Banking & Payments

M-PESA is a mobile money service that allows users to send and receive money, pay bills, buy goods and services, and access financial products using their mobile phones. It was launched in Kenya in 2007 by Safaricom, the leading mobile network operator in the country,... Read More

MTN Mobile Money Uganda Ltd has announced a MoMoPay Merchant milestone with the number of businesses on the service crossing the 200,000 mark. Launched in 2018, MoMo Pay Merchant enables businesses to receive payments from customers and businesses for goods and services using MTN Mobile Money. The... Read More

Kuda Bank is a virtual microfinance bank based in Nigeria that allows you to use regular banking solutions at cheaper rates, zero fees, and without the need to ever visit a banking hall. One of the services Kuda provides is the ability to buy internet... Read More

CredPal, a Nigerian BNPL fintech startup, has partnered with Bolt Nigeria (Nigeria's biggest ride-hailing platform) to provide Bolt users with the option to ride and pay for those rides at a later date. The feature, which is dubbed, "Ride-On", is now available on the Bolt... Read More

The pain of sending money to the wrong person can be frustrating especially if you don't know what to do. This can happen to anyone even the smart ones; sometimes we made hazy and quick decisions and just a mistake on one number returns the... Read More

If you can recall, just as the Covid-19 pandemic was peaking in March 2020, the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) put in place several measures to cushion Kenyans against the financial implications of the pandemic. One such measure was the waiver of all transaction charges... Read More

Have you ever thought about getting a Telegram username you love only to find out it’s unavailable? Well, if you really want it, you can get it if it's up for auction. With the many new features coming up on Telegram Premium, a new update... Read More

You must have, at one point, made purchases and payments on a local or international platform with your Naira debit or credit card. Paying bills, renewing subscriptions, purchasing food and groceries, hailing taxis and motorbikes, buying airtime, and shopping for fashion items, are some things you can... Read More

Currently, Equity bank is the only local Kenyan bank that offers a 24hr withdrawal service from a registered PayPal account to a bank account. You can do so in either USD or KES. This is a withdrawal service that is mostly used by freelance writers... Read More