Kenya’s leading telecoms firm Safaricom says it has signed a partnership with public transport sector players to accept cashless payments through M-PESA in the ongoing battle to combat the spread of the Coronavirus. The partnership will see the crew from partnering public transit firms begin accepting fares through their phone numbers.
In a statement, the telco says the service has already been deployed to more than 300 City Star Shuttle vehicles in Nairobi and will be rolled out to additional players in the coming days.
Passengers paying their fares through the service will follow the standard procedure when sending money to another person, keying the number provided by the crew.
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