Kenyan diaspora send the most digital remittances via mobile money Milicent Atieno June 23, 2017 Business Plans According to a report by UK’s fastest growing tech company WorldRemit, Kenyan diaspora do the most digital money transfer to mobile money accounts. WorldRemit is a digital money transfer service set to...
Kenya’s telecom Safaricom set to expand its mobile money service M-Pesa across Africa Milicent Atieno June 14, 2017 Business Plans Kenya’s leading mobile service provider Safaricom is planning to roll out its successful mobile money service M-Pesa to other markets outside East Africa. Currently, M-Pesa enjoys a dominant market position...
Kwesé TV partners with Safaricom to deliver Video on Demand to Kenyans Milicent Atieno April 18, 2017 Business Plans Kwesé TV, Econet Media’s multi-platform Pay TV network, has secured a partnership with Kenya’s leading telecom Safaricom. To deliver video on demand content to Kenyans over the telecom’s fast 4G...
Safaricom’s Lipa Na M-Pesa Tariffs reduced by 50% | #FTAfricaPayments Milicent Atieno March 30, 2017 Event Articles Safaricom CEO Bob Collymore broke the good news to merchants during his address at the FT Africa Payments Innovation Summit held yesterday in Nairobi. The telecom announced planned tariff price cut by 50% on...
Kenyans abroad are the biggest senders of mobile to mobile remittances Innov8tiv.com March 28, 2017 Business Plans Transfers to mobile money accounts make up 93% of WorldRemit transactions to Kenya now - showing that Kenyans continue to be early adopters of innovative technology, even when abroad To mark the 10th...
Kenya to launch another World’s first Mobile-only Government Bond | M-Akiba Milicent Atieno March 22, 2017 Business Plans M-Akiba Treasury bond, a mobile-based platform where small-scale investors can invest in Kenya government bonds is going live on Thursday. M-Akiba proceeds will be invested in infrastructure projects in...
Consumer Wallet, a new app launched by Safaricom and mSurvey to map out Africa Cash Economy Milicent Atieno March 7, 2017 Business Plans Kenya’s leading telecom Safaricom has teamed up with data collection startup mSurvey and launched Consumer Wallet; an online platform mapping out Africa’s cash economy using SMS and mobile devices...
M-Pesa 10th Anniversary, as Kenya continues to teach the World about Mobile Money Milicent Atieno February 28, 2017 Business Plans When it comes to mobile money, Kenya is leading, and the rest of the world is playing catch up. As M-Pesa (coined from the Swahili word ‘pesa’ meaning money) celebrates its 10th anniversary come March...
Vodacom’s M-Pesa Mobile Money Service A Hard Sell In South Africa Felix Omondi May 10, 2016 Start-ups A classic case of one-size-does-not-fit-all. The mobile money service, M-Pesa traction in South Africa is a far cry from how it performs in where it began Kenya. So much so that Vodacom said it is winding up...
You could Soon Be Able To Transfer money From PayPal To M-Pesa Milicent Atieno February 23, 2016 Business Plans, Start-ups It appears PayPal has identified the potential market growth it could have by partnering up with mobile money services especially in emerging markets. “We have a tremendous opportunity to transform commerce...
