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D32
#1 Posted : Saturday, January 11, 2014 10:04:06 PM
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Hi,

Anyone got info on if one can send and receive payments when outside the country. Do not need to withdraw, just send and receive.

I know it works in UG, what about other countries?
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Ash Ock
#2 Posted : Saturday, January 11, 2014 10:29:09 PM
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It works. I've used it from Europe to send, receive, and to top up any Safcon number.
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D32
#3 Posted : Saturday, January 11, 2014 11:28:06 PM
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Good to know that it works, Thanks! smile
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bkismat
#4 Posted : Monday, January 13, 2014 9:43:28 AM
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Sent and received from Zambia.
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grolut
#5 Posted : Monday, January 13, 2014 10:15:01 AM
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If I'm not wrong, you can send and receive anywhere your Safaricom line has roaming. The only thing you can't do is deposit and withdraw though I've been able to do this in UG.
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bkismat
#6 Posted : Monday, January 13, 2014 10:25:28 AM
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grolut wrote:
If I'm not wrong, you can send and receive anywhere your Safaricom line has roaming. The only thing you can't do is deposit and withdraw though I've been able to do this in UG.

How now if they can't deposit and cant withdraw what business is safaricom doing then?
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chris79
#7 Posted : Monday, January 13, 2014 10:42:50 AM
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bkismat wrote:
grolut wrote:
If I'm not wrong, you can send and receive anywhere your Safaricom line has roaming. The only thing you can't do is deposit and withdraw though I've been able to do this in UG.

How now if they can't deposit and cant withdraw what business is safaricom doing then?

It's because there are no Mpesa agents in those countries...
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bkismat
#8 Posted : Monday, January 13, 2014 12:39:04 PM
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chris79 wrote:
bkismat wrote:
grolut wrote:
If I'm not wrong, you can send and receive anywhere your Safaricom line has roaming. The only thing you can't do is deposit and withdraw though I've been able to do this in UG.

How now if they can't deposit and cant withdraw what business is safaricom doing then?

It's because there are no Mpesa agents in those countries...

How does it work? Do the customers go to some specific bank?
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taka jua
#9 Posted : Monday, January 13, 2014 2:16:09 PM
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You can deposit money into MPESA at western union branches in selected countries
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JkMwatha
#10 Posted : Monday, January 13, 2014 3:46:06 PM
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bkismat wrote:
grolut wrote:
If I'm not wrong, you can send and receive anywhere your Safaricom line has roaming. The only thing you can't do is deposit and withdraw though I've been able to do this in UG.

How now if they can't deposit and cant withdraw what business is safaricom doing then?


Its actually very useful... probably one of the best thing since sliced bread.
I use it while in UK to send/pay people, as well as receive/get paid... in Kenya.
I have never needed to set my phone on roaming (unless it happens automatically).
I have never needed to withdraw cash (ksh? -imagine that!) while in UK.
I always thought transactions or those safcom messages were charged, but never been charged.
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Much Know
#11 Posted : Monday, April 14, 2014 2:23:11 PM
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To a Tanzanian in Mwanza(number +255, vodafone which is also mpesa)? I understand you can do it with airtel is this true? Please assist. I have heard tanzanian accept Kenyan mpesa and have their own ways of getting the money is this true?

On the safaricom mpesa help site they have this very confusing answer ati:-

Is it possible to send money from M-PESA Kenya to M-PESA Tanzania and are There'safaricom M-PESA agents in Tanzania?

Safaricom M-PESA services are different from M-PESA Tanzania. There are no'Safaricom'M-PESA agents in Tanzania. However, you can still receive and send money to other people and purchase airtime if you have a'Safaricom'M-PESA account while in Tanzania.
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NO Shame on you
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ahoo
#12 Posted : Monday, April 14, 2014 5:52:49 PM
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Much Know wrote:
To a Tanzanian in Mwanza(number +255, vodafone which is also mpesa)? I understand you can do it with airtel is this true? Please assist. I have heard tanzanian accept Kenyan mpesa and have their own ways of getting the money is this true?

On the safaricom mpesa help site they have this very confusing answer ati:-

Is it possible to send money from M-PESA Kenya to M-PESA Tanzania and are There'safaricom M-PESA agents in Tanzania?

Safaricom M-PESA services are different from M-PESA Tanzania. There are no'Safaricom'M-PESA agents in Tanzania. However, you can still receive and send money to other people and purchase airtime if you have a'Safaricom'M-PESA account while in Tanzania.
Did this answer your question?

NO Shame on you


In selected towns like Arusha(i guess due to proximity to Kenya) you can actually withdraw from Mpesa and depositi as usual.However this is safaricoms mpesa and not Vodafones Mpesa

While in Dar i also head of a guy who does it via Tanga.Oher option is to sweet talk the Kenyan bus companies like Modern coast etc to use their Float on their safcom lines if you are in tanzania,and either pay them or recieve money from them
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Kish m
#13 Posted : Wednesday, April 16, 2014 3:16:19 PM
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ahoo wrote:
Much Know wrote:
To a Tanzanian in Mwanza(number +255, vodafone which is also mpesa)? I understand you can do it with airtel is this true? Please assist. I have heard tanzanian accept Kenyan mpesa and have their own ways of getting the money is this true?

On the safaricom mpesa help site they have this very confusing answer ati:-

Is it possible to send money from M-PESA Kenya to M-PESA Tanzania and are There'safaricom M-PESA agents in Tanzania?

Safaricom M-PESA services are different from M-PESA Tanzania. There are no'Safaricom'M-PESA agents in Tanzania. However, you can still receive and send money to other people and purchase airtime if you have a'Safaricom'M-PESA account while in Tanzania.
Did this answer your question?

NO Shame on you


In selected towns like Arusha(i guess due to proximity to Kenya) you can actually withdraw from Mpesa and depositi as usual.However this is safaricoms mpesa and not Vodafones Mpesa

While in Dar i also head of a guy who does it via Tanga.Oher option is to sweet talk the Kenyan bus companies like Modern coast etc to use their Float on their safcom lines if you are in tanzania,and either pay them or recieve money from them


I am in Arusha, and have been receiving and sending money throughSafaricom mpesa,using Mpesa agents at the border (ofcourse people I know), But I have never seen a Safaricom agent in Arusha. would be glad to have this service
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grolut
#14 Posted : Wednesday, April 16, 2014 3:55:31 PM
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bkismat wrote:
chris79 wrote:
bkismat wrote:
grolut wrote:
If I'm not wrong, you can send and receive anywhere your Safaricom line has roaming. The only thing you can't do is deposit and withdraw though I've been able to do this in UG.

How now if they can't deposit and cant withdraw what business is safaricom doing then?

It's because there are no Mpesa agents in those countries...

How does it work? Do the customers go to some specific bank?


Had not seen your query...in UG there are "M-Pesa Agents" who work with colleagues in Kenya. My withdrawal was from an agent in Kariokor or something like that though I was standing in a shop in Kampala.
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Mukiri
#15 Posted : Thursday, April 17, 2014 3:05:25 AM
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Can withdraw cash from my Bank account and transact via M-Pesa from all the East African countries I've been.

Proverbs 19:21
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