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Load Neteller Account in Kenya using MPESA (updated 8 Aug 2018)

Published on August 8, 2018 at 7:14 am

Update 08 August 2018 : This guide is for customers who have registered and had there accounts verified on Eastpesa.com . So in today’s, tutorial I will walk you through how to load your Neteller account using MPESA in Kenya. Please note the process is almost the same with all other Mobile networks we […]

Can PesaLink disrupt fintech industry in Kenya?

Published on February 28, 2017 at 10:31 am

After delaying for almost two years, the Kenyan Banks have finally unveiled the Kenya Real Time Interbank Switch (PesaLink), which will enable users to make real time money transfers via their mobile phones. In this note, we highlight why the product may be more successful than similar offerings in gaining traction within the mobile payments […]

Kenyans abroad: Pillars of the country’s economy

Published on February 21, 2017 at 5:00 pm

The number of Kenyans living and working abroad is fast rising and projected to hit 3million in 2017. Migration to other countries has often been linked to seeking of opportunities professionals, education and just as tourists. They maybe miles away but as always in the Kenyan spirit, they have kept constant touch with their roots.

Leading Money Transfer Services in East Africa

Published on August 24, 2016 at 5:28 pm

East African economies received more than $3.5 billion in diaspora remittances in 2015, with the largest amounts being sent to Kenya and Uganda. Behind these figures are several service providers who enable seamless transfer of this money home by East Africans living in diaspora. Interestingly, we have our own, the first purely Kenyan owned company […]

East Africans in Diaspora are Building Economies Home

Published on August 23, 2016 at 11:20 am

People who send money to Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania do so for a number of reasons. These can range from helping with school fees, housing and rent costs, buying food or purchasing necessary supplies. In many situations, however, people from east Africa living abroad are able to use their earnings to start businesses back home […]

3 Things that motivate us to run Eastpesa

Published on June 28, 2016 at 8:30 am

Have you ever wanted to send money to someone very far away from home? It’s something that comes with a certain level of stress especially if there are millions of procedures to follow. At times, it can be very costly in terms of transaction fees, and time taken before the recipient gets the money. We […]

How Eastpesa is changing lives.

Published on June 25, 2016 at 1:28 pm

That Monday afternoon, we sat in the boardroom and this idea popped up. The big question we all were trying to answer was “How can we impact lives”. With changing technology, life on this side of the Sahara can be a bit hard because trying to fit in is not easy. So we reasoned, […]