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Cross network money transfer could be rolled out in the next two months.

According to the ministry of information, Airtel and Safaricom are on Monday expected to begin trialling mobile money interoperability among their employees.

The month-long tests are expected to identify loopholes in the system. I

“It will go to the public hopefully in March once there is regulatory approval and they’ve tested the security,” said Information Cabinet secretary Joe Mucheru during a press conference on Friday.

The sort of mobile money interoperability under trial would allow customers to send money seamlessly across networks. 

This would be a change from the current situation where a text message alerts the recipient of the money to collect cash from an agent registered with the sender’s network.

“We expect as a result of the mobile money interoperability, other than the access and the efficiency, there is going to be more competition which should maybe lower the prices of the services,” said Mr Mucheru.