The Continuing Story of Mobile Money
Mobile money has rapidly grown in popularity, especially in Africa. Nevertheless, there is a much more to come.
Safaricom Mobile Money: Break Walls, Build Bridges
The Kenyan telco has granted developers access to an API for their M-PESA payments platform.
Safaricom and Neural Win Award for M-Pesa AML
Safaricom’s improved AML monitoring has shut down criminal rings and passed details of suspects to the police.
Safaricom Sued over Bitcoins and AML
A legal dispute over money laundering and cryptocurrencies shows how ‘developing’ countries like Kenya are leaders when it comes to emerging tech and legal challenges.
Revisiting the Beginnings of M-Pesa
In March 2006, I resigned from British American Tobacco (BAT) to head into a new job in a new industry (as a product assurance analyst…