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New alliance in Africa aims to explore remittance solutions

News | Payments General | 26 Mar 2024

Coronation Group, Access Holdings, Safaricom, and M-PESA Africa have formed a strategic partnership to provide remittance corridors in Africa.

remittance, financial inclusion, partnership, mobile money, money transfer

Safaricom taps Onafriq to enable remittances to Ethiopia

News | Mobile Payments | 21 Mar 2024

Kenya-based telecommunications company Safaricom has augmented its M-PESA platform, through a partnership with Onafriq, to offer remittances to Ethiopia.

remittance, money transfer, mobile payments, expansion, growth markets

The Paypers Global Partnerships Analysis Q3 2023 – Payments and Commerce

Voice of the Industry | Payments General | 10 Nov 2023

The Paypers has researched and analysed the most prolific partnerships that defined and built resilience within the payments & commerce and banking & fintech sectors in Q3 2023, from payments infrastructure, BNPL, the proliferation of Tap-to-Pay, the surge of Open Banking tech, and overall digitalisation attempts for banking and financial services.

payments , paytech, partnership, The Paypers Quarterly Analysis series, ecommerce, fintech

EDOMx partners with finbotsAI

News | Payments General | 11 Oct 2023

US-based lending provider EDOMx has partnered with B2B SaaS fintech finbotsAI to enable credit risk management using AI. 

credit scoring, lending, partnership, financial inclusion, artificial intelligence

Uber Eats to roll out AI-powered features

News | Payments General | 22 Sep 2023

Uber Technologies has announced it will accept more payment options on its food delivery platform and roll out an AI-powered assistant to help users find deals and explore food options.

artificial intelligence, payments , payment processing, delivery, payment methods

Xprizo enables fund withdrawals using M-Pesa

News | Mobile Payments | 19 Sep 2023

iGaming fintech platform Xprizo has partnered with payments provider M-Pesa to enable its customers to withdraw funds using M-pesa directly into their Xprizo wallet.

partnership, mobile payments, digital wallet, cross-border payments, payments aggregator

Safaricom to launch mobile money service in Ethiopia

News | Mobile Payments | 28 Aug 2023

Safaricom has announced plans to launch M-Pesa in Ethiopia by the end of September 2023 will have it integrated with more banks.

mobile payments, product launch, expansion, financial inclusion, cashless

Moniepoint cleared to acquire Kenyan fintech Kopo Kopo

News | Payments General | 23 Aug 2023

The competition ombudsman in Kenya has allowed Moniepoint to buy Kopo Kopo, a Kenya-based provider of payment services and credit to businesses.

acquisition, expansion, regulation, digital payments, mobile payments

Uber, Safaricom partner for M-PESA payments and disbursements

News | Payments General | 03 Aug 2023

Communication solutions company Safaricom has announced a partnership with Uber that is set to enable Kenya-based riders to pay for trips through the mobile money service M-PESA.

partnership, payments , paytech, fintech, payment methods, mobile money, mobile payments, financial inclusion

Safaricom, EDOMx to extend BNPL services to Lipa Na M-PESA businesses

News | Online Payments | 27 Jul 2023

Africa-based telecommunication company Safaricom and US-based lending provider EDOMx have partnered to extend BNPL to Lipa Na M-PESA businesses.

partnership, BNPL, ecommerce, retail, marketplace, financial inclusion, digital payments, digitalisation

TerraPay, Safaricom to facilitate outbound cross-border remittances

News | Online Payments | 21 Jul 2023

Global payments infrastructure company TerraPay has partnered with Africa-based telecommunication company Safaricom to facilitate outbound cross-border remittances.

partnership, cross-border payments, remittance, fintech, digital payments, digital wallet, money transfer, financial inclusion, digitalisation, real-time payments

Safaricom partners with EABL and Vivo

News | Online & Mobile Banking | 10 Jul 2023

Kenya-based communication solutions company Safaricom has partnered with EABL and Vivo to launch the Bar and Shell apps on the M-PESA application.

partnership, payments , online payments, digital payments, mobile payments

The synergy between CBDC and mobile money

Voice of the Industry | Payments General | 27 Jun 2023

Athu Karume, eCurrency’s President of Africa Markets, presents the benefits of a CBDC implementation that integrates into the existing mobile money services and systems.

CBDC, mobile money, payment methods, cross-border payments, tokenization

Safaricom and HELB to disburse loans to M-PESA

News | Mobile Payments | 28 Apr 2023

Kenya-based communication solutions company Safaricom and the Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) have partnered to launch the HELB mobile wallet and HELB M-PESA mini app.

product launch, mobile payments, lending, digital wallet, partnership

Amazon faces lawsuit over alleged biometric tracking

News | Digital Identity, Security & Online Fraud | 20 Mar 2023

US-based multinational technology company Amazon has faced a lawsuit over alleged biometric tracking on the Go stores based in New York City.

regulation, compliance, biometrics, biometric authentication, digital verification, identity verification

M-PESA partners Amazon to boost global remittance market

News | Online Payments | 20 Feb 2023

African mobile money app, M-PESA, has signed a new strategic partnership with fintech giant Amazon, tackling global remittances market’s multi-trillion dollar surge.

money transfer, money remittance, online platform, expansion, partnership, public listing, cross-border payments, fintech, payment processing, online payments

Safaricom customers to get seamless access to Boomplay

News | Ecommerce | 03 Nov 2022

Kenya-based communication solutions company Safaricom has offered the music streaming service Boomplay to its customers in different bundles.

mobile payments, ecommerce, expansion, partnership

Safaricom to launch M-Pesa for kids and a virtual card

News | Cards | 16 May 2022

Kenya-based Safaricom has planned to add M-Pesa Junior card for kids and a virtual M-Pesa card to its product portfolio, in partnership with Visa.

product launch, debit card, Visa, virtual card, partnership

Safaricom and NHIF launch M-PESA mini app

News | Mobile Payments | 14 Oct 2021

Kenya-based communication solutions company Safaricom has rolled out a mini-app version of M-PESA that will provide NHIF’s transacting services.

mobile payments, product launch, transactions , biometric authentication

The evolution of the alternative payments landscape in 2021 and beyond

Voice of the Industry | Payments General | 30 Sep 2021

Jonathan Bennett, CCO of DOCOMO Digital, explains how adoption of digital and mobile payments surged during the coronavirus pandemic leading to a wider payments landscape

DOCOMO Digital, digital payments, online payments, mobile payments, e-wallet