Safaricom’s My OneApp now lets you send M-PESA money for free, but there’s a catch
Safaricom is offering eligible users a free first M-PESA Send Money transaction through My OneApp. Here's how the offer works, the catch, and why it signals a bigger push away from the MySafaricom app...
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Safaricom is incentivizing users to switch to its new My OneApp by offering a free M-PESA Send Money transaction.
- The offer provides a refund on the first Send Money transaction of the day, making it effectively free.
- This promotion is part of Safaricom's ongoing campaign to migrate users from the older MySafaricom app.
- The perk is limited to first-time sign-ins on My OneApp and must be completed within 24 hours of initial login.
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