Has Safaricom Killed Ability to Use M-PESA, MySafaricom Apps Without a SIM Card?

For years, there’s been a little-known convenience in Safaricom’s app ecosystem. Once you set up the M-PESA app or MySafaricom app on your phone while the SIM..

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Safaricom’s M-PESA and MySafaricom apps may no longer function on a phone without the SIM card they were registered with, a change that could impact users who previously relied on this feature for convenience. A tech reviewer discovered this potential shift after their apps stopped working as expected on a SIM-less device.

Safaricom has not issued official communication regarding this apparent policy change.
The M-PESA app prompts users to “Insert your SIM card to continue,” while the MySafaricom app displays “No SIM card detected.”
This development affects frequent travelers, multi-device users, and those with dedicated M-PESA phones in Kenya.