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   Mobile money transfer takes root in Kenya
Kenya's mobile money innovation boom[Erik Hersman] Kenya is quickly gaining a competitive advantage in the mobile payments space. Led by mobile operator giant Safaricom with their Mpesa product, the market locally sees huge value in mobile money transactions. Add to that a regulatory system that is relaxed enough for innovation to be encouraged, and you have a great space for interesting things to happen. 10 Aug 2010 07:31 Kenya launches SMS service to report hate speechKenya launched a free text message service on Wednesday (14 July 2010) which allows the public to report examples of hate speech ahead of a constitutional referendum in August. The National Cohesion and Integration Commission said it will monitor the service and respond to hate speech reported to the free SMS number (6397) within 12 hours. 16 Jul 2010 07:22 Will mobile banking change the banking landscape in SA?[Simon Russell] Twelve years ago the retail banking industry thought the end of 'bricks-and-mortar banking' era was close, with the introduction of mainstream internet banking. However, this did not materialise as banks in their quest to differentiate, realised the value of the branch in the selling process and its necessity for customer acquisition and authentication. 14 Jul 2010 08:53 Global mobile advertising industry grows by 61% in Q2
Kenya kicks-off SIM registration exercise
Kenya's first mobile bank account[Carole Kimutai] Equity Bank has partnered with Safaricom's M-Pesa money transfer service to launch a mobile bank account product known as M-Kesho - a Swahili term that refers to the future of mobile banking. M-Kesho will enable customers to transfer money to and from their M-Pesa Equity bank accounts via their mobile handsets with additional benefits. 24 May 2010 09:40 Number portability for Kenyan mobile usersDELFT and NAIROBI: The Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK)) has chosen the Dutch company PortingXS to provide number portability to Kenya. Mobile users in the East African country will be able to keep their mobile phone number when changing providers. 11 May 2010 07:30 Mobile phones used to insure Kenyan farmersFarmers in Kenya can now get insurance against extreme weather for seeds, fertiliser and other inputs by using their mobile phones. The project, which was launched on Friday, 5 March 2010 in Kenya's Rift Valley and Central and Western provinces, works by linking farmers, agricultural suppliers and weather stations. 9 Mar 2010 11:44 Kenya accounts for 7% of Africa mobile industry[Titus Kaloki] Kenya mobile telephony industry now accounts for 7% of mobile phone subscribers in sub-Saharan Africa. Kenya had 17.4 million mobile phone subscribers by end of June 2009, translating to 45.7% penetration. 6 Jan 2010 08:33 YU launches mobile money transfer services[Titus Kaloki] The fourth entrant into the mobile services Kenyan market, YU has launched a mobile money transfer service. The service branded "yuCash by Obopay" is the latest in services the firm has unveiled. 17 Dec 2009 10:58 Kenya: Orange roaming service goes live
Safaricom partners with CISCO
Mobile Internet revolution targets Africa's rural areas[Issa Sikiti da Silva] After sweeping the urban population off its feet, the mobile Internet revolution is now targeting the rural areas of Africa, where more than 70% of the continent's 890 million people live in extreme poverty and in the fringes of society, thanks to governments' ‘discriminatory' policies prioritising urban areas. 15 Oct 2009 07:29 Latest jobs | Ad showcase |
SINGAPORE: BuzzCity, the global mobile media company, on 6 July 2010 released the results of its Global Mobile Advertising Index for Q2 2010, with South Africa in fourth place, sporting an impressive 65% increase in ad banners served, while Kenya reported a massive 243% increase for the period. The Kenya growth, while impressive was the third largest growth percentage after Vietnam, which reported a 273% increase. Meanwhile Ghana showed a massive 654% growth rate, although it was off a low base. 
Telkom Kenya announced yesterday, 13 December 2009, the activation of its instant roaming service available to its Orange GSM subscribers. The service, branded Orange Roaming, enables Orange subscribers to communicate in more than 200 destinations worldwide. 
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