Safaricom Hides Phone Numbers in M-PESA Messages

Safaricom is implementing a significant privacy enhancement for M-PESA transactions, masking sender phone numbers in person-to-person (P2P) money transfers. Separately, Safaricom is now requiring a Police OB report and a visit to a physical shop to provide users with an unredacted M-PESA statement, citing compliance with the Data Protection Act. At the same time, Absa Group has partnered with Thunes to launch Absa Global Pay, a new digital remittance solution designed to facilitate faster, simpler, and more affordable cross-border money transfers to Kenya and other markets.