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Safaricom goes for photo IDs to block M-Pesa fraud

M-Pesa is market leader in mobile money business. FILE PHOTO | NMG

By  MUGAMBI MUTEGI

Telecoms operator Safaricom’s #ticker:SCOM mobile money agents will soon start using photos to identify those withdrawing or depositing money on the popular M-Pesa platform in a new push to curb fraud.

Safaricom said it has distributed about 25,000 pre-programmed smartphones to its mobile money agents to be used in registration of new SIM cards.

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