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Safaricom lines up M-Pesa for minors

Safaricom Chief Executive Peter Ndegwa.

Safaricom is set to launch an M-Pesa service for minors as the telco moves to lock its subscriber base from an early age and guarantee future earnings from the payments platform. 

Safaricom chief executive Peter Ndegwa disclosed this during the company’s investor briefing last week but stopped short of giving more details as the product is still under development. 

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