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On 6 October 2026, Safaricom and Gulfcap Investment Bank opened the Ziidi Shari'ah money market fund to M-Pesa customers from KSh 100, Capital FM reported.
On 6 October 2026, Safaricom's M-PESA Jumbe receipt, which shows no balance, full name or phone number, is sent only where the shop has switched it on, Tech-ish and Techweez reported.
On 3 October, Capital FM reported that Parliament's Public Petitions Committee has taken up a petition by Thomson Kerongo and Asiago Stephen, who say subscribers are not always given adequate notice before Safaricom deactivates inactive SIM cards and reassigns the numbers.
On 1 October 2026, Safaricom partnered with payments firm Pesapal so M-Pesa customers can tap an NFC phone or scan a dynamic QR code on Pesapal card machines in Kenyan shops.
The M-Pesa rival is due to start full trading in London on 14 October, but the offer is all existing shares, so none of the proceeds goes to the business.
