The program to be known as the Spark Accelerator will aim to support early-stage startups to grow and scale their businesses. Nairobi, Kenya – 8th November 2023 … Safaricom has entered into a partnership with M-PESA Africa and Sumitomo Corporation, a leading Fortune 500 global trading and business investment company, to launch the Spark Accelerator, aRead More →
Nairobi, October 5th, Safaricom, today launched it’s 12th Sustainability report, showcasing it’s commitment to create opportunities to transform lives and contribute to sustainable livelihoods across Kenya. The report highlights the growth in economic impact created through Safaricom’s capital and operational expenditures during the period under review, titled ‘Pathway to a Purpose-LedRead More →
By Peter Ndegwa, Safaricom CEO This morning we were delighted to launch our 2022 Sustainable Business Report where we transparently talk about our successes and our setbacks, all of which are important to our business and of interest to our various stakeholders.This year’s theme, Partnering for Growth; Transforming Lives, isRead More →
EDOMx, a startup by Pst. Kyula has introduced interest-free loans in partnership with Safaricom on its M-Pesa platform, that will allow customers to shop for goods worth up to Ksh. 100,000 and pay later. The service dubbed Faraja will allow customers to buy goods and services on credit from asRead More →
M-Pesa is today expanding into new territory as it seeks to become a globally accepted payments solution. Safaricom, has unveiled the long awaited M-Pesa VISA Virtual card that makes it easy to use M-Pesa on global platforms. The virtual card is already accessible via the . For a long while now,Read More →
Long-serving Safaricom Executive Committee member Joe Ogutu is set to retire from the firm at the end of the month after a 17-year stint at the giant telco. Mr Ogutu has been serving as the firm’s chief of special projects and was also serving the chief business development and strategy officerRead More →
Safaricom partners with Airtel & Telkom Kenya to launch merchant Interoperability in Kenya in partnership with Airtel Kenya and Telkom Kenya, enabling customers from any mobile money service to pay to a Lipa Na M-PESA BuyGoods Till. The service is part of our ambition to make Lipa Na M-PESA a one-stop solution for businessesRead More →
March 21st 2022: Business professionals, policy makers, entrepreneurs and scholars converged together to discuss ways in which more companies can get into ‘green business’ during the the 11th edition of The Kenya Entrepreneurs’ Conference on Trade & Development | KENCTAD. Sustainability continues to be an increasingly important issue for manyRead More →
“Despite the past year being one with far-reaching changes and extraordinary circumstances given the pandemic, we are encouraged by the business resilience and recovery trajectory marked by a return to near normalcy. We are well-positioned to support our customers and provide technology solutions as we turn the business into a purpose-led technology organization,” said Ndegwa.Read More →
The KES 15 million investment is set to increase the capacity services at Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital and Moiben Sub-County hospital Eldoret, 19th November 2019….The newborn unit at Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital has received a major boost after receiving equipment from Safaricom Foundation to improve service delivery. TheRead More →
