Free bank to M-Pesa, Airtel Money transfers for sole traders

The fintech, which entered the Kenyan market in June last year, gained clearance yesterday and pledged to provide secure services while complying to the Central Bank's regulatory framework.

Through the agreement, individuals within Ethiopia will be able to receive remittances from different parts of the world through Safaricom’s M-PESA.

This is the second M-Pesa outage Safaricom has experienced this January.

Through the agreement announced yesterday, merchants using Chapa’s payment gateway system can receive payments from Safaricom M-Pesa customers.

Safaricom Ethiopia announced the total transaction value since the company's inception two months ago is now $288 million (Ksh. 43.7 billion).

The primary markets for Ayoba are Nigeria, Cote d'Ivoire, Cameroon, and Ghana, which grew by an astounding 89.1% year-over-year.

The partnership with Uber will allow Safaricom to offer digital payments through M-PESA.

Two new entities have been established to invest in early stage and growth stage start-ups in Kenya.

President Ruto unveiled a suite of digital government services dubbed Gava Mkononi on Friday.

Safaricom PLC recently hosted its first investor day in Nairobi and provided detail about its aspirations in Ethiopia.

Companies launch the MyDStv mini app within the M-Pesa app.