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O-CITY announces initiative to drive contactless payments across bus services in Kenya

News | Mobile Payments | 18 Nov 2020

BPC’s automated fare collection provider O-CITY has announced its initiative to drive contactless payments across bus services in Nairobi, Kenya.

BPC, O-CITY, expansion, Kenya, Africa, contactless payments, COVID-19, NikoDigi, Tracom, M-Pesa, mobile wallet

Ria Money Transfer, Thunes enable cross-border payments in emerging markets

News | Mobile Payments | 22 Oct 2020

Ria Money Transfer has partnered with global cross-border payment provider Thunes, enabling customers across the globe to send funds directly to consumers from emerging markets.

Ria Money Transfer, cross-border payments, Thunes, emerging markets, mobile wallets, M-Pesa, MTN Mobile Money, mobile money, alternative payment solutions

Vodacom Tanzania opens its M-Pesa API's to developers to streamline mobile payments

News | Mobile Payments | 02 Oct 2020

Vodacom Tanzania has announced the opening of its M-Pesa API in a move set to entice local and international developers into creating new use cases for the mobile payments service.

Vodacom Tanzania, M-Pesa, API, mobile transactions, cashless payments

Remitly doubles mobile wallet offerings and global consumer reach

News | Mobile Payments | 26 Aug 2020

Independent provider of remittance and financial service products for immigrants Remitly has announced the expansion of its mobile wallet network.

Remitly, remittance, immigrants, mobile wallet, mobile wallet network, M-Pesa, MTN Mobile Money, bKash, GCash, Airtel Mobile Money, GoPay, Ovo, Thunes, emerging markets, COVID-19, digital purchases, home delivery, cash pickup, bank deposit

Google, Gates Foundation partner to exceed the M-Pesa platform

News | Mobile Payments | 07 May 2020

Google and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation have initiated the Mojaloop Foundation, in order to develop a new M-Pesa platform. 

Google, Gates Foundation, M-Pesa, digital payments, mobile payments, Mojaloop Foundation, real-time payments, Interledger, Ripple

Visa, Safaricom team up on M-Pesa, payments, and tech

News | Online Payments | 04 May 2020

Visa has teamed up with Kenyan telecom Safaricom, operator of the M-Pesa mobile money product, on payments and tech.

Visa, Safaricom, M-Pesa, payments , tech, financial inclusion, fintech, mobile payments, Kenya, ecommerce, merchants

Vodafone completes the sale of M-Pesa to Safaricom and Vodacom

News | Mobile Payments | 16 Apr 2020

Mobile network operator Safaricom and mobile communications company Vodacom have completed the acquisition of mobile money platform M-Pesa from Vodafone.

Vodafone, M-Pesa, Safaricom, Vodacom, mobile network, transactions , Kenya, mobile money, loans, banks, merchant, payments

Safaricom partners public transport players to accept payments through M-PESA

News | Mobile Payments | 31 Mar 2020

Safaricom has rolled out a partnership with public transport sector players to accept cashless payments through M-PESA in the ongoing battle to combat the spread of the Covid-19.

Safaricom, M-Pesa, COVID-19, cashless, transport

Kenya turns to M-Pesa mobile-money to stem the spread of COVID-19

News | Mobile Payments | 18 Mar 2020

Kenya-based telco Safaricom has announced implementing a fee-waiver on East Africa’s mobile-money product, M-Pesa.

Safaricom, M-Pesa, telco, partnership, direct carrier billing, mobile payments, Africa, mobile money usage, P2P transactions, digital finance, payments

Safaricom waves charges for M-Pesa users

News | Mobile Payments | 17 Mar 2020

Safaricom has decided to waived charges for M-Pesa, so the mobile money service will now pay zero fees for transfers below USD 10.

Safaricom, M-Pesa, mobile money, P2P transactions

Pan-African digital bank for Africans Carbon launches in Kenya

News | Online & Mobile Banking | 23 Dec 2019

Carbon, a consumer-facing lending platform by Nigerian parent company, OneFi, has announced its launch in Kenya.

Carbon, Nigeria, OneFi, Kenya, East Africa, TransUnion CRB, M-Pesa, digital-only banking platform, digital banking, Africa, utility bills, money transfer, minute loan services, cashback, loan top-ups, Amplify

Exclusive interview with PPRO on global expansion, market forecasts, and growth strategies

Interviews | Online Payments | 05 Dec 2019

Stefan Merz, COO of PPRO talks about how PPRO removes the technical and financial complexity of international ecommerce payments with their platform of hundreds of local payment methods from across the globe

Stefan Merz, PPRO, payments processing, global expansion, local payments, online payments, allpago, LATAM, LPM, merger and acquisition, acquisition, card rails, PSP, payments service provider, M-Pesa, Europe