M-PESA

Kenyan parliament pushes for Safaricom, M-PESA split

Kenyan lawmakers have revived the 2022 Information and Communications (Amendment) Bill, which seeks to split Safaricom, the country’s biggest telco…

9 months ago

PrivPay shutdown after Safaricom cut API access over compliance violations

PrivPay, a Kenyan fintech that allowed customers to make M-PESA transactions without revealing their personal details, shut down in May…

10 months ago

Safaricom and Pezesha launch new loan service for small businesses

Safaricom, Kenya’s top mobile network, has picked Pezesha, a digital lender, to provide credit to small business owners, which will…

12 months ago