The proliferation of micro traders such as food vendors, kiosk owners, boda boda operators and second-hand clothes sellers has pushed adoption of M-Pesa’s Pochi la Biashara wallets ahead of business tills.
The product, which allows traders to receive and separate business funds from personal cash, has surpassed business tills under Lipa na M-Pesa by addressing key merchant pain points such as payment reversals.