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Innovator awarded Sh1.4bn over M-Pesa child wallet
A Safaricom's M-Pesa app user. The number of active M-Pesa customers in Ethiopia grew 258.5 percent year-on-year to 5.2 million in the quarter to December 2025.
Safaricom has been ordered to pay innovator Peter Nthei Muoki Sh1.4 billion in compensation after the High Court found the telco liable for copyright infringement over an M-Pesa child account product.
The court also directed Safaricom to pay Mr Muoki and Beluga Ltd 0.5 percent of its gross M-Pesa revenue in each financial year from March 31, 2025, for as long as it continues to operate the Manage Child Account, M-Pesa Go, or any similar parent-child control functionality.
