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East Africa

Kenyan Telecoms Provider updates MySafaricom App

Jenna Delport -
Safaricom has revamped it's My Safaricom App for Android, reports TechWeez. The update (version 1.5.0.7) - which was pushed on Thursday, 12 March 2020 - includes minor features like a new splash screen and refreshed MPESA Global User Interface. The...
East Africa

Kenya: Safaricom hires Equity Bank payment chief

Staff Writer -
According to a report via TelecomPaper, Safaricom Kenya has hired former Equity Bank Group director of payments, Ronald Webb. According to the report, Webb will head Safaricom's M-Pesa unit, stepping up the mobile money rivalry between the two companies. Webb...
East Africa

Safaricom Kenya denies KRA access to taxpayers M-Pesa accounts

Staff Writer -
According to a report published via Business Daily, Kenyan operator Safaricom has rejected the Kenya Revenue Authority's (KRA) request to gain access to its customers' mobile money records. This move, according to the report, prevents the KRA from exposing those...
East Africa

Is EFT making a comeback in Africa?

Staff Writer -
Electronic Fund Transfers (EFT) may be one of the older payment methods on the block, but thanks to fraud and crime they are experiencing a revival.  As technology platforms evolve to make EFTs more easily managed by users and...
Mobile and Telecoms

Kenya: Safaricom unveils M-Pesa statements service

Staff Writer -
Safaricom has announced a new service that allow M-PESA customers to access monthly statements free of charge via email. The service is one of the enhancements made possible to the system following the relocation of the M-PESA servers from Germany to...
Mobile and Telecoms

Ghana: Vodafone launches M-Pesa

Staff Writer -
Vodafone has extended M-Pesa to Ghana, the 11th Vodafone market across Africa, Asia and Europe to benefit from the mobile money transfer service. The launch of the service, operating in Ghana under the ‘Vodafone Cash’ brand, follows a successful pilot...
Mobile and Telecoms

Safaricom opens M-PESA API to devs

Staff Writer -
Safaricom has announced the opening of M-PESA’s API to local and international developers. Safaricom revealed that this will give them the opportunity to develop apps that will work with the M-PESA platform. This move was made possible after Safaricom, in conjunction...
Mobile and Telecoms

Kenya: Safaricom suspends cross-network M-Pesa services

Staff Writer -
Kenyan operator Safaricom has suspended the registration of new M-Pesa customers and the transfer of cash to rival mobile phone networks until the upgrade and transfer of its IT system from Germany to Kenya is completed on 19 April. According...
East Africa

Kenya: Safaricom set to upgrade M-Pesa platform

Staff Writer -
Kenyan operator Safaricom has revealed that it has started final preparations for the launch of the second generation of its M-PESA platform as it prepares to perform a full scale system upgrade aimed at improving efficiencies and speed over...
East Africa

Kenya: Mobile Operators start cross-border mobile money transfers

Staff Writer -
Safaricom is set to allow its M-Pesa user base to send and receive money from Tanzania. According to the telecom operator, the move is aimed at deepening financial inclusion and giving a further boost to its regional integration agenda....
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