Introducing the latest innovation from Safaricom Inc., a Lipa Na M-PESA Business app for the more than 170,000 Business owners on the service. Coined “M-PESA for Business“, the app is available on the Google playstore and will “empower business owners to access real-time statements, export statements, and track their business performance on the go.”
Business owners will get a plethora of benefits from the app like easy withdrawal of funds from Lipa Na M-PESA to their M-PESA accounts, bank accounts or at an agent.
The merchants with a business till will now also send money to other M-PESA customers such as to pay wages, pay for supplies, and make payments to other businesses all through the app.
“At Safaricom, we are taking a focus on the needs of small and medium businesses to provide them with suitable technology solutions to help them grow. The M-PESA for Business smartphone App is one such solution. It empowers more than 170,000 businesses across the country to send money and make payments and provides them with simple and detailed reports from the convenience of the mobile phone,” said Peter Ndegwa, CEO, Safaricom.
The app will offer a variety of additional management features such as an overview of different tills for business owners with multiple outlets and till usage management.
The app is also comes bundled with detailed reports including money-in and money-out charts, store overview, and frequently used Lipa Na M-PESA Tills and paybills.
The app will be available on the IOS App store in coming days.
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