You think that you do not need the Safaricom Mpesa App?

Think again.

Some years ago, to be precise about 10 years ago, if any one asked you, what is Mpesa? I bet you could have answered by asking, what is Mpesa?

However, now you cannot do that now.

Mpesa today is a big brand so much that Safaricom end year results show that it the largest contributor to Safaricom profits. In fact, there have been talks to split it from its parent company Mpesa.

That is how big Mpesa has become. There are Mpesa shops everywhere.

And if you think that you can do without Mpesa, you lie, for it has become an integral part of our lives and life without this services is unimaginable.

We make and receive payments through Mpesa, we send money at the touch of a button. We do this so often that banks and other financial institutions are scrabbling for this piece of the cake.

That is why having the Safaricom Mpesa App is necessary. There no other way I can put it.

How to get the Safaricom Mpesa App.

Now, is there anything like Safaricom Mpesa App? The straight answer is no. Then why are we even talking about it?

Let me explain.

Safaricom has its own My Safaricom App, this where you get the Mpesa App.

To get this, you will need to have a smartphone, which nowadays have become very cheap. There are literally hundreds of cheap phones on Jumia or Kilimall you can buy. Some for as little as Ksh. 5000.00

Now on your phone go the google play store app. This app should be on your phone by default. Now on google play store search for My Safaricom and download it.

Once done, you will need to register by providing information such as your name, phone number and national identity number.  

If successful, you will have a screen like this.

If go to the main menu, you have a drop menu that looks this way.

Touching on the Mpesa menu, this comes up.

From here, you can do all your Mpesa transactions. You can also get mini or full Mpesa statements. Now that is the Safaricom Mpesa App for you.

Conclusion

With almost every one of us owning a smartphone, having the Safaricom Mpesa App is a necessity. From here, you can do almost all transaction from the touch of a button; all you need is an active internet connection.

If you are not able to do this, you can always do it the traditional the traditional way, by going to sim toolkit and choosing the Mpesa App from here.