M-Pesa
Examining M-Pesa’s transformative role in mobile banking and economic change in emerging markets.
- News
How Safaricom’s Lipa Mdogo Mdogo KES. 20-a-day Smartphone Plan Works
There are two things: First one needs to qualify for the plan, then there's a payment plan. Qualification is checked…
- News
Safaricom loses bid to limit free 1000-bob M-Pesa transactions
Safaricom has lost its bid to limit 1000 bob transactions to 5 a day. It had requested the Central Bank…
- Announcements
Vodacom M-Pesa customers can now send and receive money from over 200 countries
Tanzania’s leading mobile money service provider – Vodacom M-Pesa - has announced the expansion of its International Money Transfer service…
- Announcements
Central Bank extends free mobile money transactions and limits to December 31st 2020
CBK extends the emergency Measures to Facilitate Mobile Money Transactions in Kenya up to December 31st 2020.
- News
What the new Safaricom ‘M-Pesa for Business’ App does
Safaricom says the Smartphone App Empowers More Than 170,000 Businesses to Make Payments, and View Reports on The Go. Safaricom…
- Opinion
Banning the use of cash for Matatu fares needs proper thinking before implementation
The NTSA is proposing a ban on cashless payments for the matatu industry in a bid to promote cashless payments…
- News
Safaricom Full Year 2020 Results Summary: KES. 71.7 Billion in Profits
Safaricom has today announced audited results for the year ended 31st March 2020. M-Pesa revenue grew by 12.6% to KES.…
- News
Safaricom to sell 4G Smartphones at KES. 20 a day
Safaricom PLC has today announced they're soon launching a device financing program under their Lipa Mdogo Mdogo program. With this…
- Announcements
Pesapal to become Visa Principal Member driving small business acquisition and issuing
Pesapal to become Visa Principal Member driving small business acquisition and issuing
- Reviews
Thoughts on Safaricom Post Pay – One Month Later
I've been on Safaricom Post Pay for almost a month now, and these are my thoughts on the service. Hope…
- Opinion
Telkom’s T-Kash was bound to fail
Telkom launched T-Kash Mobile Money in March of 2018. Two years later, things aren't rosy at all. It was bound…
- News
Safaricom and Vodacom complete full acquisition of M-Pesa Brand from UK’s Vodafone
Safaricom and Vodacom to take full control of the M-PESA brand, product development and support services as well as African…
- News
Showmax announces discounts for customers paying with M-Pesa
For a limited time from 1 April 2020 to 30 June 2020, Kenyan subscribers who sign up and choose to…
- Announcements
NSSF to Collect Tenant Purchase Scheme Installments, Service Charge Through M-PESA
Rent, Tenant Purchase Installments, Service Fee Payments Now Available to All NSSF Tenant Purchase Scheme Members on *303*3#
- News
Safaricom says they’ve partnered with Matatus to allow cashless fare
M-PESA Fare Collections Goes Live on More Than 300 Nairobi Matatus With Deployment Ongoing Across the Country