Mobile Money
Explore how Mobile Money is revolutionizing financial transactions and banking across the globe.
- News
Nium.com now allows sending funds to Kenya, Tanzania, Ghana and South Africa
All funds transferred into the four countries can be initiated in any of the 40+ source currencies currently offered through…
- News
Users can now Request Money from Others using NEW M-Pesa App
With the new M-Pesa app, Safaricom changed the approach to its mobile money platform introducing new features, a new data-first…
- News
Here are the new Telkom T-Kash Charges from March 2021
Telekom Kenya has announced new rates for T-Kash effective March 5th 2021. This follows a revision by the company on…
- Interesting Reads
M-Pesa is Expensive, Bank to Mobile Transfers are Free
M-Pesa is still very expensive especially for micro-transactions. For example, someone sending KES. 20,000 pays KES. 102, which is 0.51%…
- Full Reviews
The New M-PESA App is really good!
The new M-PESA app is a whole new experience with focus on data. You can see your daily average spend,…
- News
Sparkle partners with Network International for virtual and physical payment cards
Sparkle’s new virtual and plastic debit cards are targeted at SMEs and upwardly mobile, unbanked consumers across Nigeria, bringing them…
- News
It’s back to normal for transactions below KES. 1,000 starting January 2021
The Central Bank of Kenya has announced the end of free transactions below KES. 1,000 - a measure that was…
- News
Safaricom testing new M-Pesa App with focus on data insights
What's new with the upcoming M-Pesa App: here the focus is on the data a customer will be able to…
- News
M-Pesa is partnering with VISA for a new global payments platform
The partnership aims to enable tourists visiting Kenya to use M-Pesa in Kenya by downloading an app. Similarly, M-Pesa users…
- News
Safaricom’s M-Shwari customers lose money in “system issue”
Safaricom has confirmed there's an issue affecting M-Shwari balances. So if you've recently transacted and have noticed something is wrong,…
- News
Important numbers from Safaricom’s half-year results
Despite a 4.8% drop in Service Revenue, Safaricom increased capital expenditure by 25.5% to KES 22.75 Billion, signaling investment commitment…
- Opinion
Safaricom is finally fixing M-Pesa’s Privacy issues …sort of.
With Safaricom's new 'Pochi la Biashara' the company is finally introducing small fixes to the big privacy issue currently affecting…
- Opinion
Is Safaricom’s dominance good for the future of Kenya?
While one CANNOT say Safaricom got to its position unfairly, it would be unfair to say there's still a chance…
- News
Telkom customers to get Showmax Pro Subscription with data bundle purchases
Showmax has announced a partnership with Telkom Kenya to introduce data deals for Telkom customers. The offer is valid from…
- Opinion
‘OverHere’ allows you to buy now, pay later while using device
'OverHere' allows you to buy now, pay later while using device should you trust them? What data do they want…
