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Airtel sees more room in mobile money as revenue hits Sh184b

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Airtel Money Kenya MD Anne Kinuthia Otieno and CEO Ashish Malhotra during Airtel Smarta Data Bundles launch, on February 14, 2025. [File, Standard]

Airtel Africa says it sees more room for growth in the mobile money space as the telco reported a revenue growth of 22.4 per cent to Sh184 billion ($1.4 billion) for the quarter ended June 30, 2025.

The telco's revenue in East Africa grew by 17.6 per cent to Sh64.7 billion ($498 million). Voice revenue went up 15.1 per cent, supported by a 9.8 per cent growth in customer base and voice average revenue per user growth of four per cent.

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