You cannot reap where you didn’t sow, Safaricom chair tells rivals

You cannot reap where you didn’t sow, Safaricom chair tells rivals

Safaricom Board Chairman Michael Joseph. The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) is pushing telecommunications companies towards full interoperability – the ability of customers to pay anyone anywhere, with settlements happening in real-time. While this is good news for customers, the revolutionary idea has Safaricom, Airtel Kenya and Telkom pulling in different directions. Safaricom, whose mobile […]

Telkom, Safaricom and Airtel enable interoperable mobile payments

Telkom, Safaricom and Airtel enable interoperable mobile payments

Network operators Telkom, Safaricom and Airtel Kenyan have announced the interoperability of their mobile money service platforms, allowing payments to Lipa Na M-Pesa Buy Goods tills from any of the three networks, although this excludes PayBills. This is the first phase towards complete merchant interoperability, with the aim to let customers of T-kash, M-Pesa and […]