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Safaricom Launches M-PESA APIs for Businesses in Kenya

Safaricom Launches M-PESA APIs for Businesses in Kenya Image Credit: Safaricom

Safaricom, a leading mobile network operator in Kenya announced the release Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) portal for its M-PESA mobile money service to businesses in country. 

Launched in 2017 by Vodafone launched in 2007 by Vodafone for Safaricom and Vodacom, M-PESA has been particularly successful in Kenya, compared to mobile money platforms in other countries.

Dubbed Daraja, the new portal will enable businesses to easily integrate with M-PESA drastically cutting down the more than 60 days it took businesses to link to M-PESA.

According to Safaricom, businesses can now seamlessly integrate both Lipa Na M-PESA BuyGoods and PayBill cashless payments into mobile phone applications, websites, point of sale terminals and other business solutions.  As a result, businesses across the country will be in a better position to take advantage of the growing e-commerce trend. 

Developers looking to integrate and create new innovations around M-PESA will similarly enjoy a more streamlined process, including the ability to easily plug to M-PESA using friendly programming languages.

The Daraja portal will enable developers to self-manage and access the APIs, as well as to test their code before fully deploying their applications, said Safaricom.

Bob Collymore, CEO, Safaricom
M-PESA provides a unique platform that enables thousands of businesses to leverage its capabilities to drive their growth. The simplified onboarding process will enable both small and large businesses to integrate to M-PESA as a payment platform for their businesses with ease.

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