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Mwaoshe Njemah in Sarafu

Jul 11, 2016

Safaricom set to introduce a - surprise, surprise- Lipa Na M-PESA Card

It’s no secret, short range payments are M-PESA’s Achilles heel. Safaricom’s celebrated remittance service has simply failed to take off in short range payments. When it comes to making payments at the till…

Mwaoshe Njemah in Sarafu

Mar 23, 2016

Mpesa isn’t digital cash like Bitcoin.

Dominic Frisby the brilliant author of such books as “Bitcoin: the Future of Money?” and “Life after the State” wrote a great piece on why we should fear a cashless future in the Guardian earlier this week. The article makes a lot of observations that I agree…

Mwaoshe Njemah in Sarafu

Mar 16, 2016

Dear TMS Ruge, Quartz called it as it is

The online publication Quartz published an article yesterday about Mobile Money and specifically the Kenyan M-PESA. I agree with the sentiments in the article. M-PESA, ubiquitous here in Kenya, has never really lived up to its potential. Online payments are…

Mwaoshe Njemah in Sarafu

Jan 29, 2016

Safaricom Introduces free monthly M-PESA email statements service

Safaricom has announced a new service that will allow M-PESA the customers to access monthly statements free of charge via email.
The mobile payments giants claims the service is one of the enhancements made possible…

Mwaoshe Njemah in Sarafu

May 13, 2014

Mpesa servers finally moving to Kenya

A local newspaper, Business Daily, reported on it’s website today that Safaricom have contracted Chinese telecommunication company Huawei in a bid to migrate their Mpesa datacentres from Germany to Nairobi. The Mpesa datacentre has been domiciled in the European…

Mwaoshe Njemah in Sarafu

May 12, 2014

Safaricom finally allows for reversal of erroneous M-Pesa airtime purchases

We have all been there. Your favorite uncle just sent you KES 3,500 via M-Pesa. You make a beeline for the nearest agent but instead of withdrawing the money you unwittingly purchase three thousand…

Mwaoshe Njemah in Sarafu

May 6, 2014

This Just In: KopoKopo Experiencing Delays updating M-PESA Transactions Online

I just received this email from KopoKopo about 20 minutes ago. This explains any delays KopoKopo customers maybe experiencing currently:

Mwaoshe Njemah in Sarafu

Feb 13, 2014

CFC Stanbic Bank launches till2Bank, enables merchants take Mpesa payments.

CFC Stanbic Bank recently announced a product that would make it easier for businesses to take mobile payments via Mpesa.