M-Pesa and Airtel money subscribers will from April 10 without limits send and receive money following the success of mobile money interoperability test. 

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A statement given by Safaricom, Airtel, and Telkom stated that the new upgrade will  drive financial inclusion agenda in Kenya and also empower customer through a more integrated mobile money eco-system. 

The new technology means  that funds will move directly from the sender’s wallet to the recipient’s wallet.

 “A customer would receive an SMS from another network notifying them of money that had been sent. They would have to withdraw that money from the sender’s network and then deposit the same into their own wallet.” 

“If the recipient did not withdraw money with one week, the money will be sent back to the sender.” 

Kenya now becomes part of the 15 other countries across the world that have successfully implemented wallet-to-wallet interoperability.

 Telkom said it will launch soon thereafter with the two operators. Telkom Kenya in March this year relaunched its mobile cash unit to compete in the Kenya’s mobile money space currently dominated by Safaricom. 

The new service, dubbed T-kash, has slashed transaction prices by between Sh2 and Sh30 for withdrawals compared to competition.