Safaricom

TransferMate Gets Payment License In Singapore; Shanghai Commercial Bank Teams With EMQ
TransferMate Gets Payment License In Singapore; Shanghai Commercial Bank Teams With EMQ
May 29, 2019  |  Global Payments

Welcome to The Axis, your late look at payments news from around the world. Coverage includes TransferMate’s approval for a payments license in Singapore, Chinese bank Shanghai...

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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 / Acquisitions

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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Bambora Teams Up With Payworks, The Bank Of East Asia Unveils Payment Hub
Bambora Teams Up With Payworks, The Bank Of East Asia Unveils Payment Hub
August 14, 2018  |  Global Payments

Welcome to The Axis, your late look at payments news from around the world. Coverage includes WorldRemit’s partnership with Safaricom for money transfers to mobile money...

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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  |  International

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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Kenya’s Safaricom Brings Money Transfer App M-Pesa To New Messaging App
Kenya’s Safaricom Brings Money Transfer App M-Pesa To New Messaging App
May 01, 2018  |  Mobile Applications

Kenya’s Safaricom has launched a new Bonga platform, which is described as a “conversational and transactional social network.” Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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Kenyans Can Now Connect M-PESA Accounts To PayPal
Kenyans Can Now Connect M-PESA Accounts To PayPal
April 09, 2018  |  Mobile Payments

PayPal and Safaricom announced a new collaboration that will enable people living in Kenya to move money between their M-PESA and PayPal accounts. Get the Full...

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Kenyan Regulatory Plan To Divide Safaricom Abandoned
Kenyan Regulatory Plan To Divide Safaricom Abandoned
January 03, 2018  |  International

It looks like Safaricom will survive as a single business — Kenya’s telecom regulator has reportedly backed off a plan that would have seen the...

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M-Pesa Mobile Banking To Cover More Of Africa
M-Pesa Mobile Banking To Cover More Of Africa
May 29, 2017  |  Consumer Finance

Millions more smartphone users in Africa will now have access to basic banking services like borrowing and saving as the popular mobile financial service platform...

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