Lipa na M-PESA

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Safaricom has informed merchants that new changes to take effect from the end of June will see customer details hidden. [Photo/ Gotta]
BUSINESSTECHNOLOGY

Lipa na M-Pesa: Why Customer Names Will be Hidden From June

Safaricom is introducing changes to its Lipa na M-Pesa platform expected to boost customer privacy. Currently, customers making purchases with Lipa na M-Pesa...

Under the new set-up, Airtel or Telkom subscribers will be able to use Lipa na M-Pesa till numbers to complete payments.
BUSINESSMARKETSTECHNOLOGY

Till ni Till: Safaricom, Airtel, Telkom to Sync for Payments

Safaricom is gearing up to unveil interoperability this week for its Lipa na M-Pesa payments platform - opening it up to customers of...

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BUSINESS

Safaricom Reaches a Milestone With M-PESA Customers

M-Pesa Customers: Safaricom today announced that M-PESA has crossed 30 million customers using the service every month in Kenya. The milestone comes a...

An Equity Bank branch. One Equity offers businesses a single till number that allows customers to make payments via M-Pesa, Airtel Money, PesaLink, Equitel, and the Eazzybanking app. [Photo/ Courtesy]
BUSINESSTECHNOLOGY

Safaricom’s Lipa na M-Pesa Faces Equity Onslaught

Equity Bank is set for a show-down for market share after launching its new all-in-one payments solution dubbed One Equity. One Equity offers...

FEATURED ARTICLE

Trucks, Pickups Up For Grabs As Safaricom Rewards Businesses With M-PESA Promotion

Safaricom has launched a promotion that will reward business owners on its Lipa Na M-PESA and Pochi La Biashara services. The promotion comes on...

An M-Pesa agent outlet. A planned maintenance activity is set to disrupt the mobile money service. [Photo/ Courtesy]
BUSINESS

Safaricom Announces 4-Hour Maintenance Disruption

Safaricom on Friday, November 5 issued a public notice informing customers of planned maintenance activities set to disrupt the network. The planned maintenance...

A Lipa na M-Pesa till number on display. A till is a special SIM card created for receiving payments from M-PESA. The SIM card has a unique number known as the till number. [Photo/ Majira Digital Media]
BUSINESSTECHNOLOGY

Exposed: Lipa na M-Pesa Trick Being Used to Con Businesses

Lipa na M-Pesa is a service from Safaricom that allows businesses, large and small, to easily receive payments via mobile money. Upon registration,...

Safaricom CEO Peter Ndegwa during the release of the company's 2019 Full Year results.
FEATURED ARTICLE

Lipa Na M-PESA Gets Business App

 Safaricom on Thursday announced a Lipa Na M-PESA Business smartphone app for the more than 170,000 merchants on the service. Named “M-PESA for...

FEATURED ARTICLE

Safaricom Awards Lipa Na M-PESA Customers with 8 Tractors, 8 Trucks

Safaricom on Thursday awarded 16 Lipa Na M-PESA customers with 8 tractors and 8 trucks to conclude the Lipa Na M-PESA Promotion as...