Airtel, Safaricom locked in business wallet price war

Airtel Money Kenya Acting Managing Director Michael Bonke addressing participants during the Airtel Money Kenya Business update at Emara Ole Sereni hotel in Nairobi on August 3, 2026.

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Airtel on Monday launched a product to rival Safaricom’s Pochi la Biashara, triggering a price war that has cut the cost of customer transfers to micro-businesses’ wallets to zero.

Airtel Money’s Bizna Wallet takes aim at Safaricom’s M-Pesa Pochi la Biashara, a low-cost product that provides small-scale traders with a simplified digital payment solution.

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