SAFARICOM PLC
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1997-01-26
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This company is tracked across risk categories, including those related to its sector (e.g., Telephone Communications, Except Radiotelephone, Communications Services, Not Elsewhere Classified, Miscellaneous Retail Stores, Not Elsewhere Classified, Business Consulting Services, Not Elsewhere Classified), including supply chain integrity, ESG practices, labor disputes, and regulatory compliance.
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2024-09-19 (billionaires.africa)
Kenyan telecom tycoon Peter Ndegwa launches new Safaricom airtime plan to lift revenue
Ndegwa launches Safaricom's Sh1 airtime purchase option via M-Pesa, aiming to attract low-budget consumers and drive revenue growth.
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2024-09-16 (businessdailyafrica.com)
Safaricom eyes revenue lift with Sh1 airtime purchase option
Safaricom customers can now buy airtime for as little as Sh1 from their M-Pesa mobile wallets.
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2024-09-06 (cnbcafrica.com)
KQ, Safaricom digital partnership to drive incremental revenue
Recently, KQ signed an MoU with Safaricom to enhance connectivity across the airline's pan-African network through various AI-driven solutions to drive incremental revenue.
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2024-07-07 (standardmedia.co.ke)
Safaricom to diversify revenue streams amid service stagnation
In a move to offset stagnating revenues from traditional voice and SMS services, Safaricom is seeking to expand its enterprise software offerings through strategic partnerships.
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2024-06-13 (vneconomy.vn)
Big players from Visa to Paypal all had to "give up" on an African mobile payment application
A staggering 59% of Kenya's GDP flows through M-PESA, the country's dominant mobile payment system. That number goes up to 20 billion transactions in 2023...
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2024-01-25 (capitalfm.co.ke)
Kisumu County eyes more revenue in a deal with Safaricom
NAIROBI, Kenya, Jan 25 - Safaricom has inked a deal with Kisumu County to enable the devolved unit to raise revenue. The Integrated County Revenue Kenya breaking news | Kenya news today |
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2023-11-20 (khusoko.com)
M-PESA Gains 1.2 Million Users in Ethiopia
M-PESA launched its mobile money service in Ethiopia and attracted 1.2 million users in two months.
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2023-10-03 (monitor.co.ug)
MTN, Safaricom are NSSF’s biggest dividend earners
Even as equities have exposed NSSF to huge foreign exchange losses, they remain one of the fastest growing revenue streams for the Fund
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2023-05-15 (businessdailyafrica.com)
Will Safaricom’s new revenue streams outpace fall in Kenya?
Little over a year ago, Safaricom’s entry into Ethiopia seemed like a gamble.
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2023-04-04 (techmoran.com)
Safaricom launches "My County App", a citizen engagement & revenue management system for county govts
Safaricom launches "My County App" to help county governments to collect revenue and engage their citizens on various issues
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2023-03-13 (africabusinesscommunities.com)
[Kenya] Nairobi County partners with Safaricom to revamp revenue collection
Successive Nairobi county governments have grappled with inefficient revenue collection systems since the devolved units came into operation. Every Governor since then has experimented with a new digital system aimed at enhancing revenue collection and sealing corruption and wastage loopholes. In an
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2022-08-29 (tuko.co.ke)
Tax revenue: Safaricom, Equity among private firms paying gov't over KSh 300b
The National Treasury collected in over KSh 300 billion in taxes from seven biggest private firms, including the telco Safaricom PLC and Equity Bank Group.
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