Tando is making it possible for 40 million Kenyans to send and receive bitcoin using their phone numbers via Mpesa and over ...

In 11 countries around the world, some 30 million people use a mobile money service that is transforming how people handle their finances. It's called M-Pesa, and it has lifted hundreds of thousands ...

Safaricom has explained how M-Pesa users can increase Fuliza limits and avoid reductions. The telco shared tips that can help ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover the opportunities for the US coming from the developing world. Nearly a decade after its launch, M-Pesa has transformed ...

Kenya’s M-Pesa is making a comeback in South Africa after failed attempts four years ago. During its initial launch it had only a million subscribers and had to be shut down. This is what happens when ...

M-Pesa (“M” for mobile, pesa is Swahili for money) in Kenya is one of the most celebrated success stories of information and communication technologies (ICTs) allowing poor communities to access a ...

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 ...

The proliferation of micro traders such as food vendors, kiosk owners, boda boda operators and second-hand clothes sellers has pushed adoption of M-Pesa’s Pochi la Biashara wallets ahead of business ...

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