Mobile Money
Explore how Mobile Money is revolutionizing financial transactions and banking across the globe.
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The New Tricks Fraudsters Use, and How to Stay Ahead of Them
A scammer needs a few seconds of your voice, one photo, or one careless SMS. Here are the tricks running…
- Business
Airtel Money launches ‘Bizna Wallet’, its Pochi la Biashara Rival
Airtel Money launched Bizna Wallet against Pochi la Biashara. Payments are free to KES 250,000, and Rudishiwa now pays cash.
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Carrefour, KCB and Mastercard launch a prepaid card for grocery shopping
Carrefour, KCB and Mastercard launched a prepaid card topped up from any country. Fees, exchange rates and usage limits are…
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Same Money, Same Day, Different Price: What Actually Makes a Bank “Modern”
A modern payments bank is judged by its rails, not branches. We measure SBM Bank Kenya against a five-point checklist.
- News
Safaricom reduces M-PESA fees: the new Pochi and Buy Goods tariffs explained
Safaricom cuts M-PESA fees: Pochi payments free up to KES 200, Buy Goods collections free up to KES 500.
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Visa hires Airtel Money Kenya’s Anne Kinuthia-Otieno to run its East Africa business
Visa has appointed Anne Kinuthia-Otieno as head of East Africa from 4 August, five days after she left Airtel Money.
- Business
Anne Kinuthia-Otieno leaves Airtel Money Kenya with no successor named
Anne Kinuthia-Otieno has left Airtel Money Kenya after almost five years. No successor named, months before Airtel Africa's London listing.
- Business
SBM Bank Kenya cleared KES 17.6 billion owed to the Central Bank, and that swap explains most of its 171% profit jump
SBM Bank Kenya's half-year profit rose 171%, and it repaid the KES 17.6 billion it owed the Central Bank.
- Business
Nineteen Banks Now Send Money for KES 20 or Nothing on PesaLink. Equity, Co-op and NCBA Still Don’t.
Nineteen Kenyan banks now charge nothing under KES 1,000 and a flat KES 20 above on PesaLink transfers. Full list…
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Airtel Money changes Rudishiwa transaction rewards from airtime to cashback
When Airtel Kenya launched the Rudishiwa Transaction Fee campaign in December 2023, it positioned the promotion as a simple way…
- News
Airtel Money quietly hikes M-PESA transfer fees to match Safaricom’s rates
For years, one of Airtel Money’s biggest selling points has been its cheaper transaction costs compared to M-PESA. Whether you’re…
- News
Safaricom’s quietly launched Akiba Bundles turn data purchases into ZiiDi investments: Here’s how
A few days ago, I received an SMS from the green telco that immediately caught my eye: "More data. More…
- Business
Kenya and Tanzania Top Africa in Bank Shareholder Returns, and Mobile Money Is a Big Reason Why
Tanzania (59%) and Kenya (36%) beat the 23% global average on bank returns, says BCG. Here is what the figures…
- Business
Co-op Bank Is About to Turn Kenyan Traders’ Phones Into Card Machines. It Won’t Replace M-Pesa
Co-op Bank is set to launch Visa Accept in Kenya, turning traders' phones into card terminals. Here is what changes.
- News
Safaricom warns Ziidi Trader users against fake website
Safaricom has issued an urgent warning to customers after discovering a fake website impersonating its fast-growing Ziidi Trader investment platform.…
