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M-PESA News

East Africa

Airtel Money is Now On its Own

Luis Monzon -
Telecoms group Airtel Kenya has announced that it will be splitting its mobile money business - Airtel Money - from its main company. Instead, Airtel Money will now be operating under the name 'Airtel Money Kenya Limited'. “Following this business separation,...
General

Top 4 Most Trending Stories – Week in Review

Luis Monzon -
As this week comes to a close we take a look at the stories that resonated most with our readers. MTN's former CEO prepares to launch a new venture, Safaricom and Visa launch a new partnership, is Bitcoin ready to...
East Africa

Safaricom to Take All M-PESA Services Offline – When, Why & How Long

Luis Monzon -
Safaricom is set to take down all M-PESA services from Saturday 6 November 2021 at 23:59 until Sunday morning 04:00 - effectively for four hours as Kenya's largest telecom company conducts maintenance on its services for around the 10th...
Cybersecurity

Kenyans Are Being Registered for Political Parties Without Knowledge or Consent

Luis Monzon -
Kenyan users are reporting on social media that they are being signed up as members of political parties in the country without their knowledge or consent via the Office of the Registrar of Political Parties (ORPP). Many are finding the...
Company News

M-PESA is Close to a 99% Market Share in Kenya

Luis Monzon -
As of 31 March 2020, the number of registered mobile money subscriptions in Kenya was 29.1 million. This space is dominated by Safaricom with M-PESA having a 98.8% market share. The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) reports that Airtel Money...
East Africa

Central Bank of Kenya Lengthens its COVID-19 Emergency Mobile Money Measures

Luis Monzon -
The Central Bank of Kenya announced that it will extend the measures placed on mobile money transactions put forth back in March. Charges for mobile money transactions of up to KES1000 ($9,39) and the withdrawal of money between bank accounts...
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Offboarded Employees and ITAM – It Doesn’t Have to Be a Mess

As today’s workplace shifted to digital, companies often focus heavily on onboarding, but what happens when an employee decides...
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