Uber working to integrate with M-pesa platform in Kenya

Technology company Uber will explore the possibility of integrating the M-Pesa mobile payment service into its smartphone app service. However, the Company cannot disclose when this is likely to happen.

Uber is the international smartphone app that ‘seamlessly’ connects commuters to drivers. Mobile money service M-Pesa has reportedly garnered 19 million users and is used to channel approximately 43 percent of Kenya’s gross domestic product (GDP) annually.

On 21 January the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, became the sixth African city to launch Uber service. However, regional media reports spoke of dissatisfaction among online users because of not being able to use M-Pesa.

Read more: IT Web Africa