[kictanet] Safaricom to hide identity of Lipa na M-Pesa users

[Kathy Mwai]

That's great development towards data privacy - can it take effect already!

On Mon, 26 Jul 2021 at 07:05, Victor Kapiyo via KICTANet <
kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:

> Safaricom  will introduce a feature blocking customer contact details
> when making payments through Lipa na M-Pesa to curb personal information
> being traded to advertisers or fraudsters.
>
> The telco will only display the first and last few digits of a phone
> number, blocking the middle and effectively hiding the contact of the
> customer.
>
>
>
> https://www.businessdailyafrica.com/bd/economy/safaricom-hide-identity-of-lipa-na-m-pesa-users-3486200
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