Friday, March 29, 2024

You can now access M-Pesa on Google Play

Kenyans who use M-Pesa services can now access M-Pesa on Google Play. This follows the integration of the mobile phone money service as a form of payment into the app store.

Previously, customers could only pay using credit cards, which are inaccessible to most Kenyans.

“Carrier billing is very important to the developer ecosystem in markets where credit card is very low. With this partnership, M-Pesa will play a critical role in the app ecosystem,” said Mahir Sahin, head of Android partnerships in Africa for Google.

Normal M-Pesa PayBill transaction fees will apply on the payment option that was integrated into Google Play by DOCOMO Digital, a firm that is owned by Japan’s largest mobile operator.

Safaricom says that integrating M-Pesa into Google Play is part of its larger objectives to evolve the service well-beyond the foundation al money transfer offering.Over the last few years, Safaricom has tried to make it easier for Kenyans to use M-Pesa for payments in the physical and virtual world.

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