Mobile Money
Explore how Mobile Money is revolutionizing financial transactions and banking across the globe.
- News
Kenya’s online betting licence now costs KES 55 million, and the deadline to pay it is this week
The High Court cleared Kenya's gambling regulator to collect disputed licence fees days before every old operator licence expires.
- Business
Ziidi Trader now accepts passports and military IDs to open accounts
Safaricom's Ziidi Trader now accepts Kenyan passports, military IDs and foreign passports, ending its previous national ID only requirement.
- How To/ Explained
What Actually Happens When You Send Money, and Why SBM Now Does It for Free
Every time you send money in Kenya, the transfer takes a journey you never see. Your bank checks that you…
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Safaricom has switched on Tap to Pay in the M-PESA Business App
Safaricom has added Tap to Pay to the M-PESA Business App, letting merchants accept contactless payments on their phone.
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M-Pesa customers in Ethiopia can now withdraw cash from Bank of Abyssinia ATMs without a card
The withdrawals run through the M-Pesa app, work 24 hours a day, and Safaricom Ethiopia says more banks will follow.
- Interesting Reads
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…
