M-Pesa and the Spread of Mobile Money Platforms in East Africa (2007-2015)

1. M-Pesa pilot begins in Kenya

   Oct 1, 2005Labels: Vodafone, Safaricom, Pilot

   • Wikipedia
   • Vodafone

2. M-Pesa formally launches in Kenya

   Mar 6, 2007Labels: Safaricom, M-Pesa, Kenya

   • Vodafone
   • FAO
   • Guardian

3. Vodacom launches M-Pesa in Tanzania

   Apr 1, 2008Labels: Vodacom, M-Pesa, Tanzania

   • FSD Kenya
   • Telecoms com

4. M-Pesa reaches millions and scales agent model

   May 1, 2008Labels: M-Pesa, Agent network, Kenya

   • FSD Kenya

5. FinAccess shows M-Pesa becomes mainstream in Kenya

   Jan 1, 2009Labels: FinAccess, FSD Kenya, M-Pesa

   • FSD Kenya

6. Safaricom and Equity launch M-Kesho

   May 18, 2010Labels: Safaricom, Equity Bank, M-Kesho

   • Business Daily
   • VOA

7. Western Union links international remittances to M-Pesa

   Mar 31, 2011Labels: Western Union, M-Pesa, Remittances

   • UC Irvine

8. Safaricom and CBA launch M-Shwari

   Nov 27, 2012Labels: Safaricom, CBA, M-Shwari

   • AFI
   • PYMNTS

9. Safaricom launches Lipa na M-Pesa for merchants

   Jun 28, 2013Labels: Safaricom, Lipa na, Merchants

   • HapaKenya
   • Business Daily

10. Kenya issues National Payment System Regulations

    Aug 15, 2014Labels: Kenya, National Payment, Regulations

    • Kenya Law

11. Cross-border M-Pesa transfers launch between Kenya and Tanzania

    Mar 9, 2015Labels: Safaricom, Vodacom, Cross-border

    • EastAfrican
    • Vodafone

12. Tanzania issues electronic money regulations

    Oct 16, 2015Labels: Tanzania, Electronic money, Regulations

    • TanzLII