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Safaricom to launch visa virtual card

Safaricom Director Financial Services Sitoyo Lopokoiyit. [File, Standard]

Safaricom is set to launch a virtual Visa card as it further seeks to deepen its hold on mobile payments among Kenyans. The card would also enable its customers pay for products using M-Pesa when in other parts of the world.

The firm said it looking to further tap into e-commerce payments, particularly when Kenyans are buying goods and services from global firms such as Amazon and Netflix.

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