Ethiopia's Digital Playbook Built Telebirr And Boxed In M-Pesa | The Kenyan Wallstreet
The Kenyan model produced M-Pesa. The Ethiopian model produced Telebirr. Both worked. They're just answering different questions with different strategies.

| Symbol | Name | Price | Today's Change | Volume | Market Cap | 52 Week Range |
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![]() | Safaricom | 31.00 | ▲+0.45(+1.47%) | 13.15M | KES 1.24 T | 20.40 34.20 31.00 |
| Symbol | Revenue | Profit |
|---|---|---|
| SCOM | KES 409.22 B | KES 45.76 B |
| Symbol | Assets | Liabilities |
|---|---|---|
| SCOM | KES 515.28 B | KES 291.26 B |
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The Kenyan model produced M-Pesa. The Ethiopian model produced Telebirr. Both worked. They're just answering different questions with different strategies.


The latest My OneApp update allows access through Wi-Fi, roaming and rival telecom networks while adding biometric authentication.


Safaricom has enhanced the My OneApp experience to offer greater convenience and accessibility for all users, including those on other networks and roaming customers.


Safaricom has loosened access restrictions on its all-in-one app, allowing more users to transact beyond its mobile data network.


Thousands of entertainment lovers turned up at Uhuru Park on May 22 for the highly anticipated Sprite and Safaricom Hook’d On Fresh concert,


Safaricom has updated its newly launched My OneApp platform to function across rival networks including Airtel Kenya, addressing widespread complaints from users who found the application unreliable and costly when travelling or roaming or out of the operator’s network. The changes, rolled out earlier this week, now allow users to stay logged in to the […]


Safaricom has released 114 million shillings to support the Rhino Charge, a huge boost for this thrilling event


Safaricom, together with the M-PESA Foundation, has pledged Ksh 114 million to support conservation work and the 2026 edition of the Rhino Charge, in a move that underscores the growing reliance on private sector funding to protect Kenya’s fragile forest ecosystems. The announcement comes as conservationists continue to warn that Kenya’s key water towers are […]


According to the latest GSMA report on Pochi la Biashara and Women Micro-Entrepreneurs in Kenya, women now make up the majority of active Pochi la Biashara users, signaling something bigger than just mobile payments.


Safaricom Hook (S-Hook) has partnered with Kambi Safi Community Initiative in Mathare to support four local football teams with football kits.

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