M-Pesa

Today In Payments: Fed Plans New Facility For SMB PPP Loans; SBA Computer Crash Tangles PPP Loan Process

Today In Payments: Fed Plans New Facility For SMB PPP Loans; SBA Computer Crash Tangles PPP Loan Process
Today In Payments: Fed Plans New Facility For SMB PPP Loans; SBA Computer Crash Tangles...
April 07, 2020  |  News

In today’s top news, the Federal Reserve and Treasury Department are collaborating to develop a new facility to help small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) stay...

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Safaricom, Vodacom Acquire M-PESA Payments Platform
Safaricom, Vodacom Acquire M-PESA Payments Platform
April 06, 2020  |  Partnerships

Safaricom, Kenya’s telecommunications giant, and the South African mobile communications company Vodacom have completed the acquisition of the M-PESA brand, along with its product development...

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Kenya Prioritizes M-Pesa Digital Money During Coronavirus Scare
Kenya Prioritizes M-Pesa Digital Money During Coronavirus Scare
March 16, 2020  |  Economy

Safaricom, the largest telecom company in Kenya, said that it was going to waive fees for M-Pesa, the country’s largest digital money service, to help...

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Visa, MFS Africa Team To Take Mobile Wallets Cross-Border
Visa, MFS Africa Team To Take Mobile Wallets Cross-Border
December 11, 2019  |  VISA

Since the rise of M-Pesa in 2007, mobile money wallets have become prevalent across Africa. And while that addition to the market has made many...

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Vodacom, Safaricom To Acquire Rights To Vodafone’s M-Pesa
Vodacom, Safaricom To Acquire Rights To Vodafone’s M-Pesa
May 24, 2019  |  Partnerships

Kenya’s Safaricom has announced that it is partnering with Vodacom to acquire the intellectual property rights to the M-Pesa mobile financial services platform. Get the...

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ClickDishes Teams With Alipay For Mobile Orders
ClickDishes Teams With Alipay For Mobile Orders
February 08, 2019  |  Global Payments

Welcome to The Axis, your late look at payments news from around the world. Coverage includes the rollout of a mini-program for mobile food ordering...

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With New Deal, Western Union And M-PESA Make Global P2P Wave
With New Deal, Western Union And M-PESA Make Global P2P Wave
November 07, 2018  |  Global Payments

Western Union and M-PESA announce today a global P2P partnership that will make it easier for M-PESA customers to send money outside of Kenya and...

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Kenya’s Top Cell Phone Provider Opposes Tax Hike On Cash Transfers
Kenya’s Top Cell Phone Provider Opposes Tax Hike On Cash Transfers
June 19, 2018  |  Cross-border Payments

Kenya’s biggest mobile phone operator, Safaricom, is against a proposed tax rise on mobile phone-based cash transfers. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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