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Onafriq and Visa Partner to Launch Visa Pay, Unlocking Interoperability Between Card and Mobile Money in the DRC
12 Sep 2025 13:48 GMT
… Pay wallets directly from mobile money channels, unlocking … collaboration enables mobile money collections and disbursements from M-Pesa, Airtel … Visa Pay to existing mobile money infrastructure, we… African markets, where mobile money adoption is already …
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M-PESA SMS Notification Delays Leave Millions Guessing About Their Transactions as Safaricom Works on a Fix
11 Sep 2025 21:52 GMT
… stranded in awkward standoffs.
Safaricom admitted the problem and … backdrop of Safaricom’s massive upgrade of the M-PESA platform. … support that scale, Safaricom is shifting M-PESA into a fully cloud … run, Safaricom’s bet is clear. The M-PESA of tomorrow …
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Court strikes out CBK, Safaricom, President's office from Hustler Fund case
10 Sep 2025 21:34 GMT
… , Central Bank of Kenya, Safaricom, and Airtel from a case … had named CBK, the two mobile network services providers, Kenya … .
On the other hand, Safaricom defended the fund arguing that … the money through its M-Pesa platform.
Safaricom’s senior legal Isaac …
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Onafriq and Visa Launch Visa Pay
13 Sep 2025 07:59 GMT
… Pay wallets directly from mobile money channels, unlocking … collaboration enables mobile money collections and disbursements from M-Pesa, Airtel … African markets, where mobile money adoption is already … connects over 1 billion mobile money wallets, 500 million …
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Visa, Onafriq Launch Digital Wallet Service in DRC
12 Sep 2025 18:49 GMT
… residents to transfer funds from M-Pesa, Airtel Money, and Orange Money … momentum in African digital payments. Mobile money adoption has accelerated dramatically … banking infrastructure remains sparse but mobile network coverage continues expanding. The …
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Visa and Onafriq collaborate to launch Visa Pay in Congo
12 Sep 2025 16:33 GMT
… Visa Pay wallets using mobile money services, facilitating digital … allow mobile money collections and disbursements from services such as M-Pesa, … Visa Pay to existing mobile money infrastructure, we’re … linking over one billion mobile money wallets and 500 …
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DEANNE CHATTERTON: Why SA must grasp its African moment
12 Sep 2025 10:25 GMT
… bet big on digital, with mobile money (M-Pesa) transforming financial inclusion and … .
Technology adoption (Kenya, Mauritius). From mobile money to e-governance, Africa …
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The Long Read: Is it Worth Getting Into Fintech?
12 Sep 2025 07:07 GMT
… many users, especially younger generations, mobile-first banking and digital payments … for the unbanked and underbanked. Mobile money, microcredit, and remittance apps … digital wallets.
Africa
In Kenya, M-Pesa revolutionized mobile money. Now, startups like …
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Federal Government of Nigeria Revokes 5% Excise Tax on Telecommunications Services
11 Sep 2025 18:48 GMT
… financial burdens on millions of mobile phone users, businesses, and … Nigerians, who rely heavily on mobile services for communication, financial transactions … . For example, mobile money platforms like OPay, PalmPay, and M-Pesa have revolutionized …
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THUMBI: Why Kenya’s dairy future hinges on climate resilience and digital innovation
11 Sep 2025 18:22 GMT
… optional in agriculture or governance.
Mobile apps, sensors, blockchain and e … chain, while fintech platforms like M-Pesa give farmers instant payments and … , with Kenya’s near-universal mobile phone ownership making digital governance …