Safaricom has announced reduced M-PESA fees for small businesses, impacting services like Pochi la Biashara, Lipa na M-PESA Buy Goods, and Business Till transfers, aiming to boost digital payments and affordability.

• Pochi la Biashara payments are free up to KES 200 for customers for three months (until 31 October 2026), with amounts above KES 2,500 capped at KES 50.
• For Lipa na M-PESA Buy Goods, merchant collections up to KES 500 will now be free, an increase from the previous KES 200 threshold, effective 7 August 2026.
• Business Till transfers to mobile numbers and PayBills will see fees drop by nearly half, with transfers up to KES 100 remaining free, also effective 7 August 2026.

Safaricom has launched its Pata More campaign, doubling data allocations on selected daily and monthly bundles without increasing prices, intensifying the mobile data competition in Kenya.

• The KES 1,000 monthly bundle now offers 21.5GB of data, more than double its previous 10.2GB.
• Safaricom is the organization implementing this promotion.
• This move follows a similar value enhancement by Airtel Kenya and signals a trend of operators adding value rather than cutting prices.

Carrefour Kenya, KCB Bank Kenya, and Mastercard have launched a new prepaid grocery shopping card. The card, unveiled on 30 July 2026 at Carrefour's East Africa offices in Nairobi, allows users to load funds for spending exclusively at Carrefour stores.

• The card functions by holding pre-loaded money, which depletes with each purchase and requires a top-up to continue usage.
• Key figures involved in the launch included Gabriel Swanepoel (Mastercard's Africa division), John Wagacha (Head of FMCG at KCB), and Rachid Nouri (Finance Vice President at Majid Al Futtaim Retail).
• The initiative aims to control spending for intended purposes and potentially attract funds from Kenyans abroad, mirroring past remittance trends where overseas Kenyans sent home USD 5.04 billion in 2025.