A section of the NYOTA programme beneficiaries has raised concerns after receiving notifications that their savings had been automatically invested in a money market fund under the Ziidi platform. Initially, the notifications, sent via SMS, informed users that the programme had moved their savings into an investment product linked to the M-Pesa ecosystem. The move
Safaricom has grabbed a major global award as M-Pesa marks its 19th anniversary. This recognition was announced during the Global Mobile Awards (GLOMO) held at Mobile World Congress 2026 in Barcelona, where Safaricom’s digital investment platform (Ziidi Money Market Fund) received the Best Fintech and Digital Commerce Innovation Award. The platform was selected from a