M Pesa news and trends

M-Pesa/Microsoft Pact Underscores Tech’s Role in Small Business Financial Inclusion  
Financial Inclusion // January 16, 2024

The recent announcement of joint efforts by Microsoft to build new financial services for businesses hints at a multipronged effort to boost financial inclusion … Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

Microsoft/Vodafone $1.5 Billion Deal Will Help Expand M-Pesa
Partnerships // January 16, 2024

Microsoft and Vodafone have launched a $1.5 billion payments and AI-focused collaboration. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By...

Safaricom Launches M-Pesa Mobile Money Service in Ethiopia
Mobile Wallets // August 27, 2023

Kenyan telecom Safaricom has brought its mobile money service M-Pesa to Ethiopia. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing this form, you...

TerraPay and Safaricom Team on Cross-Border Payments
Cross Border Commerce // July 19, 2023

Payments infrastructure TerraPay has launched a cross-border remittance partnership with Kenyan telecommunications firm Safaricom. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS...

Interviews & Exclusives
How Digital Innovation Is Unifying Africa’s Fragmented Payments Landscape

July 06, 2023
In 2019, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said it was time to simplify money movement and make sending money to someone as easy as sending a photo. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily […]

Virtual Cards and Super Apps’ Big Future in B2B Payments

December 02, 2022
With an increasing number of businesses going digital, virtual cards are fast becoming the preferred method of payments in various markets across the world, thanks to their ability to help...

Safaricom CEO: ‘Innovation Mindset’ Critical to M-Pesa Success

June 21, 2022
“M-Pesa is a barometer of what’s happening in the [Kenyan] economy and how customers are behaving.” Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

With New Deal, Western Union And M-PESA Make Global P2P Wave

November 07, 2018
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 for this highly popular mobile...

Quick Reads
Mastercard and Safaricom Team on Cross-Border Payments in Kenya

September 19, 2024
Mastercard has launched a partnership with East African telecom Safaricom. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing this form, you agree to receive marketing communications from PYMNTS and […]

Microsoft/Vodafone $1.5 Billion Deal Will Help Expand M-Pesa

January 16, 2024
Microsoft and Vodafone have launched a $1.5 billion payments and AI-focused collaboration. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

Safaricom Launches M-Pesa Mobile Money Service in Ethiopia

August 27, 2023
Kenyan telecom Safaricom has brought its mobile money service M-Pesa to Ethiopia. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

TerraPay and Safaricom Team on Cross-Border Payments

July 19, 2023
Payments infrastructure TerraPay has launched a cross-border remittance partnership with Kenyan telecommunications firm Safaricom. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...