M-Pesa’s Power Jeopardized By New Regulations

By  |  October 15, 2013
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Safaricom, a leader in the Kenyan money transfer market, may lose its dominance with M-Pesa as the country’s central bank plans to demand “open, interoperable systems” among operators.

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    These National Payments System regulations could make Safaricom open its platform, competing wit telcos.

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