Kenya High Court Safaricom ruling voids the $1.58 billion sale to Vodacom: judges found the government concealed that the ...

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 ...

Everyone says their fintech will change lives. This one did. One of the world's most influential and important fintechs has just passed another milestone. Africa's first mobile payment service, M-Pesa ...

Financial inclusion is about making financial services work for people in their everyday lives and participate fully in the ...

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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 ...

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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 ...