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  • Published on Jun 25, 2026

    Safaricom explains how M-Pesa users can increase Fuliza limits, avoid reductions

    Safaricom clarified how M-Pesa users can enhance their Fuliza eligibility, increase their loan limits and prevent downward revision Fuliza can be activated by M-Pesa customers who are registered using a national ID, Kenyan passport, or military ID Once a …

    Source: TUKO - Neutral
  • Published on Jun 28, 2026

    Top Cryptocurrency Payment Gateway for the African Market

      Sub-Saharan Africa has become one of the fastest-growing digital asset ecosystems in the world, driven heavily by retail adoption, cross-border remittances, and the need to hedge against domestic inflation. For businesses operating within or expanding …

    Source: The Kenyan Daily Post - Pending
  • Published on Jun 23, 2026

    Mobile Money Subscriptions in Kenya Hit 53.4 Million

    Kenya’s mobile money sector recorded strong growth in the third quarter of the 2025/26 financial year, with subscriptions rising from 51.4 million to 53.4 million between January and March 2026, according to the latest sector statistics released by …

    Source: TechTrendsKE - Neutral
  • Published on Jun 23, 2026

    My OneApp’s Latest Updates Suggest Safaricom Is Solving for Access First

    On April 16, Safaricom publicly apologised to customers after the rollout of My OneApp left some users struggling to access services. The problems were especially visible among roaming and diaspora customers, many of whom reported login failures and …

    Source: TechTrendsKE - Neutral
  • Published on Jun 23, 2026

    Safaricom Teams With Chainalysis as AI Hunts Payments Linked to Illegal Wildlife Trade

    Key Takeaways Safaricom, Google, and Meta joined a United for Wildlife taskforce in 2024 to crush illegal trafficking. AI will monitor M-Pesa to disrupt a $23B illicit market that puts 1M species at risk of extinction. Next, British Airways and Heathrow …

    Source: Bitcoin.com - Pending
  • Published on Jun 22, 2026

    Mobile money hits 53.4 million accounts

    A customer accessing his mobile money wallet on M-Pesa./FILE Kenya’s mobile money boom is showing no signs of slowing down, with subscriptions rising by two million in just one quarter to reach 53.4 million accounts, new data from the Communications …

    Source: Star - Neutral
  • Published on Jun 22, 2026

    Safaricom Nears 60 Million Subscribers as Kenya Hits 84.1 Million Mobile Lines

    The Communications Authority of Kenya released its sector statistics for Q3 of the 2025/2026 financial year (January to March 2026), revealing that Kenya now has 84.1 million active mobile subscriptions, up 7.4% from the previous quarter. That puts …

    Source: Techweez - Pending
  • Published on Jun 22, 2026

    Safaricom Makes My OneApp Data-Free With Latest Update

    Safaricom has pushed out a new update to My OneApp, and the headline feature is zero-rated access. Starting with Android version 5.1.9 and iOS version 5.1.7, users can open and use the app without eating into their data bundles. You still need an active …

    Source: Techweez - Pending
  • Published on Jun 20, 2026

    Finance Bill 2026: MPs reject proposal to introduce VAT on M-Pesa, Airtel Money

    Kenyan MPs passed the Finance Bill 2026 after making several amendments to taxes proposed by the National Treasury During amendments to the bill, MPs scrapped the proposed VAT on person-to-person mobile money transfers However, Opposition MPs dismissed …

    Source: TUKO - Neutral
  • Published on Jun 18, 2026

    MPs Reject VAT on M-Pesa Transfers as Digital Payments Become Mainstream

    Kenyan lawmakers have moved to preserve the M-Pesa VAT exemption proposed under the Finance Bill 2026, shielding mobile money transfers from a tax change that industry players warned could make digital payments more expensive and undermine financial …

    Source: TechTrendsKE - Neutral
  • Published on Jun 18, 2026

    M-Pesa, Airtel Money Hit Over 600K Mobile Money Agents in Kenya

    Kenya’s growth in mobile money penetration has led to more mobile money agents, with the number of mobile agents growing to 602,470. This represents a growth of 20.2% in 3 months, up from the previous total of 501,399 agents. Safaricom’s M-Pesa, the …

    Source: Techweez - Pending
  • Published on Jun 18, 2026

    How M-Pesa Changed Everyday Spending in Kenya

    M-Pesa changed everyday spending in Kenya not as a loud fintech trend, but as an everyday tool. Through the phone, people pay for rides, bills, food delivery, small business purchases, subscriptions, school expenses, and online services. Into the same …

    Source: The Zimbabwean - Indeterminate
  • Published on Jun 26, 2026

    What Ripple’s 2025 Impact Report Reveals About XRP’s Real Role

    Ripple just published its 2025 Impact Report, and by its own count it was the company’s biggest year of giving yet, with more than $70 million donated and over $250 million since 2018. The report is full of real wins, from drought relief in Kenya to small …

    Source: 24/7 Wall St. - Neutral
  • Published on Jun 27, 2026

    TZ & NZ Gaming Markets Compared | BetPokies NZ

    When the Pacific Rim Gaming Policy Forum convened its closed-door roundtable in Auckland this past spring, the discussion quickly moved past the predictable talking points. Among the voices shaping the conversation was Charlotte Wilson, editor at BetPokies …

    Source: The Citizen - Indeterminate
  • Published on Jun 27, 2026

    Nairobi, where cybercrime has found an address

    A security officer walks past a cybercrime containment poster at KICC during a cybersecurity conference in Nairobi on July 9, 2018 /FILE Cybercrime used to sound distant: a hacker in another country, a faceless syndicate, a strange email from nowhere …

    Source: Star - Neutral
  • Published on Jun 14, 2026

    G-SPOT: The curious case of the phantom M-Pesa deposit

    Has Christmas come early? / OZONE The other night, I received an unexpected M-Pesa deposit. This lump sum, which wasn’t accompanied by the usual text message saying where it had come from, paid off my almost depleted Fuliza, and more than quadrupled my …

    Source: Star - Neutral
  • Published on Jun 12, 2026

    Budget Day: What the Proposed New Phone and M-Pesa Taxes Mean for Users

    Budget day has arrived, and there are two proposals to look out for that matter most to anyone who owns a smartphone and uses mobile money, which is to say, nearly everyone.  The Finance Bill 2026, tabled in Parliament on May 5 and scheduled to take effect …

    Source: Techweez - Pending
  • Published on Jun 25, 2026

    The Battle to Control Africa’s Money: Mpesa Vs Banks Vs Fintech’s

    Africa’s biggest battle is no longer taking place inside banks’ boardrooms or startup incubators; it’s unfolding every time one sends money, taps their phone to pay, or even applies for a digital loan. The real prize is not the transactional fees, it’s …

    Source: TechTrendsKE - Neutral
  • Published on Jun 10, 2026

    From M-Pesa to Digital Identity: Africa’s Fintech Evolution

    Sub–Saharan Africa is a global leader in the development of mobile financial services. Out of every ten mobile transactions worldwide, seven occur in Africa. The rapid spread of fintech, in which the Central Bank of Kenya played a key role, gave rise to …

    Source: Ghanaian Times - Indeterminate

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