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M-Pesa

Today In Payments: Mastercard, Lloyds Bank Team For Open Banking; Amazon Job Posting Hints At Cryptos’ Retail Future
Today In Payments: Mastercard, Lloyds Bank Team For Open Banking; Amazon Job Posting Hints At...
July 26, 2021  |  News

In today’s top news, Mastercard and Lloyds Bank have teamed up to launch a new open banking API for merchants and consumers. Plus, big tech...

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Vodafone Considers Spinning Off M-Pesa Money Service
Vodafone Considers Spinning Off M-Pesa Money Service
July 23, 2021  |  Mobile Commerce

Vodafone could spin off its popular African mobile money service M-Pesa, the company’s CEO told Bloomberg News on Friday (July 23). M-Pesa, which offers peer-to-peer...

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Today In Payments Around The World: Vinted Lands More Than $300 Million In Funding; Safaricom Eyes Having Its Mobile Payments Service On Amazon
Today In Payments Around The World: Vinted Lands More Than $300 Million In Funding; Safaricom...
May 13, 2021  |  International

In today’s top payments news around the world, Vinted has landed more than $300 million from investors, while Safaricom is reportedly in talks about harnessing...

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Amazon, Safaricom Explore Enabling M-PESA Wallets On Amazon
Amazon, Safaricom Explore Enabling M-PESA Wallets On Amazon
May 13, 2021  |  Mobile Payments

Kenyan telecom Safaricom is discussing the use of its mobile money service M-Pesa on Amazon’s eCommerce platform, Bloomberg reported. The move comes out of Safaricom’s...

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New Report: Solving Gig Platforms Cross-Border Payments And Compliance Complexities
New Report: Solving Gig Platforms Cross-Border Payments And Compliance Complexities
July 24, 2020  |  Payments Powering the Platform Economy

The eCommerce marketplaces have been a lifeline for businesses and consumers who want to transact under stay-at-home orders and while safely social distancing. These marketplaces...

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Innovation Eases The Friction Of Global Payment Rails
Innovation Eases The Friction Of Global Payment Rails
April 30, 2020  |  B2B Payments

This week’s examination of the latest in payments rails innovation finds financial service providers innovating on top of existing rails to address the friction of...

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Today In Payments: Fed Plans New Facility For SMB PPP Loans; SBA Computer Crash Tangles PPP Loan Process
Today In Payments: Fed Plans New Facility For SMB PPP Loans; SBA Computer Crash Tangles...
April 07, 2020  |  News

In today’s top news, the Federal Reserve and Treasury Department are collaborating to develop a new facility to help small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) stay...

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Safaricom, Vodacom Acquire M-PESA Payments Platform
Safaricom, Vodacom Acquire M-PESA Payments Platform
April 06, 2020  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Safaricom, Kenya’s telecommunications giant, and the South African mobile communications company Vodacom have completed the acquisition of the M-PESA brand, along with its product development...

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Kenya Prioritizes M-Pesa Digital Money During Coronavirus Scare
Kenya Prioritizes M-Pesa Digital Money During Coronavirus Scare
March 16, 2020  |  Coronavirus

Safaricom, the largest telecom company in Kenya, said that it was going to waive fees for M-Pesa, the country’s largest digital money service, to help...

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