M-PESA

Safaricom upgrades M-PESA backbone as API transactions hit 25%

Safaricom is working to keep its mobile money platform M-PESA at the core of Kenya’s digital payments even as more…

1 week ago

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…

1 year 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…

1 year 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…

1 year ago