Topic

M Pesa

Majority Rule: How Vodacom Took Control of Safaricom, and What It Means for Diaspora Money

A KSh 272 billion block trade on June 30 handed Vodacom 55% of Kenya's most valuable company. For millions who send money home, the pipes just changed hands.

about 1 month ago4 min

An M-PESA mobile money agent kiosk with green Safaricom branding on a busy Nairobi street in Kenya.

Business

The Rail That Moves the Money Home: What a South African Takeover of Safaricom Means for Kenyans Abroad

Vodacom now controls 55 per cent of the company behind M-Pesa. For millions in the diaspora, the platform that carries their remittances has quietly changed hands.

about 1 month ago5 min

A hand holding a black smartphone, illustrating the mobile money transfers now driving Kenyan diaspora remittances

Tech

The Phone That Beat the Bank: How Mobile Money Quietly Took Over Kenya's Diaspora Lifeline

about 1 month ago6 min

A smartphone resting beside banknotes, illustrating mobile money transfers and digital remittances to Kenya.

Tech

The Phone That Beat the Bank: How Mobile Money Became the Diaspora's New Way Home

about 1 month ago5 min

A white smartphone resting beside banknotes on a table, illustrating a mobile-money transfer

Tech

The Rails Beneath the Remittance: How Kenya's Mobile-Money Surge Is Quietly Rewiring the Diaspora's Lifeline Home

about 1 month ago5 min

Young Kenyan demonstrators march through the streets of Nairobi during the 2024 Finance Bill protests.

Business

The Levy on the Lifeline: How Kenya's New Taxes Reach the Diaspora Through the Money They Send Home

about 2 months ago5 min