Kenya’s leading telco Safaricom announced on Thursday that its mobile money platform M-PESA had hit a whopping 34 million customers by November.
Safaricom official statement indicated that this achievement signifies its commitment to enabling the financial health and wellness of individuals and businesses across the continent.
‘’We are immensely proud to reach 34M M-PESA customers in Kenya. This accomplishment underscores our dedication to deliver frictionless, always on and secure financial services to our customers. This milestone, a show of great trust by our customers, serves as a motivation to keep innovating and delivering value to our customers,’’ Safaricom’s CEO Dr. Peter Ndegwa said.
M-PESA, which turns 18 in March 2025 has evolved over the years beyond payments and transactions to a financial ecosystem offering credit, savings, investment solutions, wealth management, insurance solutions and a host of other financial services.