All You Need to Know About Safaricom Bonga Points and Bonga Point Phones for 2023
June 27, 2023
Bonga Points is Safaricom’s loyalty programme to reward customers using its services. You get 1 bonga point for every Ksh 10 you spend on Airtime, SMS, Data and M-Pesa services. Initially, you only got Bonga…
Safaricom Ethiopia CEO, Anwar Soussa, to Depart the Company After Almost 2 Years
June 22, 2023
Safaricom Ethiopia has announced that its CEO, Anwar Soussa, will be leaving the company effective July 31, 2023, after serving for nearly two years. Soussa has played a pivotal role in the growth and development…
Safaricom Explains Why Subscribers No Longer Receive the 1GB Birthday Gift
May 31, 2023
If you have celebrated your birthday recently, you probably noticed that Safaricom did not give you the 1GB data gift as it has done in previous years. Safaricom introduced the 1GB birthday data deal back…
M-PESA Foundation Invests KES 46 Million in Healthcare Services Across the 47 Counties in Kenya
May 30, 2023
In an effort to improve healthcare services and address healthcare challenges across Kenya, the M-PESA Foundation has announced a significant investment of KES 46 million. This investment will benefit approximately 60,000 Kenyans through a series…
Over 50% Of Devices on Safaricom’s Network are Tecno, Infinix or itel Phones
May 18, 2023
Safaricom is no doubt the biggest Telco in the country. This is and has been the case with the second player, Airtel, seeming to have stagnated. Safaricom’s network coverage is quite good across the country…
Safaricom Granted Licence to Roll Out M-Pesa in Ethiopia
May 11, 2023
The National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE) has granted Safaricom the licence to launch M-Pesa Mobile Financial Services in the country. This marks the first time that a foreign investor has been granted a mobile money…
Safaricom Launches Fuliza Ya Biashara in Partnership with KCB
May 5, 2023
Safaricom and KCB Bank Kenya have launched a new service called Fuliza ya Biashara. If you are a Safaricom subscriber, you already know about Fuliza, the overdraft facility that allows you to access an overdraft…
Safaricom partners with Elgeyo Marakwet County to digitize county services
May 4, 2023
Safaricom has announced the signing of an MOU with the County Government of Elgeyo Marakwet to digitize the county’s operations through the myCounty App. The initiative is part of Safaricom’s wider technology initiative to help…
HELB Beneficiaries to Receive Loans Directly to M-PESA Accounts
April 28, 2023
Safaricom has partnered with the Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) to launch the HELB Mobile Wallet and HELB M-PESA Mini App. This partnership will enable all HELB beneficiaries to receive the upkeep portion of their…