Telkom, Safaricom, and Airtel on Friday announced the interoperability of their mobile money service platforms.
While explaining how to Lipa Na M-Pesa with Telkom and Airtel, the service providers said that Kenyans will now be able to make mobile money payments to a Lipa Na M-Pesa Buy Goods Till, from any of the three networks.
Here is how to do it:
To pay for goods and services on M-Pesa using your Telkom Kenya line, follow these simple steps.
Dial *160#
Select – Buy goods and services
Select- Use M-Pesa Till Number
Enter the merchant’s M-Pesa Till number
Confirm transaction using your T-Kash PIN
To Lipa Na M-Pesa from your Airtel Money wallet, follow these steps.
Dial *222#
Select Lipa na M-Pesa, Equity & Airtel
Select M-Pesa Till
Enter M-Pesa Till number
Enter Amount
Authorize transaction with Airtel Money PIN
If you have a Telkom line, it is also possible to load your airtime straight from your M-Pesa account. To do this, you will need to follow these steps:
Go to the M-Pesa Menu.
Select Paybill.
Enter business number 777711.
Enter Account your Telkom Mobile Number.
Enter the amount.
Enter your M-Pesa pin then send.
Or
On your Telkom line, dial *544#
Next select option 4, Buy using M-Pesa.
Then, select 1, Top up my number. (Or 2, to Top up other number.)
Enter the airtime amount you want to buy.
Next, enter M-Pesa number to buy airtime from
Then, press send.
On your Safaricom line, input M-Pesa PIN, and confirm airtime you want to buy from Telkom Kenya Ltd
Confirm M-Pesa message.
Check balance in your Telkom Kenya line for airtime.
You will have quickly and easily purchased Telkom airtime via M-Pesa.