Happy 18Th Birthday M_Pesa! A Transformative Journey Of Technology
Happy 18Th Birthday M_PESA! A Transformative Journey Of Technology
For 18 years, Safaricom’s (NSE: SCOM) mobile financial service M-PESA has grown, connecting lives, empowering dreams, and driving progress.
Since its launch in March 2007, M-PESA is currently available in more than 170 countries globally serving over 70 million customers.
The service also supports over 55,000 integrations on its Daraja platform which hosts more than 100,000 developers. With its current capacity of 4000 transactions per second, the platform processes close to 100 million transactions a day, making it Africa’s largest fintech solution.
Happy 18Th Birthday M_PESA! A Transformative Journey Of Technology
Today, M-PESA is celebrating customers, partners, agents, developers, regulators, and everyone who has been part of this incredible journey.
Speaking during the celebration, Safaricom CEO, Dr. Peter Ndegwa noted that “Over nearly two decades, we’ve worked to foster financial inclusion, connect families across distances, and empower millions with life-changing opportunities. Innovation and collaboration have been at the heart of our success, helping us grow into a trusted lifeline for communities in Kenya and 7 other countries.”
Happy 18Th Birthday M_PESA! A Transformative Journey Of Technology
“As we celebrate this incredible milestone, we’re inspired by what lies ahead. Thank you to the #MPESANation for your trust and support throughout this journey.” He added
The mobile financial services provider has grown to over one million businesses and agents in Kenya, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Mozambique, Democratic republic of Congo, Lesotho, Ghana and Egypt.
The service also supports over 55,000 integrations on its Daraja platform which hosts more than 100,000 developers. With its current capacity of 4000 transactions per second, the platform processes close to 100 million transactions a day, making it Africa’s largest fintech solution.
To mark its 18th anniversary, M-PESA has embarked on a series of activities across the country aimed at engaging the ecosystem stakeholders, including customers, investors, communities, technology partners, employees, regulators, and the media.
The campaign will also serve as a platform to reassure its M-PESA customers of Safaricom’s commitment to provide a worry-free, safe and secure financial ecosystem to its customers.
According to Esther Waititu, Safaricom’s Chief Financial Services Officer, the company is scaling the M-PESA platform to support additional digital services, faster development of new products, and to achieve increased stability and reliability.
M-PESA remains committed to being your trusted companion, always reliable, always secure, and always innovating for you.
