Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover the opportunities for the US coming from the developing world. Nearly a decade after its launch, M-Pesa has transformed ...
The Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) offers several methods for students to withdraw funds directly to their M-PESA ...
Kenya’s M-Pesa is making a comeback in South Africa after failed attempts four years ago. During its initial launch it had only a million subscribers and had to be shut down. This is what happens when ...
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 ...
The country's successful mobile banking and payments initiative, M-Pesa, turns 10, while the rest of the world plays catch-up. Katie is a UK-based news reporter and features writer. Officially, she is ...
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M-Pesa now has about 20 million users in Kenya When 53 police officers in Afghanistan checked their phones in 2009, they felt sure there had been some mistake. They knew they were part of a pilot ...