Articles about Mpesa

MTN’s fintech ambitions get Nigerian boost

An MTN Nigeria subsidiary receives a licence from the country’s central bank, to provide financial services.

Mobile money booming in Africa

More people have mobile money accounts than bank accounts in Kenya, Madagascar, Tanzania and Uganda, according to a GSMA survey.

MTN brings SA mobile-only banking

The operator partners with the Bank of Athens to offer any South African with a cellphone a mobile bank.

PesaPal intros school fee payments

To save hours of queuing, the mobile payment system aims to give parents a convenient way of paying fees.

Kenya reluctant on e-commerce

Many are adverse to 'plastic money', and e-commerce suffers delivery bottlenecks, says Intrepid Data Systems.

Fraudsters eye mobile money

Criminals can intercept mobile banking data while it is being transmitted, or when it is stored on servers.

Competition pushes telecoms innovation

Rivalry between Airtel and Safaricom increases as the two operators unveil similar virtual credit card payment services.