Kenya mobile money: send money abroad

You live abroad and want to send money to friends and family in Kenya? Don’t worry it’s possible with Kenya mobile money services. In this article, we introduce you to mobile money, the services that provide it in Kenya, and the simple and offer of Monisnap.

Mobile money enables you to store, send and receive money using your mobile phone. Simply by using your phone or tablet, you can make financial transactions in over 80 countries. This is mostly popular in Asia and Africa, but it is reaching other parts of the world lately. It is an excellent alternative to bank accounts.

Mobile money is safe and simple to use. You can use it anywhere, if you have a phone signal.

In Kenya, there are four big mobile money services providers: Safaricom, Airtel, Essar Telecom and Telkom Kenya (TKL-Orange).

If you intend to use mobile money in Kenya, you should know that mobile money is provided by your telephone operator  regardless of your package (prepaid or monthly payment).

Here are some of the largest mobile money services in Kenya:

Mobile money services in Kenya are owned by either a mobile operator, or a financial organization like a bank. You can send and receive money 24h/7. If you want to send mobile money transfer to Kenya, make sure to follow these steps:

    1- Ask for the receiver’s account number. It is generally their phone number.

     2- Ask for their operator mobile money service. To send mobile money transfer to Kenya, there’s services like Airtel, Equitel, M-Pesa etc.

     3- Send money and pay

4- The receiver gets the money directly in their mobile account. They are notified in their phone once the money is received.

Let’s say you want to make a mobile money transfer in Kenya, then you need to check if you are an Airtel consumer. Creating an Airtel needs this condition. In addition to this, you need to have an ID card or ID paper. To create your Airtel account, you need a smartphone or a computer to use the Airtel mobile money app or join the website on the internet.

Here are the steps to follow:

1.   Open your Airtel app on your smartphone (you can also go to the website)

2.   Inform your mobile number

3.   Choose the ID proof you want to use in order to identify

4.   Enter the ID document regarding the one you chose

5.   Verify OTP (Airtel Kenya mobile money code)

You can transfer mobile money to Kenya thanks to a Mobile Money account. Here are the steps to do so via Worldremit:

To send mobile money to Kenya via Equitel, then you need to follow the same steps as cited above.

In addition to the solutions that we talked about, there’s Monisnap! It is a much easier way to transfer mobile money to Kenya and to more than 100 countries.

Monisnap is an alternative way to transfer your money whenever you want. You can send mobile money to Kenya using the Monisnap app. It is a safe and simple way to send money to any person in the world, no matter which operator they use.To send mobile money to Kenya using Monisnap, it will cost you only 0.99 pounds. The first transfert is free!