Airtel Money Stories

Mobile money transactions jump to Sh8.7 trillion after slow growth in 2023
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Feb 04, 2025

The previous year saw mobile money growth slow to its lowest rate in four years, largely due to a 25 per cent hike in taxes on transactions.

Airtel Money's market share grows as M-Pesa sees decline
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jan 28, 2025

M-Pesa's share is now at its lowest since the regulator began tracking market share in September 2022, when M-Pesa had a commanding 96.8 per cent shar...

New tax amendments to raise cost of calls, internet, and betting
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Nov 02, 2024

The proposed tax changes would likely lead to increased charges for these services, impacting millions of users.

600,000 Kenyans abandon mobile money services - economic survey
Barack Oduor  |  May 20, 2024

The drop represents a decrease of 1.55 per cent in Kenya's mobile money subscriptions.

Airtel removes 7-day limit for accessing money from competing networks
Saleem Abdi  |  Feb 08, 2024

Airtel Kenya hopes the change expands its mobile money market.

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