Safaricom’s Chief Financial Services Officer, Sitoyo Lopokoiyit, has been appointed to lead Mpesa Africa, the most successful mobile money platform in the continent and the top fintech platform in the…
In FY20, Safaricom paid Kes98 billion in duties and taxes, in addition to Kes 20 billion in dividends to the Government of Kenya. Over the same period, Safaricom sustained more…
Kenya's top telco Safaricom Plc on Thursday declared an interim dividend of Kes 0.45 per ordinary share to its shareholders.
The uncertainty over the Covid-19 pandemic saw many companies listed on…
Safaricom has launched an M-PESA Bill Management service that offers a platform where businesses can present and receive pending payments from customers, and issue electronic receipts. For M-PESA customers, the…
“The price cuts are permanent, effective from January 1, 2021 and will enable more than 26.8 million customers to continue enjoying lower costs whenever they send money.” Ndegwa noted
There are now 42 signatories to the Declaration including Standard Bank, Barclays, Banco Santander Group, the City of London, Deutsche Bank, HSBC Bank, and JP Morgan Chase. The United for…
Ndegwa indicates the company remains in discussion with the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) on the review of free cash transfers below Kes.1000 beyond December 312.
Other Safaricom prefixes include 070X, 071X, 072X, 0740-43, 0745-46, 0748, 0757-59, 0768-69 and 079X.
Customers who have been on the network since inceptions also stand a chance to get 20GB of data as the telco marks twenty years since establishment.
According to the report, Safaricom contributes 6 percent to Kenya’s GDP, though a slight decline from 6.3 percent registered in 2019.
CA expects uptake of telecommunications services to continue rising as a result of disruptions caused by COVID-19.
Ndegwa said Nganga took up leadership reins at a time when government was starting to process of offering 25% of its shares to the public through the Nairobi Stock Exchange…
Eligibility of the financing plan will be based on customer credit score. The subscriber will need a history with Safaricom network going back at least one year and be between…
CBK said it saw a significant increase in the use of mobile money channels by individuals in both value and number of transactions, since the elimination of charges for transactions…
Sateesh joined Safaricom PLC as CFO and Executive Director on the board on 1st August 2016 from Vodacom Tanzania Ltd, where he held a similar position.
The KES 20 price per newspaper includes data usage meaning a customer’s data bundle will not be consumed when reading through each paper.
Safaricom’s board has recommended a Kes.1.40 dividend pay out to shareholders up from Kes.1.25 last year from an earnings per share (EPS) of Kes.1.84.
Peter Ndegwa is the third substantial chief executive of the company following in the footsteps of Joseph ( 2000-2010 ) and the late Collymore (November 2010-July 2019 ). He has…
Safaricom Plc bought more shares in it's EPSAP plan, bringing the total holding of the Telco by executives to 32.2 million units with a current market value of Kes 875…