Safaricom's innovative mobile money market fund, Ziidi, has achieved remarkable growth, reaching 4.3 million users and earning the prestigious 'Best FinTech & Digital Commerce Innovation' award at MWC 2026 in Barcelona.

• 4.3 million users, a significant leap from previous periods, demonstrating massive local adoption.
• Safaricom and Huawei were jointly awarded the GSMA GLOMO award for Ziidi.
• Ziidi allows users to invest with as little as KES 100, offers real-time liquidity, and provides daily returns, transforming M-PESA into a wealth-generation tool.

Huawei has been revealed as the technical backbone behind Safaricom’s highly successful Ziidi wealth platform, which has surpassed 4.3 million users in Kenya.

• The Ziidi platform, co-developed by Huawei, integrates with M-PESA for investments starting at KES 100.
• Safaricom and Huawei jointly received a GSMA Global Mobile Award (GLOMO) for Best FinTech & Digital Commerce Innovation for Ziidi.
• Huawei's cloud-native distributed architecture provides 99.999% platform reliability and infinite scalability for a seamless user experience and regulatory compliance.

Infinix has launched its new flagship smartphone, the NOTE 60 Ultra, at Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2026 in Barcelona. The device boasts a striking supercar-inspired design and ambitious new features.

• It features a massive 7000mAh battery with 100W wired fast charging.
• The phone was co-developed with Italian design house Pininfarina and aims to eliminate the camera bump.
• Notable connectivity includes multi-country two-way satellite calling.

The GSMA Handset Affordability Coalition has launched a pilot program to offer 4G smartphones for just $40 in six African countries, notably excluding Kenya.

• GSMA, involving operators like Airtel, MTN, and Vodacom, aims to bridge Africa's mobile internet usage gap.
• Kenya's exclusion is linked to the underperformance of its previous Safaricom Neon experiment, which missed the target price point.
• The pilot faces challenges from global memory shortages, potentially impacting the feasibility of the $40 price point and future $20 goal.