Kenya: Hello Doctor hoping mobile healthcare will be the next big thing Published by Dinfin Mulupi on 11 September 2015 Affordable healthcare solution looking to fill a gap in the market.
Connected East Africa: Kenya leads, the region follows Published by Tom Jackson on 15 April 2015 Regional ICT integration is very much on the agenda.
Africa Tech Trends: Mobile operators investing in start-ups Published by Tom Jackson on 15 December 2014 The continent’s mobile operators are investing in the new generation of start-ups.
Africa Tech Trends: Bitcoin slowly but surely growing in Africa Published by Tom Jackson on 26 November 2014 It is too early to say whether it will truly take off, but Bitcoin is arriving in Africa.
Africa Tech Trends: Operators shedding their tower infrastructure Published by Tom Jackson on 25 September 2014 Africa Tech Trends is a fortnightly column by Tom Jackson focusing on the most important developments in Africa’s technology industry.
The cost for banks that ignore mobile wallets would be severe Published by Gautam Jain on 13 August 2014 Banks that don’t connect their clients to mobile wallets risk becoming increasingly irrelevant.
M-Shwari: Kenya takes another step towards boosting financial inclusion Published by Jaco Maritz on 28 November 2012 “M-Shwari is a transformational service: saving is no longer the privilege of an elite.”
Meet the Boss: Bob Collymore, CEO, Safaricom Published by Dinfin Mulupi on 23 May 2012 Bob Collymore, CEO of Kenyan mobile network operator Safaricom, answers our questions.
Kenya’s Safaricom projects bigger M-Pesa role in revenue Published by Dinfin Mulupi on 11 May 2012 Mobile money transfer service M-Pesa has emerged as one of Kenyan operator Safaricom’s key income generating businesses as per the 2011 financial results the company announced on Thursday.
Even Richard Branson now accepts payment via M-Pesa Published by Claude Harding on 21 November 2011 More and more companies operating in Kenya are allowing their customers to pay for products and services using the M-Pesa mobile money platform.
Interview: Safaricom CEO on management and challenges of the job Published by Regina Ekiru on 21 July 2011 “I am more of a consultative manager. I talk a lot to staff. The staff know the solutions customers want, I do not. I am not a boardroom kind of leader.”
Safaricom to boost network following negative reports Published by Staff Writer on 4 January 2011 Kenya’s largest mobile operator Safaricom will invest Ksh10 billion (US$125 million) in boosting its network.
New mobile banking product launched Published by Dinfin Mulupi on 15 June 2010 A new mobile banking product, targeting rural areas, has been launched in Kenya.
