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Safaricom CEO Peter Ndegwa.
BUSINESS

Safaricom Reveals Ksh41.68T M-PESA Transactions in One Year

More than Ksh 41 trillion passed through Safaricom’s M-PESA platform in the year ended March 2026, as millions of customers increased their use...

Safaricom's product is designed to follow Shariah principles, which prohibit riba, or interest, and restrict investments to activities considered permissible under Islamic finance.
BUSINESS

Safaricom Launches Shariah-Compliant Ziidi Fund

Safaricom has expanded its investment services to customers seeking Islamic finance with the launch of the Ziidi Shariah Money Market Fund, allowing M-Pesa...

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TECHNOLOGY

Safaricom Plc Fixed-Internet Subscribers hit past 1 Million

Safaricom Plc, a dominant player in the telecoms and fintech space, has become the first Kenyan Internet Service Provider(ISP) to have over a...

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ANALYSISBUSINESS

Safaricom Sale of Government Stake to Vodacom Heads to Appeal Court

Safaricom sale of Government’s 15% stake to Vodacom now heads to the Court of Appeal, according to National Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi,...

Vodacom has picked Mariam Cassim to join the Safaricom Board as a non-executive director
BRAND VOICEBUSINESS

Vodacom Group Tightens Grip on Safaricom with More Boardroom Seats

Vodacom Group, the majority shareholder of Safaricom plc, has moved to tighten its control of Safaricom following the recent transaction that lifted its...

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BUSINESS

Airtel launches New Wallet as Competition for Data Business Heats Up

Airtel Money Kenya has unveiled Bizna Wallet, a dedicated business wallet designed to help Kenya's small businesses better manage their finances through a...

Safaricom Dividend 2026
BUSINESS

Safaricom Pays a Record Dividend For 2026

Shareholders at the 18th Annual General Meeting approved a final dividend of Ksh 1.15 per share, taking the total payout to Ksh2 per...

growth of digital payments in kenya
SMART MONEYTECHNOLOGY

How Kenya’s Digital Payment Boom is Reshaping Leisure Spending Habits

In Kenya, the payments revolution involves working on a national-infrastructure scale. According to Safaricom, M-PESA processed 46.41 billion transactions worth KSh41.68 trillion during...

Court of Appeal (CoA) had lifted ban on sale of Safaricom
BUSINESS

Court of Appeal Lifts Freeze on Govt’s Safaricom Sale to Vodacom

The government's plan to reduce its shareholding in Safaricom has received a major boost after the Court of Appeal lifted orders that had...