Mobile money uptake surges following integration with national payments switch, lifting transactions and signalling early gains in Safaricom’s Ethiopia expansion.

Safaricom has addressed situations where users need to confirm the sender’s identity on M-Pesa. The telco has disclosed a ...

"All M-Pesa services are now available. We apologise for any inconveniences caused, and thank you for your patience as we worked to restore them," the firm said. This followed hours of inactivity on ...

Once fully implemented, the feature will also extend to merchant payments, where businesses currently receive full customer ...

Vodacom Tanzania, M-Pesa Africa, and Paymentology have launched Africa’s first mobile-money tap-to-pay feature, available ...

Visa and Safaricom launch a virtual card to let M-Pesa users transact over Visa's network. Digital payments are quickly replacing cash in Africa—making the region an attractive destination for digital ...

The country's successful mobile banking and payments initiative, M-Pesa, turns 10, while the rest of the world plays catch-up. Katie is a UK-based news reporter and features writer. Officially, she is ...

Vodacom is South Africa’s largest mobile network operator. In addition to South Africa, it has a presence in Lesotho, Mozambique, DRC and Tanzania. The company’s primary listing is on the Johannesburg ...