticleSafaricom chief tackles merger concerns
Interim Safaricom CEO Michael Joseph (pictured) denied reports the operator opposed a merger between rivals Airtel Kenya and Telkom Kenya, but urged regulators to closely scrutinise the financial and...
View ArticleSafaricom hunts backers for Ethiopia move
Interim Safaricom CEO Michael Joseph (pictured) revealed the company was in talks with a number of potential partners to help fund an entry into the Ethiopian market, Business Daily reported. In an...
View ArticleSafaricom, tech giants back disability inclusion goal
Safaricom and other major technology companies joined an initiative for disability inclusion, in an effort to boost innovation in the accessible world and help advance the United Nations’ Sustainable...
View ArticleKenya pushes mobile money in pandemic fight
The Central Bank of Kenya introduced a series of temporary measures to boost mobile money usage and cut the number of banknotes being handled, moves designed to prevent transmission of Covid-19...
View ArticleTigo Tanzania inks multi-market remittance deals
Tigo Tanzania launched cross-border fund transfers to mobile money accounts held with operators in four neighbouring countries, hailing the move as beneficial for international trade and remittances...
View ArticleSafaricom, Visa strike m-Pesa digital development deal
Safaricom revealed a tie-up with global transaction giant Visa on developing digital payment services for the operator's m-Pesa platform and expanding e-commerce options for merchants. In a statement,...
View ArticleSafaricom confirms Ethiopia move
Safaricom formally entered the race to grasp one of two mobile licences set to be issued by Ethiopian authorities, teaming with two undisclosed partners for the bid, business newspaper The Standard...
View ArticleRivals throw support behind UN Africa Covid-19 tracker
Operator groups MTN, Vodacom, Airtel Africa and Orange backed a United Nations (UN) digital health platform designed to transmit information related to Covid-19 (coronavirus) outbreaks between...
View ArticleSafaricom chief highlights AR, IoT digital divide risk
GSMA THRIVE AFRICA 2020: Some consumers risk being left behind in the new world of AR and IoT unless measures are taken to ensure existing inequalities are not widened, Safaricom CEO Peter Ndegwa...
View ArticleEthiopia rubbishes Safaricom shortlist claims
The Ethiopian Communications Authority (ECA) denied it had whittled down applicants for new operator licences, after Safaricom chairman Michael Joseph (pictured) told media his company’s application...
View ArticleSafaricom puts Kenya on the 5G map
Safaricom told Mobile World Live (MWL) it will launch commercial 5G service in Kenya tomorrow (26 March), with the move tipped to be the first rollout of the next-generation technology in the country....
View ArticleMTN, Vodafone still standing in Ethiopia contest
Ethiopia’s finance ministry confirmed two final bids for new operating licences, with MTN Group and a consortium including Vodafone Group, Vodacom and Safaricom in the running to enter the market. The...
View ArticleSafaricom holds Amazon talks on mobile money move
Kenyan operator Safaricom revealed talks with retail giant Amazon on the acceptance of payments using its m-Pesa mobile money platform in the country, Bloomberg reported. Discussions around use of the...
View ArticleSafaricom negocia el uso de m-Pesa como medio de pago en Amazon
Según Bloomberg, la operadora keniana Safaricom, filial de Vodafone, ha informado de que está negociando con Amazon el uso de su plataforma m-Pesa de dinero móvil como medio de pago en la citada tienda...
View ArticleVodafone, Safaricom beat MTN to Ethiopia licence
Ethiopia awarded a consortium including Vodafone Group, Vodacom and Safaricom a licence to become the country’s first private mobile operator, though a bid led by MTN Group to become a second new...
View ArticleEthiopia new entrant clears Safaricom shareholders
Safaricom shareholders advanced the company’s plan to enter Ethiopia by ratifying the business established to manage what will be the nation’s first privately-run mobile operator. At Safaricom’s AGM on...
View ArticleEthiopia consortium set for mobile money boost
The Safaricom-led company [1] set to become Ethiopia’s first private operator was tipped to have its licence upgraded to include the provision of mobile money services when authorities complete the...
View ArticleEthiopia poised for Safaricom launch in Q1
Ethiopia’s finance ministry expects the launch of services from new entrant Safaricom in the first quarter of 2022, a timeline revealed days after the operator cited ongoing unrest in the country among...
View ArticleSafaricom gears up for Ethiopia launch with fibre deal
Safaricom Telecommunications Ethiopia (STE) signed a dark fibre lease agreement with Ethiopian Electric Power (EEP) as it continues to build up its network for an expected launch of services in the...
View ArticleCovid-19 pushes Safaricom to seize digital opportunity
INTERVIEW: Safaricom CEO Peter Ndegwa (pictured) argued Covid-19 (coronavirus) had galvanised the operator’s efforts to transform into a technology company, though acknowledged it was still in the...
View ArticleSafaricom makes m-Pesa push in Ethiopia
Safaricom indicated it was confident about launching financial services in Ethiopia soon as it reportedly began a process to hire a head for its m-Pesa mobile money unit in the country. Business Daily...
View ArticleEthio Telecom deploys 5G ahead of Safaricom entry
State-owned Ethio Telecom launched pre-commercial 5G services in Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa, the latest major development in the country ahead of the market opening up to international players....
View ArticleSafaricom eyes enterprise boost after slicing trial
Nokia revealed the completion of what it described as Africa’s first fixed wireless access (FWA) 5G slicing trial alongside operator customer Safaricom, as the pair continue to work on developing...
View ArticleSafaricom turns attention to Africa financial divide
MWC AFRICA, KIGALI: Sitoyo Lopokoiyit, managing director at M-Pesa and acting CFO at Safaricom (pictured), underscored the need for collaboration between operators, policymakers and international...
View ArticleSafaricom cleared to invest in start-ups
Safaricom shareholders approved the operator's plans to invest in Kenyan start-ups through a pair of newly established entities, as part of a wider mission to become a technology company by 2025. In a...
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