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Airtel's virtual card to rival M-Pesa GlobalPay

6 October 2026 · By · Wire by Fusion42

Published

6 October 2026

Topic

opportunities

◆ Sectors

Fintech

◆ Geography

Kenya

◆ Source

Read at businessdailyafrica.com →

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Fusion42 · 6 October 2026 · Fusion42 review

Airtel Money is launching a virtual card in Kenya with Mastercard, enabling customers to make international online payments directly from their mobile money wallets, competing with Safaricom's M-Pesa GlobalPay service.

This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Fintech.

◆ ◆ The Wire takeaway

Your digital payments business in Kenya has a new rival from Airtel with Mastercard backing, ready to take on cross-border e-commerce payments. Act now to secure your partners and explore new integration opportunities before this option reshapes local online payment choices.

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1 source · 6 Oct 2026

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Fintechmobile-moneyvirtual-cardinternational-paymentsmastercarddigital-payments