Safaricom's M-Pesa crosses 30 million active users in Kenya

A mobile phone user

A mobile phone user makes an M-Pesa transaction. FILE PHOTO | NMG

Mobile money transfer platform M-Pesa has crossed 30 million users in Kenya as traders accepting payments through Lipa na M-Pesa doubled, cementing Safaricom's dominance in digital transactions in the country.

The giant telco's chief executive Peter Ndegwa announced Thursday that Kenya accounted for more than 30 million of the platform’s 51 million customers across the region.