Safaricom, Vodacom eye $13M m-Pesa rights buy

Safaricom CEO Bob Collymore announced the operator would form a joint venture with its largest …

Vodafone Idea explores m-Pesa merger

Vodafone Idea revealed in its fiscal Q4 results that it is considering merging its m-Pesa …

Safaricom unveils lofty mobile money target

Safaricom CEO Bob Collymore predicted earnings from m-Pesa would comprise more than half of the …

Kenyan politicians eye tighter mobile money rules

Members of the Kenyan parliament argued mobile money services should be decoupled from telecommunications operations, …

Safaricom boosts m-Pesa reach with Alibaba deal

Kenya-based Safaricom struck a partnership with Alibaba Group to allow its customers to make online …

Safaricom launches m-Pesa overdrafts

Kenyan operator Safaricom made overdrafts available to its m-Pesa customers, its latest move to expand …

Safaricom expands reach with Western Union deal

Safaricom expanded the number of international remittance destinations able to send and receive cash to …

Mobile money drives Safaricom H1 earnings growth

Kenyan market leader Safaricom booked an 18 per cent year-on-year rise in revenue from its …

Safaricom eyes Ethiopia for mobile money expansion

Ethiopia was tipped as an expansion target for Safaricom’s m-Pesa mobile money service, as Reuters …

Vodacom benefits from m-Pesa growth

Vodacom Group booked a 20 per cent increase on annual revenue from its mobile money …