M-Pesa

Mobile Money-Telecom Decoupling to Bolster Interoperability, Benefit Africa’s PSPs
Mobile Money-Telecom Decoupling to Bolster Interoperability, Benefit Africa’s PSPs
October 24, 2022  |  Mobile Wallets

As part of the ongoing separation of Airtel Africa’s mobile money business from the parent telecommunications company, Airtel Kenya’s division has become the latest to...

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How Telco APIs Are Enhancing Africa’s Mobile Money Ecosystem
How Telco APIs Are Enhancing Africa’s Mobile Money Ecosystem
September 08, 2022  |  API

In Europe, open banking is associated with a wave of open application programming interfaces (APIs) rolled out by banks that allow authorized third parties to...

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CBDC Weekly: Public Leery of Digital Dollar, IMF Urges Protection for Kenya’s M-Pesa, Indonesia Eyes Wholesale Applications
CBDC Weekly: Public Leery of Digital Dollar, IMF Urges Protection for Kenya’s M-Pesa, Indonesia Eyes...
August 01, 2022  |  CBDC

The public comments on a U.S. central bank digital currency (CBDC) are running overwhelmingly against a digital dollar, according to a libertarian think tank analyst....

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Homegrown Super Apps Shape the Future of Mobile-First African Market
Homegrown Super Apps Shape the Future of Mobile-First African Market
July 25, 2022  |  Mobile Applications

In discussions of super apps, a handful of Asian mobile apps such as AliPay, Gojek, Grab and WeChat are often cited as notable examples. Meanwhile,...

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M-Pesa Debuts Bill Pay Tool for Airtel, Telkom Customers
M-Pesa Debuts Bill Pay Tool for Airtel, Telkom Customers
July 15, 2022  |  Mobile Payments

African money transfer service M-Pesa has debuted bill pay interoperability that lets Airtel and Telkom customers make mobile money payments directly into Safaricom’s M-PESA Pay...

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Safaricom CEO: ‘Innovation Mindset’ Critical to M-Pesa Success
Safaricom CEO: ‘Innovation Mindset’ Critical to M-Pesa Success
June 21, 2022  |  Mobile Payments

“M-Pesa is a barometer of what’s happening in the [Kenyan] economy and how customers are behaving.” That description by Peter Ndegwa, CEO at Nairobi-based tech...

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EMEA Daily: Germany’s N26 Teams With Stripe
EMEA Daily: Germany’s N26 Teams With Stripe
June 03, 2022  |  emea

In today’s top stories from Europe, the Middle East and Africa, German digital bank N26 works with Stripe to expand its account top-up options. Also,...

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M-Pesa Partners With Visa for Virtual Card Payments in Africa
M-Pesa Partners With Visa for Virtual Card Payments in Africa
June 02, 2022  |  Digital Payments

African money transfer service M-Pesa will be teaming with Visa on a virtual payment card service that will try to tap into the subscriptions market...

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Lack of Trust, Gov’t Support Are Main Barriers to Digital Advancement in Developing Markets
Lack of Trust, Gov’t Support Are Main Barriers to Digital Advancement in Developing Markets
September 08, 2021  |  International

If anyone has the knowledge and experience to speak confidently about the ups and downs of Africa’s technology and payments ecosystem, it’s 30-year-old serial entrepreneur...

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