Safaricom CEO Peter Ndegwa says the next phase for M-PESA is turning it from a way to send money into a place where you can ...

In 11 countries around the world, some 30 million people use a mobile money service that is transforming how people handle their finances. It's called M-Pesa, and it has lifted hundreds of thousands ...

Safaricom says M-PESA generated an estimated Sh478.1 billion in social value in the year to March 2026, as 57.8 percent of transactions on the mobile money platform were conducted without charges.The ...

Hang around Silicon Valley long enough, and you will hear about the “Lean Startup Approach,” a methodology developed by Steve Blank and popularized by Eric Ries. The Lean Startup Approach emphasizes ...

Mobile payments have gained significant traction in emerging economies throughout Africa, and a few players are beginning to make use of these technologies for B2B payments, too. M-Pesa operates in ...

Being a Kenyan, who uses both the mobile money service and bitcoin, it made me think about how the two technologies compare. I came across a link about M-Pesa on the Bitcoin subreddit with the ...

I've heard about a new mobile microfinancing application/service called M-Pesa, which is gaining popularity overseas on cheap mobile phones. How does it work, and how does M-Pesa security protect ...

Ten years ago on Tuesday, a gutsy Kenyan company launched a mobile money initiative that would change the lives of millions. Its name is M-Pesa, with “pesa” meaning money in Swahili. Think mobile ...