M-Pesa roll-out and national expansion in Kenya (2007–2013)

1. DFID-backed pilot tests mobile money concept

   Oct 1, 2005Labels: DFID, Safaricom, Pilot project

   • M Pesa pilot
   • Vodafone DFID

2. M-Pesa launches commercially in Kenya

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

   • Vodafone launch
   • FAO launch
   • Guardian early use

3. Agent network grows rapidly after launch

   Jun 1, 2007Labels: Agent network, Retail agents, M-Pesa

   • AfDB agents

4. First-year adoption reaches around one million users

   Mar 1, 2008Labels: M-Pesa, University of, Customer adoption

   • UMD FSA report

5. National footprint expands through agents and coverage

   Aug 1, 2009Labels: M-Pesa, Agent network, Kenya

   • UMD FSA report
   • AfDB agents

6. Registered users surpass 7.7 million by mid-2009

   Aug 1, 2009Labels: M-Pesa, Registered users, Assessment report

   • UMD FSA report

7. Agent outlets jump to nearly 17,000 by early 2010

   Jan 1, 2010Labels: Agent network, M-Pesa, Infrastructure

   • UMD FSA report

8. Customer base exceeds 13.5 million by late 2010

   Dec 31, 2010Labels: Safaricom, M-Pesa, Agent outlets

   • Safaricom PR

9. M-Pesa reaches about 15 million subscribers

   Sep 30, 2011Labels: M-Pesa, Subscribers, Service outages

   • Capital FM

10. Payment-system law is passed for oversight

    Dec 2, 2011Labels: National Payment, Kenyan government, Regulation

    • Kenya Law Act

11. M-Shwari launches, linking M-Pesa to savings and credit

    Nov 27, 2012Labels: M-Shwari, Commercial Bank, Safaricom

    • Safaricom PR

12. Lipa na M-PESA rolls out for merchant payments

    Jun 1, 2013Labels: Lipa na, Merchants, Safaricom

    • Safaricom PR