In Kenya, there are 3 major mobile network providers i.e. Safaricom, Airtel and Telkom. According to a Q3 sector statistics report for the financial year ’21/’22 shared by CAK, mobile subscription per operator stood at; Safaricom (64.8%), Airtel (26.1%), Telkom… Read More ›
Communication is a vital part of humanity that is applicable in various scenarios of our day to day lives. From the prehistoric era of smoke signals to the current 21st century whereby the same is achieved through the use of… Read More ›
According to statistics results released by Safaricom PLC for the six month period ended September 30th, 2021, mobile data revenue grew 6.3% YoY to Ksh23M This was largely contributed by the working from home trend brought about by the COVID… Read More ›
Access to internet services has experienced tremendous growth especially during the COVID 19 period whereby the essential nature of social distancing brought about the working from home trend which saw a boost in revenue for the internet service providers. Depending… Read More ›
Referencing Safaricom’s performance result in H1 FY22 for the six months ended 30th Sep 2021, voice revenue grew 3.2% due to increased customer differentiated value propositions and personalized offers such as; 1. Call More for Less: This option offers discounted… Read More ›
The M-Pesa app is a product from Safaricom that was released on May 28,2021 and as at the time of publishing this post, it has since amassed 5M+ downloads on the Playstore. The app allows Safaricom subscribers convenient access to… Read More ›
M-Pesa is among the globally recognized money transfer services that can be used to send/receive funds both locally and abroad. Using the M-Pesa service is as simple as buying a Safaricom line and activating the M-Pesa service via M-Pesa agent… Read More ›
There are widely held misconceptions regarding the Fuliza and MShwari services. Despite both services being provided by Safaricom in partnership with certain lenders, their key differences lie within their objectives and functionalities. Below are some of the critical features that… Read More ›
MShwari is a loans/savings platform launched through the partnership of Safaricom and NCBA bank. The service is accessible to all Safaricom subscribers with active M-Pesa lines which they can use to borrow loans in addition to saving towards a particular… Read More ›
Western Union and M-Pesa are both world renowned money transfer services that can be used to send/receive funds globally. However, these are 2 entirely different platforms managed by separate entities whereby Western Union is offered by Western Union Bank in… Read More ›
